Thursday Challenge: Home -

"Birdhouse XXI"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

"... every house where love abides
and friendship is a guest,
is surely home, and home sweet home,
for there the heart can rest ..."
- Henry Van Dyke

NEW from The Birdhouse Series -

"Birdhouse XVII"
digitally manipulated fractal flame collage by Mick Mather

I haven't posted much from this series in a while. While working on one of the new pieces to be included in the upcoming Disintegration Collaboration Project reveal on August 1st, it occurred to me that I ought to put this one up. In addition, I dedicate this one to Lisa Sarsfield.

At the eleventh hour, I've decide to add this to Thursday Challenge, theme this week is earth, even though it's not a photograph.

NEW from The Birdhouse Series -

"Birdhouse VIII"
manipulated digital drawing by Mick Mather

As I mentioned yesterday, this is a hit and run post. I have a late meeting and a date for a few cocktails so, before dashing off to accomplish both of those important tasks, allow me to say, "hello, I must be going!"

NEW from The Birdhouse Series -

"Birdhouse VI"
manipulated digital drawing by Mick Mather

I'm in the home stretch with the work slated to go on exhibition at The Weiskotten Gallery for the month of July. I'd like to get at least two more images produced for this series but feel that I'm pushing it. Since I need to assemble the disk that goes to the printer by tomorrow, I'm uncertain that said pieces will be forthcoming. One never knows and I do have the last completed birdhouse slated to go up tomorrow. I have a late meeting and might just as well warn you now that it will be a hit and run post. As I keep saying, can't stop to chat longer, back to work!

NEW from The Birdhouse Series -

"Birdhouse VII"
digitally manipulated drawing by Mick Mather

As I get closer to assembling the work for my upcoming exhibition I find that I need a few more images in the two series of work that I want to present. I believe I have enough work for The Toys Series but am a few pieces short with this one, The Birdhouse Series. I'm afraid that a flurry of concerted effort and activity is the only way to go about accomplishing the task. So, I've stopped to chat too long already, back to work!

Tweeter -

"Singing From A Nearby Tree"
digital collage by Mick Mather

Not a lot to say about this piece except that it's taken me close to 2 months to find the singing bird. If I had a bit more stamina there could've been a Persian Cat to go 'round her neck or a birdhouse so it could fit into that series. Anyway, much to do, we'll chat later.

For the birds -

"Birdhouse I"
digitally manipulated fractal flame by Mick Mather

A new series seems to be emerging from The Secret Visual Laboratory. The key word here is emerging, and decidedly so, since the original idea has been quite a long time in development. It started not quite 2 years ago in British Columbia with a marvelous photograph of a birdhouse by Lelainia N. Lloyd who has an equally marvelous blog called Tattered Edge. I fell in love with that image and wasted no time requesting permission to fiddle about with it. Anyway, this birdhouse is not a manipulation of Lelainia's birdhouse, but it's due to follow along in short order I believe. Keep a birds eye open for it, okay?