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Texture by FlyPaper...White Shagreen
"Observe the marvels as they happen around you. Don't claim them. Feel the beauty moving through and be silent."
Rumi (1207-1273) Persia
Found this rose a few weeks ago in a park in Cobourg.
My Secondlife partner, Amphiprion, has been admitted into hospital with the Corona virus. It looks like Christmas will be lonely this year.
My Heart, the family and I miss you and we send oceans of love. ♥
Incubus - I miss you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfWmwzEXKeY
Background: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Nap Corner V1
Pose: FOXCITY. Budget Flyer - 6
Clothing:
Izzie's - Nordic Leggings Mint
erratic / kim - top SE / frost
Hair: /TRUTH/ Surrender
Accessories:
Backbone - (2020 Advent calendar gifts)
Reindeer Hot Chocolate,
Sleepy Unicorn,
Hawg Father's Favourite.
{what next} Shagreen Photo Frame (with photo of Amphiprion and Lilli)
If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind. ~ Seneca
This was taken last fall while I was kayaking in Huntington Harbour.
Playingwithbrushes Softly
Flypaper Textures Shagreen Bone
A stormy day on the beach back in May. I haven't actually been to the beach for a while and am starting to suffer withdrawal symptoms :-)
Flypapers' Grosgrain and Shagreen Bone textures were used, learn how I processed it with a before after version at Flypaper
Sold May 2011
Wonderful, one-off Type 50S short wheel based 3 person Coupe' owned by Peter Mullin.
Ettore Bugatti was so fascinated with the successful US Miller front-wheeled-drive racers with their Hemi headed DOCam engines, that he bought one, and took it apart.....thus this is the first Bugatti straight 8 with the same features, and in addition it was supercharged. A very expensive child of the Type 46 (mini-Royale) costing twice as much, and with frame details from the amazing Type 41 Royale, it was concieved as a Very luxurious, Very fast daily driver, that actually led at Le Mans for a period of time. This model (one of a total of 65) built between '31-33, was bodied by Million-Guiet, and featured......drum roll........the amazing and ultra-soft GALUCHAT SHAGREEN (French for StingRay Leather) upholstery in a starburst pattern, that took several hundred hours to fabricate and install. Defines exclusive.
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Explore on November 8,2009.
Textures from FlyPaper...White shagreen, Leaky garret and Necopolis.
Many of the goldenrod in our fields have these bulbous growths on their stems. They contain the larva of the Eurosta (gall fly). In the fall the female Eurosta deposits eggs on just the right species of goldenrod. The resulting fly larva excretes chemicals which induce the plant to produce a gall. This becomes the larva's food. As the gall grows, the larva excavates a central chamber in which it will live until
the following Spring. Before it settles down for the winter though, it also excavates an emergence tunnel...preparing for Spring. Fascinating stuff....more marvels of nature.
When snow falls, nature listens. --Antoinette van Kleeff
I'm still up at our cabin in Big Bear, California. The power went down at 4:30pm on Friday while I was in the middle of commenting on flickr. It came back on this afternoon just as I was beginning to get used to living in the 19th century. Over five feet of snowfall (breaking a 50 year record) and high winds brought down trees and power lines all over the mountains and closed the three roads leading in and out of the area. It's so very beautiful and a real mess all at the same time. Another, smaller, snowstorm is expected for tomorrow. I'm hoping to take some more photos in the forest tomorrow...that is if I can manage to climb over the mountainous berms.
No time for much right now so this was supposed to be a quick photo that ended up taking longer than expected (as they often do)!
Processed with Flyapaper Apple Blush and shagreen bone
Shot on a white kitchen counter with the light coming from a garden window on the left. I added Flypaper textures- Raw Linen, Necropolis(bw), and White Shagreen. Also used Florabella textures- Milk and Honey, Ginger, White Linen and Allure. Lastly, popped on Soulful Action- Soothe.
EXPLORE #108
Day 17:: EDITING A PHOTO A DAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2011::AFTER
My goal here was to "try" to emulate Miss Shana Rae of FloraBella. I am not great with texture work, I have a heavy hand and all my attempts at her style usually result in a very old lady-esque image than a fresh, modern take on textures and florals. Oh well, I thank Miss ShanaRae for her inspiration and her lovely actions + textures.
Explore on December 18, 2009.
White Shagreen by FlyPaper Textures
Sky Soft by Clive Sax
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Wishing all my dear Flickr friends a most enriched season, however you celebrate. This is my last post till after the New Year, so I wish each of you a fulfilling 2010.
This polar bear was gifted to us by a dear friend some years ago when we left a community we had spent a few years in. She carves magical things. I thought of the polar bear for this last photo of the year to remind us how much climate change will alter the life of these magnificent bears. As I write this, the world leaders are just finishing the last of the negotiations of the climate talks in Copenhagen.
The Flickr Friday theme this week is "spoon", and I thought these beautiful boxed and unboxed sterling silver demitasse spoons would suit the theme nicely.
A demitasse or demi-tasse is a small cup used to serve Turkish coffee or espresso. It was very fashionable in the 1930s to drink coffee after luncheon or dinner from little demitasse cups. And if you had demitasse cups, which only hold around sixty to ninety millilitres, you needed a demitasse spoon to stir your coffee.
These boxed sterling silver demitasse spoons, as you can see by the printing on the cream satin lid, were made by silversmiths James Dixon and Sons. They were made in Sheffield in 1935 and bear the King George V and Queen Mary Silver Jubilee hallmark on the underside of each spoon's bowl. Each of the spoon's bowls is gilt washed (has a thin layer, or wash, of gold applied to its surface) for an unusual touch. They come in their own original half moon blue shagreen box. The spoons are held neatly in place on a bed of dark blue velvet.
(Private collection).
The unboxed demitasse spoons are also sterling silver and were also made by silversmiths James Dixon and Sons. They were made in Sheffield in 1925. Each of the spoon's bowls in this set are also gilt washed (has a thin layer, or wash, of gold applied to its surface) for an unusual touch. Although not pictured, they come in their own original square shagreen box. The spoons are held neatly in place on a bed of black velvet.
(Private collection).
The sucrier (sugar bowl), sugar spoon and milk jug in this photograph are Georgian Revival style made in 1901 in Chester by William Aitken of Vyse Street, Birmingham.
(Private collection).
James Dixon and Sons was founded 1806 in Sheffield, and was one of the major British manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution. They were manufacturers of pewterware, electroplated Britannia metal, silverware and electroplated nickel silver. Their products included hundreds of items for use in the kitchen, like bowls and cutting-tools, and the dining room like, tea services, cutlery, cocktail shakers and mixers, as well as items such as candlesticks. They were a world leader in manufacturing shooting accessories through Nineteenth Century and exported powder flasks in large quantities to America. They were known as whistle makers, which like most of their products were of outstanding quality. They were also famous for their sporting trophies. Two of the most well-known are the Hales Trophy (Blue Riband Trophy) commissioned in 1932 for the sailing ship currently holding the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic. The trophy was held by the owners of that ship. The other great trophy is the one presented to the winner of the American Masters Golf tournament held annually in Augusta Georgia. This trophy is a scale model of the clubhouse made in 1959-60 and contains 453 troy ounces of silver. The firm continued to be a family run enterprise until 1976. The patterns are currently owned by another Sheffield firm who export products mainly to the Middle East.
William Aitken was a maker of sterling silver and silver plated items during the Victorian and Edwardian period in Birmingham between 1891 and 1904 and was also active in Chester at the same time. His motto was “Nothing is too large; nothing is too small”. It was said of him that “it is an impossibility to mention any article which can be made in silver that is not in the stock of this maker”.
Explore on November 5, 2009.
FlyPaper Textures.....White Shagreen, Pompeii Stucco and Apple Blush
I feel as if I'm on a mission to find that last little bloom. This is a small sedum I found in the rock garden yesterday. Flurries in the forecast...yikes.
Made in Japan and imported to Britain during the late Nineteenth Century as part of the Japonism craze, this set of six two-tone blue cloisonné waistcoat buttons are only three quarters of a centimetre in diameter. They come in their original white silk lined tooled taupe shagreen box. They are extremely good quality and would have been purchased by someone of means. They are designed with a shank on the back so that they can be connected to a loop sewn into the fabric. That way the buttons could be removed when the waistcoat required cleaning or could be changed for alternate buttons for a different look. Whoever wore them must have been a Victorian dandy!
(Private collection.)
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each week, and the image is to be posted on the Monday of the week.
This week the theme, “blue” was chosen by Phunny, phunnyfotos.
What better way to display the love of blue in fashion than through these delightful two-tone blue cloisonné waistcoat buttons?
Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects. In recent centuries, vitreous enamel has been used, and inlays of cut gemstones, glass and other materials were also used during older periods. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné. The decoration is formed by first adding compartments (cloisons in French) to the metal object by soldering or affixing silver or gold wires or thin strips placed on their edges. These remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often of several colours. Cloisonné enamel objects are worked on with enamel powder made into a paste, which then needs to be fired in a kiln.
The Japanese produced large quantities from the mid Nineteenth Century, of very high technical quality cloisonné. In Japan cloisonné enamels are known as shippō-yaki (七宝焼). Early centres of cloisonné were Nagoya during the Owari Domain. Companies of renown were the Ando Cloisonné Company. Later centres of renown were Edo and Kyoto. In Kyoto Namikawa became one of the leading companies of Japanese cloisonné.
Thanks to FlyPaper for White Shagreen and tanakawho for her work...
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"Home is oneness, home is my original nature. It is right here, simply in what is. There is nowhere else I have to go and nothing else I have to become." Tony Parsons
In going through boxes and long forgotten treasures, like this "which one is different" button, I've thought alot about what home really is.
tree, oh tree.
edited with Flypaper textures, from box 1: Dangerous Liasons, White Shagreen and Lamp White Brush, all of them in overlay mode and in the range of 25 to 35 % opacity.
Explore on March 20, 2010.
FlyPaper Textures....Shagreen Bone and Lime Plaster
"What soever that be within us that feels,
thinks,
desires,
and animates,
is something celestial,
divine,
and,
consequently,
imperishable."
Aristotle
Many thanks to Trish for her generosity. Do visit her stream to see her wonderful macro work. We spent a morning last week at the Allan Gardens shooting at the conservatory where she let me try out her Nikon 105mm macro lens on my camera. This is one of the first I tried. It was a great time and good to shoot with one of my Flickr friends....thanks Trish.
Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon Harford Cnty Md.
Edgewood Quad 39076_D3
bugguide.net/node/view/2007925
How it got its name; from BugGuide: Covered with rough scales or points like those on shagreen (a type of leather).
Is today Friday? Woot! I took a day off today. Double WOOT! :)
I woke up at 6.00 am, dropped Ms. Jo at the bus stop, went grocery shopping and headed to PTA meeting. Rather than waiting for the bus that takes forever, I and my husband decided to walk and we spotted these beauties along the side road. I picked 4 and took lots of shots as soon as we got back home. I always feel bad about picking flowers. I feel like I am murdering them. But I just couldn't resist.
Thought I'd share the post processing. I sharpened the image and used Flypaper textures with the following order:
Grande Tour @ soft light 33%
Nora Batty @ soft light 44%
Shagreen bone @ screen 19%
Apple blush @ soft light 50%
Grosgrain @ overlay 55%
Brushed rose @ normal 20%
Copy of background @ soft light 20%
Have a wonderful weekend my Flickr friends.
Dry Season form of Common Pierrot
Spotted from Wayanad.
The Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon) is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Sri Lanka. India, Myanmar; Tenasserim, extending into the Malayan Subregion. In the Indonesian archipelago the butterfly occurs in NE Sumatra, East Java, Bali, Bangka, Timor, Wetar, Kissar, Sumbawa and Sulawesi.
In India the butterfly is found in peninsular India south of the outer ranges of the Himalayas, except in desert tracts; East India; the North West Himalayas; Assam. The butterfly is also found in the Andaman Islands and South Nicobar Islands
Larva
"Feeds on Zizyphus jujuba and is of a rough texture as if shagreened all over. It is of the usual woodlouse form, much flattened towards the anal segment which is very broad; head concealed; colour bright green with a double, dorsal, yellow line and the sides powdered with small yellow spots."
Pupa:
"Of the usual Castalius form but narrow and slightly flattened. It is intensely glossy as if covered with gum. It varies in colour, being sometimes black, at others green with inconstant black markings." (Davidson, Bell & Aitken)
The Same is available on Wikipedia.
"UNA"is the first car in the world manufactured using indigenous materials exclusive to Cebu patterned from a 1959 Porsche 356.
Design and manufactured by Clayton Tugonon.The exterior is purely made from coconut flower's stalk and rattan strips.
The dashboard comes from a blend of two-toned shells while the steering wheel and shift knob are made from Shagreen.
FlyPaper Texture....White Shagreen
I have moved back to Toronto for the winter, although we still go out to our home in the country weekly for 2 days. This is the fifth and last winter we will do this as David retires next year and we will move out to the country permanently. Anyways, the first week back is always such a difficult transition. I so miss the wide-open space. Well, I was walking down Yonge Street to pick up a few groceries when I spied a pot of lovely mums in front of a carpet store. I went in and asked them if I could have a few of the blooms to photograph, knowing they would soon freeze. The clerk thought it a bit strange but happy to oblige. I tucked it carefully into my backpack on top of my groceries and had the most soul-refreshing hour taking photos.