Art&Ghosts Blog

A World of their Own...

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Hello again.

Another brief-ish post ( I am still caught up in a whirlwind of commissions, not to mention those curious, changeable emotions that accompany the art of moving house)

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Ribbons

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A digital 'sketchbook' of minimal sweethearts.

I have always loved the idea of everyday, otherwise inanimate objects taking on a life of their very own. Here, my little lady does not seem at all surprised to discover that her pretty blue ribbons have decided to join in the dance. 

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Sweets

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Wayward braids and a candy cascade.

A rainbow of confectionary delights. Are they following her, or has she carelessly let them fall from her hands as she wanders off into adventures as yet unknown?

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New books. More for the ghostie collection (I am thrilled to see a Fuseli image on the front cover!).

And the wonderful, if seriously odd, Kelly Link:

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Stranger Things Happen

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Music for waking dreams:

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New albums by Colleen. Having never sampled her work before, I was in for a rather sweet surprise. Perfect mellow meanderings, akin to waking dreams. Childlike, ambient loveliness.

Louise xxxxxx

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Rabbit Candies..............

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Yet another inexplicably, nonsensical, thoroughly irrelevant title ~

....and on we go

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Meet Dulcimer

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Her full title, Dulcimer Nix. Shapeshifting lover of songs and stones, ravens and crows, scissors and bows. And another Magician's Daughter....

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Heathcliffe

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A strange, strange boy; somewhat vain, always charming.

Ever heard of Grey Gardens? Sample the squalid splendour of the Bouvier Beales....for some curious reason, I have replayed this film at least eight times since it arrived last week. Some things just have....an intangible appeal. Find the film here.

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Nightynight xxxxxx

Fables...

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...Of innocence, of longing..........and darkling hearts.

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Belonging

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She represents a mixture of contentment and longing. Of practicality and dreams.

Sometimes she sings, softly, in a voice as gentle, as indistinct as the sound of distant waves.

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Rapunzel

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The reluctant princess. Bound to the tower by those self same 'locks' that were reputed to have brought about her liberation. Not so here! Our reluctant princess has absolutely no intention of relinquishing her solitude just yet. As for her prince.... Local legend has it that the birds and small spectres are frequently employed to relay their messages of love....for the prince inhabits his own, solitary tower, like her own mirror-image, at the opposite end of the woods.

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Sleeping Ghosts

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Did I mention the tiny spectres...?

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Angelica's Garden

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The remnants of her own, forgotten parties. Latent, not lost.

The moss, both a symbol of renewal and a positive acceptance of the past.

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The Resolution

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The resolution to leave a familiar space behind and move into another, more alien space....encapsulated, whimsically-nightmare style, by yours truly.

That stifling apprehension familiar to those of us who are about to leave behind one old, beloved home and move on to pastures new. Yet a risk never taken is a lesson never learned...

Something that I shall be doing very soon:)

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Snow White

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Of spilled metaphorical milk, falling asleep for a hundred years, and the five bewildered brothers who became her birds.

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So, I am about to start looking for a new place to live! You will have to forgive (or at least tolerate) the nebulous flow of recent posts. I am 50% terror and 50 % excitement combined. New beginnings are apt to knock me senseless for a while, but I'm hoping you'll bear with me...and wish me luck:)

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More soon!

LoveLOu

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The Image Thief....

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The Image Thief

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Please do not steal.

Or use this image without permission.

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And thank you, everyone, for your input and support:)

On a decidedly more uplifting note......meet the Fern Animals :

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xxx