Sepia-Toned

Recent Work

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  Going Back In Time by Maria Dryfhout

  Two little girls traveling back in time.

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  93 Flood Victim by Carla Jandelle Petters

  Along the Missouri River back in 1993…....viaducts upriver broke flooding all the lower farm land…tearing up railroad tracks for miles. / At times I could sit above the river and watch dead cows/horses/goats floating down….other days I’d see coffins from washed out cemetaries. So much destroyed that year….Always be greatful if u live on higher ground! (hint hint New Orleans!)

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  ALIEN SURFER by AndyReeve

  Poor love – this the same girl who appeared in my recent ’ Waiting for a Wave ’ photo. I achieved the ‘organs on the outside’ effect by using the plastic wrap feature in photoshop. Followed by more mucking about. Thanx for viewing and hope you like it.

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  cathedral sepia by wayne d

  St. Peter’s Cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia…......part of Sepia Series. The first bishop of Adelaide, Augustus Short, brought with him in 1848, plans for a cathedral. The plans had been drawn up by English architect William Butterfield. A copy of a Butterfield plan for the Cathedral can be seen on the wall in the passage to the northern side of the Chancel. Butterfield was very interested in polychromatic patterns of bricks and stone in his buildings. Two examples of Butterfield’s work can be seen in the reredos in the Lady Chapel and in the Font near the front door. The Cathedral was started in 1869 and the first section was completed and opened fully for services in 1877. The change of colour in the ceiling of the nave shows where the first part ended. Photographs of the building of the Cathedral can be seen in the passage to the northern side of the Chancel. The rest of the nave was completed by 1901. The towers were completed in 1902 and The Lady Chapel was completed in 1904. The last section to be completed was the front steps in 1911. In the 1990’s much restoration was started. The floor needed replacing; some tiles were retained and others made in England to match were used. The roof, of Welsh slate had to be replaced, again with Welsh slate. The pinnacles around the Lady Chapel have been removed until funds are available to repair the damage done over a century’s exposure to the atmosphere. Restoration is a continuing activity in any building of this nature.

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  Norfolk Western, Class A - 1218 - Front View by Mike Savad

  Roanoke, VA – June 2008, HDR

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  Java Goddess by WinonaCookie

  My dear friend Antoine had just returned from a tour of India and had brought me back a gift of a hookah. It was an exceptionally beautiful item, crafted of blown opalescent glass and gilt in fine designs accented with jewels. I was beside myself with delight – I had always secretly wanted one. I couldn’t wait to have this exotic item lounging casually on my coffee table. “Well, let’s try it out!” said Antoine, extracting a small velveteen pouch from his pocket. I gave up smoking some time ago and my hookah fantasies had never ventured much past the purely decorative, but I was feeling adventuresome. “Hey, how about some coffee to go with?” he suggested, indicating a special blend he had brought back as well. He busied himself with the hookah and I busied myself with the French press and we bubbled and sipped for some time thereafter out on the back porch, under the light of a very bright, full moon. I felt more than a little peculiar and concluded that Antoine’s tobacco blend must be especially strong. Eventually his jet lag kicked in and he regretfully called it a night and went home. I went back out on the porch and stared, wide-eyed, at the ponderous moon, recalling why I don’t ever drink coffee after 2:00 pm. I glanced at the offending cup and saw this very entity hovering about 2 inches above it, clutching a diminutive donut. I calmly closed my eyes, rubbed them very hard, took a deep breath and opened them again. She was still there. There was also a small lizard twining its tail around my teaspoon. I began to wonder just what the hell Antoine had me smoking. After taking a delicate bite out of her donut, she informed me that she was a Java Goddess, an ancient deity who had been trapped in the heart of the bean and released with the aroma of the brew. Also, her lizard’s name was Sumatra. “That’s nice” I said, slowly backing away, “You two make yourselves perfectly comfortable – help yourselves to anything you’d like. I have to go to bed now”. I made a mad dash for a bottle of Ambien and figured that I would realize I’d been dreaming in the morning. But of course, the next morning I found donut crumbs in a saucer and tiny lizard prints on my teaspoon. And that coffee? I have brewed a pot of it every morning for the past 2 years and I haven’t run out of it yet. The goddess hasn’t visited me again, but maybe she will visit you. Original measures 5” x 7” x ¾” and features vintage images, Thai lace paper, German Dresden trim and is accented by small sparkling crystals, a silver mask and a lovely piece of passementerie at the bottom. More information on original here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14719934 This piece would be lovely in a kitchen or a breakfast nook… This original artwork and story are copyright Ramona Szczerba 2008. Copyright to this material is in no way transferable with the sale of this item. The buyer is not entitled to any reproduction rights – neither image nor story can be reproduced without my express written permission. Thanks! A special tip o’ the tophat to Collette.

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  Shining of Jewels 2 by Denis Molodkin

  Penelope

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  Parap Laundrette by Jules Campbell

  This is the Parap (pronounced pahrap) Laundrette its quite old in NT standards and was used by the Royal Australian Airforce in World War II as an Army Mess/Canteen. It should be heritage listed but its not but maybe one day, it has beautiful old world charm and also has a resident ironing and mending lady also! Thank-you Nicki, Dean and Vicki for letting me shoot your beautiful laundrette! This is part of a series of works some of which will be included in the Inner Northerns latest exhibition My Humble Laundrette Cheers Jules

• Writing

  The end of an era!!…I have decided to stop being Plukie on here and be me…....Pat. Nearly everybody knows me as Pat anyway so no real confusion. I have b…

  I have decided to stop being Plukie on here and be me…....Pat. Nearly everybody knows me as Pat anyway so no real confusion. I have been called Plukie for about the last fifteen years, ever since a man I was working with christened me that…it all started because my surname is Lucas, so P Lucas became Plucas, became Plukie, easy really. lol. Now though, I think it’s time to leave Plukie behind, at least as far as being printed on my work goes ;) So…....goodbye Plukie…......hello Pat!! x

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  Boom Gone Bust by CraigsMom

  Remnants of a gold mining operation in Victor, Colorado. BEST VIEWED LARGER Canon Rebel XS f18 ISO 200

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  Hiding by Vanessa Anderberg

  For Connie