Stans courageous Undertaking

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Behind closed doors

Will we ever know what goes on?

Love doesn't hurt.

Well it's not supposed to.

Haunted Past

For many victims, the past will always haunt them.

Innocence

Every woman has the right to maintain her innocence.

Shattered

It's hard to imagine the vast numbers of women around the world being raped every second of every single day.

Just another victim

For the next two months we are focusing everything on creating awareness for our cause and unfortunately this is mean't to shock us out of our complaisancey. It is not easy dealing with the severity of the the problem around the world but 'Let our hearts not grow weary in doing good'.

http://www.ranum.com/ Truly an amazing photographer.

Mask Borders

I have a funny sense of humour, my friends and family know that. When I had my home with a big garden, she was hanging in the tree in my Boma. She is my happy witch and puts a smile on everones face when they see her. The new mask borders that I have made, work well with the broom and her little potion bag :o)

More things I love

These are cards that I have on my desk and I read one every day. It amazes me how often I will choose a card that is so appropriate for the moment.

Mark Border

I have been playing around a lot lately with borders and this was one I made myself, so I think it's quite nice. I love the way the flower on the left corner came out and the way the ballet slipper stands out because of the contrast against the white background.

Handmade Journals

I have been collecting journals for years, but just incase I ever run out, I have to make some of my own. These are all made with old pizza boxes tissue paper or old magazines, anything just so long as I can write or paint on it, it works for me.

Free to Be

I am not someone who likes to show off my body at all, but I often wish I could just go to an island where I could throw away my clothes and just run around naked. Sometimes I know that my own feelings are buried so deep with in me that my art is an expression of my desires, fears, hopes and dreams.

I have not given the credit to the model yet because I don't know where I found her!

Felt cup cakes

The things that people make. These look so delicious, I would rather make the real thing. I don't think I could look at these for too long!

http://zetallis.deviantart.com/art/Felt-cakes-100262343

Very talented artist indeed. I am sure she won't mind if I tempt you with her treats!

Kiss the Sun

When I am having a tough time, rather than meditating on what ever it is that bothers me, I try to read things that up lift me, paint, or do manipulations that lift my mood. A few things are bothering me at the moment and this is where my mind is at.

Tortured

I started out today doing a tutorial that I found on Deviant art. It started out with a photograph that I took on a beach up the coast from where I live. I then followed the tutorial and started adding layers but all of a sudden what I intended to be a peaceful and lonely little tree, eventually ended up like this almost like Armagedon! My stomach was so uptight when I finished that I had to do another one, using a different sky that would take the art piece in a different direction. It is amazing what happens to the way I feel when I use different colours. Mission accomplished with the next one.

My World

I haven't had a nice weekend and after I had done that last manipulation I really had to do another one to lift my spirits. I am very influenced by colour in my art work. Okay now that I am feeling a little more at peace after this one, I can go to bed.

Mature Content !

Not every day can be a good day and today has been a really sad one for me. When I have off days, art is the one thing that lifts my spirit. So I spent some time today going through photographs of art that I have been collecting over the years. This on is one my all time favourites. I have got some wonderful friends and as we get older we appreciate them more for their love support and just for who they are. I can see some of my friends and I in this picture. Faithful friends - there is nothing to replace them.

I am not sure who this artist is because I couldn't see any signature on the painting. If anyone recognises it, please let me know and I will certainly give the recognition it deserves.

Tertia du Toit SA artist

Tertia du Toit is such an incredible artist. I know that she is South African but I am not sure where she is. I would like to find her and go to one of her exhibitions. I am totally in love with her work.

Malay Woman

Another stunning painting by Tertia du Toit. I just love the clean fresh bright colours, the mood and the sense of fun. They have such incredible sense of humour and rhythm, perhaps they drink too much of the wine, but they really get into the swing of things.

Camps Bay

Anyone who knows Cape Town also knows that we have the most beautiful beaches. The is also a painting by Tertia du Toit from Camps Bay looking up towards Lion's Head. I love this painting.