Orton Effect, Roses from our backyard

Orton Effect, Roses from our backyard, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. I used Picasa to do this as it is so quick and easy in Picasa. Click on the image to get the full effect (of both focus and blur).

Flight

Flight, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. A pastel sketch.

Self-portrait of the Artist with Roses and Checkerboard Wind

Self-portrait with Roses and Checkerboard Wind, by Mary Stebbins
Taitt; digitally composited and altered photos, also by me. (I am
wearing my new necklace.)

New Bone Star Necklace

I made this Bone Star necklace from beads we purchased at Hemispheres Trading Crafts in Cheyenne, Wyomning on our trip to Colorado several summers ago. These beads finally caused me to buy the hardware needed to string them and while I was at it, I got more beads and made more necklaces. The beads in this necklace are bone and wood.

New Necklace

I made two new necklaces on Labor Day. This is one of them,

On the Outside Looking In

On the Outside Looking In, by Mary Stebbins Taitt, for Cold SHoulders.

This is a new variation on an old piece.

Everyone but Me

Everyone but Me, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. This is a new piece I just
did for "Cold Shoulders." Digital composit, digital collage.

Birches, Three Rivers

Birches, Three Rivers, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. digitally manipulated
photograph. Original here.

Memories: From a Memory of Dreams I

From a Memory of Dreams I, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. For Illustration Friday and for my Bloggy Friend jo(e) who has nightmares about snakes. (So do I sometimes). (But I like snakes.) The altered version of the fractal posted below is one of the layers in the image. This is a brand new piece today that I did for this challenge and for jo(e).

Fractal Flame from Apophysis

Fractal Flame from Apophysis--right out of the box--I love it, but
couldn't get it back to play with it any more. Click here to see a Photoshop-edited version. Apophysis keeps crashing on me and losing my work--my computer may be too old for it.