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Published: 2004-01-17 04:24:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1953; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 239
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Description This piece is a mosaic of a dreamcatcher. I used ripped pieces of bright paper out of old magazines to achieve the mosaic effect. It's probably the largest traditional art piece I have -- had to scan it in three pieces and then put it back together in Photoshop. Not much else to say... I like dreamcatchers and rainbows... that's about it.
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Comments: 41

Manga-mad-Duck [2011-12-28 16:08:04 +0000 UTC]

love the mosaic technique an vibrant colours

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plutoplanet [2007-02-01 03:11:13 +0000 UTC]

cool and very pretty.i love the whole pic toooo

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y02mustang [2006-04-07 14:55:16 +0000 UTC]

Excellent work! Added it to my favorites.

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Listen-To-Your-Heart [2005-10-25 05:20:18 +0000 UTC]

Very nice....added to FAVs...
Looks like a stained-glass widow with none of the lead lines in it...
COOL!! Well done..

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Cleocatra [2005-10-04 20:06:16 +0000 UTC]

How pretty!

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Izzybel [2004-06-07 23:55:50 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's amazing... I love the whole effect... the feathers on the bottom look great, like as though the light was shining in and producing all those tones, really pretty.

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firefly-wp In reply to Izzybel [2004-06-08 02:03:51 +0000 UTC]

Izzybel, thanks you for the comment Frankly I didn't expect the feathers to come out that well, by the time I got to the feathers I was very much in a hurry to finish and started to tear the paper and glue it on in a very haphazard manner. Good thing that the feathers are supposed to look ... well feathery and messy. It's an old piece but I still think it's the best I could do in getting the colors to look good together. Ever since then I wasn't able to reproduce the effect.

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firesta [2004-05-27 06:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful. So positive looking -)

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firefly-wp In reply to firesta [2004-05-27 17:22:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Manshi [2004-03-03 22:34:03 +0000 UTC]

I always hated it when we had to do a collage in class, but now I'm starting to think I shouldn't have.
Great piece, I love it, it's so detailed yet "messy" (in a good way^^). And those feathers, I can't believe its done with only shreds of paper.
Keep it up!

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cajunbaby [2004-02-25 00:30:03 +0000 UTC]

I've done this kind of thing before, well not so huge but on a much smalled scale I did a small palm tree
I like it Nice work

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firefly-wp In reply to cajunbaby [2004-02-25 16:31:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, cajunbaby. Collages are fun to work with.

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Gold-Seven [2004-02-13 16:16:22 +0000 UTC]

This one looks great! I love the colours, and such a great technique!

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firefly-wp In reply to Gold-Seven [2004-02-13 16:41:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Gold-Seven! I should try another one in the same technique sometime, it's fun.

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reedoo [2004-02-06 04:12:32 +0000 UTC]

This is amazingly beautiful! Ah, I own two dream catchers myself - I quite like them! (Not the movie though).

Really interesting technique for such a piece. It really does look good.

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firefly-wp In reply to reedoo [2004-02-06 14:45:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks I like dreamcatchers as well -- never seen the movie itself though.

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reedoo In reply to firefly-wp [2004-02-09 02:25:16 +0000 UTC]

It's from a Steven King Novel - it's alright - but goes all mental crazy. I never read any of his books - was never inclined to do so - but I believe the review I read about him years ago that he is indeed a trash novel writer.

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firefly-wp In reply to reedoo [2004-02-10 20:29:54 +0000 UTC]

cool... thanks, reedoo.

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Ylitka [2004-02-06 01:09:28 +0000 UTC]

I like the black back drop and wording on it, makes a better statement that way. would like great framed that way

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firefly-wp In reply to Ylitka [2004-02-06 14:41:14 +0000 UTC]

Hey, malita, didn't expect you to comment. We should pick out the frame for it already and put it up -- perhaps this weekend or next if we get a chance?

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neocpmn [2004-01-19 19:30:48 +0000 UTC]

WOW That's amazing. Fantastic work! I love the colors!

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firefly-wp In reply to neocpmn [2004-01-23 16:52:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment. Have you taken any more good photos recenty? post some!

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Aliesaw [2004-01-17 21:29:57 +0000 UTC]

wow thats so good. i like all the colours!

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firefly-wp In reply to Aliesaw [2004-01-23 16:51:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Aliesaw. I like working with bright colors, couldn't really get the colors to be that saturated with other non-digital media I tried, like pencils or ink -- only with CG

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CrescentMoon [2004-01-17 21:13:00 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful results!! The colours and te draemcatcherΒ΄s "web" are the best points!
Good job!

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firefly-wp In reply to CrescentMoon [2004-01-17 21:21:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, CrescentMoon

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CrescentMoon In reply to firefly-wp [2004-01-17 21:27:55 +0000 UTC]

YouΒ΄re very welcome!

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ladymysti [2004-01-17 17:49:29 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad I clicked on this.
The ripped magazine paper mosaic effect is beautiful and works very well in this picture.

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firefly-wp In reply to ladymysti [2004-01-17 20:30:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Ladymysti

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punker-fish [2004-01-17 16:33:51 +0000 UTC]

i love it!! i have so many dreamcatchers!! 1's just like this!!!! u made my day!

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firefly-wp In reply to punker-fish [2004-01-17 20:20:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, punker-fish. Glad it made your day better

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13shadesofblack [2004-01-17 08:25:07 +0000 UTC]

So how long did this take? It's amazing, though I don't think I would ever have the patience to create something this intricate and detailed.

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firefly-wp In reply to 13shadesofblack [2004-01-17 20:18:39 +0000 UTC]

It took about three evenings and a ton of glue to finish. Had to find enough old magazines to "recycle" with the colors that I needed. Otherwise I would have probably finished it a day early. If I was using pencils or paints to finish a picture that size, it would have been at least twice as slow.

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Virdilak [2004-01-17 04:27:41 +0000 UTC]

Holy crap, that's cool!!

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I think I feel inspiration coming..

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firefly-wp In reply to Virdilak [2004-01-17 04:34:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment and the +fav, Virdilak. I am trying out yet another artistic medium, as you see.

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Virdilak In reply to firefly-wp [2004-01-17 04:38:13 +0000 UTC]

I would definatly call it a success! You've inspired me to try something along those lines myself - I hope I am half as successful as you.

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firefly-wp In reply to Virdilak [2004-01-17 20:50:35 +0000 UTC]

Hope you like the medium, it's pretty fun. Also it allows you to use much brighter colors than the pictures done in color pencils or watercolors -- that's why I like it. Good luck with your idea.

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coffeeperson [2004-01-17 04:26:13 +0000 UTC]

This piece is simply awesome.. I never knew that those kind of results could be achieved by collage alone

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firefly-wp In reply to coffeeperson [2004-01-17 04:33:25 +0000 UTC]

Coffeeperson: now that's the kind of nick I can relate to! Yay for caffeine. Thanks for the comment

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mikey1331 [2004-01-17 04:25:26 +0000 UTC]

Wow! amazing detail and idea, fantastic execution!

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firefly-wp In reply to mikey1331 [2004-01-17 04:32:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Mikey1331

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