Through the Looking Glass

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The Looking Glass

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Digital illustration with vintage frame. 

I've always loved the concept of stepping through mirrors, into an alternate world behind the glass. One of my favourite themes in art and film; Ozma imprisoned behind the mirrors in 'Return to Oz', Helena's adventure in Mirrormask, Lewis Carroll's other world for Alice, and of course so many more that I cannot think of off the top of my head. I recall discovering a shattered mirror in a field when I was a child. I picked up some of the pieces, turning them around in my hands....and somehow my belief in the impossible was shaken. I could see how the mirror was made, how it worked. It was a trick, an illusion! Well, It didn't take altogether too long for my imagination to over-rule the disappointment. Whatever perpetuates our fascination with mirrors never seems to diminish. 

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The Looking Glass (basic)

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The Pool

Digital illustration and photomontage.

The Pool gave me quite a bit of trouble - this is the third version, the previous just did not settle with me so well. She was inspired by the gothic, my endless obsession with 19th century literature and ghost stories. 

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New goodies for the shop, too!

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A new sampler pack of Imagined Portraits, along with plenty restocked items and larger prints. 

The books have sold out for the time being, but I plan to order the remainder of the edition very soon.

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Comments

[Frankie Kins]

Wow! I love the "looking glass" pieces, especially the redhead. Well, it was kind of hard to decide, because I like the other girl "hanging out" of the frame, too. Yummy stuff, as usual! :D

[Jan]

Beautiful.
Hair, colours ... everything.

[Marjorie]

Oh Dear!! Your doing it again!! making me swoon! These are stunning!! :)

[Toni]

These are absolutely gorgeous! The very first mirror image is definitely a new favorite. I felt the same way about mirrors when I was a little girl and was also disappointed when discovered how they work ;) Imagination is a little girls best friend.

[Gunilla]

love them! as i love alice.

[louise (art and ghosts)]

Thank so much:)

I have been creating a little more than usual lately (alongside commission work), perhaps going a bit too far, i think. I go through periods where I can't stop myself from working through the night, then complain of not getting enough sleep^^

By the time I had uploaded these last night, my eyes were spinning, and I was quite unsure as to what to make of the these images. I literally loathed The Pool initially, but I am now growing really fond of it.

x

[Lisa Falzon]

I LOVE these!

And whatsmore, I was also obsessed with Ozma in the mirror in Return to Oz. That film is largely responsible for my current sensibilities, tendencies, and likes in general... I love it ♥. Though my favourite bit is a toss up between the Queen and her heads in the cabinets.. and the Nome king making Dorothy choose the things in that room of ornaments.. oh how that room haunted me! Sometimes for fun to this day I'll grab something green in a shop and cry out 'Oz!'

And Drew my hughwayman smiles because he gets it of course :)

[sarahblank]

Beautiful beautiful images. I am drawn to the one in the middle. The girls face is so perfect. The way she has her head to the side...a nice pose and great composition.

[withoutwords]

i love 'the pool'.
deliciously dark and mysterious and her expression suggests that she knows more than she should...

your darker images - if not in theme then simply in colour - are magnetic.

i have a thing about mirrors. especially in the dark.
scare the hell out of me.

[jemma murphy]

i adore these they are really stunning pieces!!