Thank You All For A Million Views!
Dear Friends and Followers, and all those who have viewed, faved and commented on my work for the past four years, I wouldn’t have got this far without you!
When I joined in 2021, I didn’t know what to expect at all…never thinking that four years later I would get a million views on just 389 shots.
My goal was a last ditch attempt in my life to find like-minded souls who had an inner sensitivity and a love of classic photography and imagery that didn’t necessarily fit into any category you had ever heard of, except maybe ‘spiritual.’
I wanted to share my love of the landscape I live in, and the places that mean so much to me, but in such a way that they reached out to you, and touched your heart, spirit and soul. I wanted you to know that you were never alone, that whatever faith you followed or none, this universe was full of mysteries that all go back to the same source and that our spiritual journey never ends.
Each of the pieces of work I have shown here in my gallery, and the poetry or writing that goes with it, has come from my heart, from deep within my own soul, and they are shared here to help you on your own journey or to comfort you.
My friends and followers, and all those who I have shared moments with, sometimes fleeting, sometimes intense, and sometimes heartbreaking, thank you for your trust in me.
This image is for you. This image is for all those who are spiritual seekers. This image is a detail from a watercolour painting I completed in 2007. The detail is of The Grail, because those of you who know me, know of my obsession with The Grail. The Grail lives in me, and I have found it lives in many of you out there too.
My life-long obsession with The Grail has led me to draw it, paint it and now photograph it on location with my camera. I have a collection of Grails…and when I go out with them to photograph them I am often transported in ways that are indescribable, even for me! The whole thing about this is that it is an ‘experience’ that I could not do any other way. I have to make the effort to do it, but as my photographs show, I wouldn’t have missed any of it and I hope to continue doing it and sharing those experiences.
The detail of this work is from my painting called “The Wished For”, and it features the Enchanter Merlin, who is holding The Grail. Merlin, and The Tales of King Arthur of Britain, have also been part of my soul all my life…for as far back as I can remember. I spent many years trying to find traces of Arthur and his Knights, and Merlin, in the Summerlands of Britain, in the West Country of England chasing after myths and mysteries. I have a vast archive of those searches on film from the 1980's and 1990's, which I am hoping to share.
I will show this painting in full..in the coming weeks if you would like me to, and my usual works! Meanwhile, thank you to all of you who have supported me on Flickr from the deepest loving part of my heart, and wherever you are, and whoever you are, may your God go with you.
Shelley xx
UPDATE 1st October 2025.
Well, here we are rapidly moving into Autumn in my part of the world. But I don't mind, I love the colours, the misty days, less heat. I have been brain-storming again...Autumn takes me back to those wonderful times I spent in the West Country in England, as we used to prefer the quieter times this season offered. So I have been delving into those archives mentioned above and thinking about how they could live again. I have been experimenting with those film shots and I get the feeling there is something I need to do with those, that would include my usual prose. They won't leave me alone..so that's a sure sign something needs to happen!
Meanwhile there is some work I do have finished that I just need to get up on some new pages on my website, and then on here. Just a matter of organising really.
Thank you to everybody for your lovely comments here, and for your views and faves. The good thing about Flickr is that we can show and share our work this way. If we are determined enough we can nurture and share our own community that helps people to cope with some difficult days.
This has also been on my mind lately...some social media sites have become..well, hell-holes wouldn't be far from the mark would it? Even YouTube seems to have gone bonkers unless you sign in now. I just couldn't believe the amount of ghastliness when I was looking for a piece of music to go with one of my works. They seem to have lost control of the nastiness that gets put up on there..and I don't want any part of that, thank you.
Even signed in you get stuff you really do not want to see.
So....I am not going to add links to music anymore. What I will do, as I did on my last "Desk Shot' was include information about what I am listening to from my own collection, including shots of the CD or whatever. Much better and more informative I think.
You only earn respect...if you respect yourself and have some standards you want to keep, and uphold these standards as well.
If that sounds terribly British..so be it. But it is more the case of wanting to remain a decent person, that is what I wish to be.
I have been more open here in this post...maybe that's what achieving a million views does for you! Haha!
We all need to earn our stripes. But most of all we need to remember our humanity and any decency we have left.
Friends, Followers, people who have faved and viewed, people who have taken the time to comment, I will forever be deeply thankful for your dedication and most of all, your friendship.
My love, always, Shelley. xx
Thank You All For A Million Views!
Dear Friends and Followers, and all those who have viewed, faved and commented on my work for the past four years, I wouldn’t have got this far without you!
When I joined in 2021, I didn’t know what to expect at all…never thinking that four years later I would get a million views on just 389 shots.
My goal was a last ditch attempt in my life to find like-minded souls who had an inner sensitivity and a love of classic photography and imagery that didn’t necessarily fit into any category you had ever heard of, except maybe ‘spiritual.’
I wanted to share my love of the landscape I live in, and the places that mean so much to me, but in such a way that they reached out to you, and touched your heart, spirit and soul. I wanted you to know that you were never alone, that whatever faith you followed or none, this universe was full of mysteries that all go back to the same source and that our spiritual journey never ends.
Each of the pieces of work I have shown here in my gallery, and the poetry or writing that goes with it, has come from my heart, from deep within my own soul, and they are shared here to help you on your own journey or to comfort you.
My friends and followers, and all those who I have shared moments with, sometimes fleeting, sometimes intense, and sometimes heartbreaking, thank you for your trust in me.
This image is for you. This image is for all those who are spiritual seekers. This image is a detail from a watercolour painting I completed in 2007. The detail is of The Grail, because those of you who know me, know of my obsession with The Grail. The Grail lives in me, and I have found it lives in many of you out there too.
My life-long obsession with The Grail has led me to draw it, paint it and now photograph it on location with my camera. I have a collection of Grails…and when I go out with them to photograph them I am often transported in ways that are indescribable, even for me! The whole thing about this is that it is an ‘experience’ that I could not do any other way. I have to make the effort to do it, but as my photographs show, I wouldn’t have missed any of it and I hope to continue doing it and sharing those experiences.
The detail of this work is from my painting called “The Wished For”, and it features the Enchanter Merlin, who is holding The Grail. Merlin, and The Tales of King Arthur of Britain, have also been part of my soul all my life…for as far back as I can remember. I spent many years trying to find traces of Arthur and his Knights, and Merlin, in the Summerlands of Britain, in the West Country of England chasing after myths and mysteries. I have a vast archive of those searches on film from the 1980's and 1990's, which I am hoping to share.
I will show this painting in full..in the coming weeks if you would like me to, and my usual works! Meanwhile, thank you to all of you who have supported me on Flickr from the deepest loving part of my heart, and wherever you are, and whoever you are, may your God go with you.
Shelley xx
UPDATE 1st October 2025.
Well, here we are rapidly moving into Autumn in my part of the world. But I don't mind, I love the colours, the misty days, less heat. I have been brain-storming again...Autumn takes me back to those wonderful times I spent in the West Country in England, as we used to prefer the quieter times this season offered. So I have been delving into those archives mentioned above and thinking about how they could live again. I have been experimenting with those film shots and I get the feeling there is something I need to do with those, that would include my usual prose. They won't leave me alone..so that's a sure sign something needs to happen!
Meanwhile there is some work I do have finished that I just need to get up on some new pages on my website, and then on here. Just a matter of organising really.
Thank you to everybody for your lovely comments here, and for your views and faves. The good thing about Flickr is that we can show and share our work this way. If we are determined enough we can nurture and share our own community that helps people to cope with some difficult days.
This has also been on my mind lately...some social media sites have become..well, hell-holes wouldn't be far from the mark would it? Even YouTube seems to have gone bonkers unless you sign in now. I just couldn't believe the amount of ghastliness when I was looking for a piece of music to go with one of my works. They seem to have lost control of the nastiness that gets put up on there..and I don't want any part of that, thank you.
Even signed in you get stuff you really do not want to see.
So....I am not going to add links to music anymore. What I will do, as I did on my last "Desk Shot' was include information about what I am listening to from my own collection, including shots of the CD or whatever. Much better and more informative I think.
You only earn respect...if you respect yourself and have some standards you want to keep, and uphold these standards as well.
If that sounds terribly British..so be it. But it is more the case of wanting to remain a decent person, that is what I wish to be.
I have been more open here in this post...maybe that's what achieving a million views does for you! Haha!
We all need to earn our stripes. But most of all we need to remember our humanity and any decency we have left.
Friends, Followers, people who have faved and viewed, people who have taken the time to comment, I will forever be deeply thankful for your dedication and most of all, your friendship.
My love, always, Shelley. xx