# 76--Passion and # 77 Past Days

Passion--What is Mine

Image from e-vint; background made with textures fron Cynthia Powell, Pareeerica and Shadowhouse.

Past Days Taos Pueblo Tradition

Taos Pueblo is the oldest continuously occupied pueblo in the United States.
The images are photos I took in New Mexico a few years ago. The woman is a Corn Dancer--as I recall this is a fertility dance for the planting of corn, a staple of the pueblo people's diet.
Kokopelli is a prominent spirit among the Pueblo tribes, and the sun symbol is also seen on the New Mexico state flag,

# 75 Mirror

Looking into the Moon's Mirror

Image from a Waterhouse painting; the moon mirror was Googled. The background bits are from Encounter_laura and Untamed Reflections. The runes in the background are brushes by JScully.

# 74 Window

Shattered

a montage of three photos I took of glass sided buildings in Boston; played with using blending modes and opacity adjustments. The face is a brush.

# 73 Clouds

Breaking Dawn

The sunrise photo is my own, altered in Fotosketcher. The boat was Googled, and altered with PSE filters and color adjustment. THe birds are a brush.

# 72 Ocean

At home in the briny deeps

The mermaid is an illustration from Arthur Rackham, courtesy of Dover. THe background is made from photos by me and my daughter, and a frame by HocusFocusClick..

# 71 Wind

Image from a Waterhouse painting; ocean scene is a public domain photo, as are the clouds. A texture layer from Shadowhouse's Black Magic set. Altered with Fotosketcher, various PSE filters and blending modes.

# 70 A Bridge Too Far

Or...A Bridge Far Enough...

Images from Google, colorized, blended and altered with filters; background texture from JoesSistah at T4L.

# 69 Music

Sometimes I believe the cello is the voice of God...

Photos from Google images, unknown cello player, and Jacqueline Du Pre, both greatly alterd with the Impressionist plug in for photoshop. The music in the overlay is a handwritten score by Puccini, and the text and frame are from Frames for Use Flickr Group.