Photos of the Week - Week 32
Critique Group Challenge: Week 32, Year Word - YWRAesthetic Photo by Cate Armstrong Click to view a larger image Cate says: Ribbon of Highway |
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Photos of the Week - Week 31
Critique Group Challenge: Week 31, Cliche Photo by Mary degreef Click to view a larger image Mary says: I'm sure we've all fallen for something this way before. |
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Smart Phone Challenge: Week 31, Say Cheese Photo by Ricky Tims Click to view a larger image. Ricky says: This is Barley - the sweetest boy ever - wise - and has such a big heart. He happens to have an under-bite and a snaggletooth. Sometimes his upper lip gets snagged. I hoped to get a shot of that - and I did. But then... I did go into photoshop and liquified to give him a bigger smile. I hope he makes you smile too.
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Critique Group Challenge: Week 31, Cliche Photo by Ricky Tims Click to view a larger image. Ricky says: Pretty easy to guess - but I had fun. I used my iPhone because of the cumbersome location - in the middle of the kitchen island looking onto the stove. But the fun really began in editing. I removed plenty of specks that were unsightely - I used a slight topaz filter and blended it - erased some of it - and then added a vignette. Then I did a BnW-Color Dreamscape to give it more mystery and mood. I did other things - but can't recall them all. Kudos to Hugo for being a good sport and model for me |
Photos of the Week - Week 30
Critique Group Challenge: Week 30, Water Photo by Judy Mitschelen Click to view a larger image Judy says: Again… |
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Smart Phone Challenge: Week 30, From the Pantry Photo by Ricky Tims Click to view a larger image. Ricky says: I put the iPhone tight up under the shelf and shot the lids of cans. I used image blender to get two photo blended. Then Edited in Prisma app with Villa
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Critique Group Challenge: Week 30, Water Photo by Ricky Tims Click to view a larger image. Ricky says: Doing landscaping around the house, Hugo and I wanted a pond and waterfall - so this is it. I did a long exposure to blur the water, added a Topaz filter than I then blended with the original. I erased some of the Topaz layer and left the rest. Flattened the image. After that - basic adjustments. Now to deal with the hair algae that is already starting to grow. |
 Pink Flower Prelude
by Ricky Tims
Pink Flower Prelude, 1995
52” x 58”
Hand-dyed fabric, machine pieced, machine appliquéd, freep-motion machine quilted
Why Caveman? Well, I was teaching a class on improv piecing and in the middle of the afternoon a student shouted, “I love this so much. This must be how cavemen quilted!” I asked what she meant. She replied, “Well, cavemen didn’t have math or measuring, or rulers, they only had a wheel!” - at which time she held up her rotary cutter.
Pink Flower Prelude is one of the more complex caveman quilts I’ve done. It is important to mention that the center of the flower is appliquéd on with the heavy stitching - that part is not pieced. Also, the scrolls that you see in the border and on the bottom of the center are also appliqué. There is bobbin quilting as well. That means, the quilt is turned upside down and the thread, a sparkly heavy thread that doesn’t work in the needle, is in the bobbin and a regular thread in the top. I love this bobbin quilting process.
Finally, check out my Heart and Soul CD. My original solo piano piece is on it—also titled PINK FLOWER PRELUDE.
 click on quilt for full size view TRY THE JIGSAW PUZZLE Choose your own difficulty. Click the 9-patch grid to change number of pieces. Click the circle arrow to make the puzzle pieces rotating instead of stable orientation. Also, there are tips under the "?" on the upper right of the puzzle. If you'd like a full screen version, click the button below. Have fun!
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Photos of the Week - Week 29
Critique Group Challenge: Week 29, Hats Photo by Jeff Aleman Click to view a larger image Jeff says: This is my friend who models for me. She had a great hat that I wanted to use for the photoshoot. Lighting from two softboxes. |
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Smart Phone Challenge: Week 29,Books Photo by Ricky Tims Click to view a larger image. Ricky says: This is a section of my library that is a particular favorite. Take a gander at the titles - especially the ones on creativity. Slightly edited in Prisma app with Wild Horse
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Critique Group Challenge: Week 29, Hats Photo by Ricky Tims Click to view a larger image. Ricky says: I opted this week to shoot my straw cowboy hat (my ourdoor work/garden hat), and then was curious about doing a double exposure. The lines were simple and clean and I thought they wouldn't compete. The natural shadows were blue (from outdoor lighting), and I ennanced those blues a bit t keep the blue/orange color combo. The upper layer was reduced in size which created the border and the upper layer had a stroke with an Overlay blending mode for the fine line. |
