Mothwings
Mothwings fluttering,
hover, rust,
crossed and patched
return to dust
(Ilse Batten 21/06/08)
Please allow me to explain the title:
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal
Matthew 6:19
In case you're interested (man in the moon perhaps) this is some lovely rust a friend and I found in a business district, cropped, then layered and tortured.
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Tulay Emekli (still on a sort of break:) (48 months ago | reply)
My dear artist...there is no end to your creativity !
What awesome colors!And how tasteful you are ! My love of modern art has come back!Thank you Ilse !
Your fantastic color picture is my winner!
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~Princess Kitteh~ (48 months ago | reply)
you're brilliant doll !
a masterpiece ! both the pic and words ! xox
mwaah !
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Pretty soon, I will be able to say, "Ilse??? The famous artist?? Of course, I KNOW HER!!! I knew her WHEN!!!" LOVE LOVE LOVE this, Ilse! The textures and colors are divine!
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grace_photography (48 months ago | reply)
and so Ilse is raising the bar..
there's no end to your talent !! incredible...
Vilmar Tavares (48 months ago | reply)
Muito show...lindas cores.,,,,,paz
dgknodle - On a Break (48 months ago | reply)
Excellent work, Ilse. You are just so creative and your creations are awesome.
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Luĭs Eduardo (48 months ago | reply)
fantastic and wonderful color
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Fantastic, dear Ilse!!!
I'm adoring your creativity a lot
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p*p (48 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Multi mega shot { invite only }, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Amazing work, Ilse.
Super well done.
uteart (48 months ago | reply)
stunning with great STYLE! wowwieeeee... such colour and quality Ilse!!!!
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JLMphoto (48 months ago | reply)
Wonderful work, proving one man's junk . . .
I love the bold colors and the overlapping images. Gorgeous!
Martyn Starkey (48 months ago | reply)
That's awesome work, though it looks teased rather than tortured to me :-)
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Wendell Summerville (48 months ago | reply)
excellent work! i love the design.
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T Ξ Ξ J Ξ (48 months ago | reply)
Take me a while to recognise this. Awesome creation and wonderful captured. TFS.
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Marc Crumpler (Ilikethenight) (48 months ago | reply)
Great job Ilse!
Sue Combs (48 months ago | reply)
Your creativity knows no bounds dear friend.
This is amazing...the color just pops. I was drawn to this straight away. I love it.
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Omsel (48 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Cartel Color - Red Dominates, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
i see nothing even close to a moth just a happy pig in love, right back and another pig top front who is about to transform into a cloud form, he is an older pig...but i see no moths
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ana_lee_smith (48 months ago | reply)
LOL! My flickr travels to your site seem destined to trail this smart as..., Omsel. LOL! But I must agree with him, I see no moths, but tell him I don't see any pigs either, that his imagination is as wild as yours, lovely Ilse. But wild is good :) What I see is abstract brilliance...yet again!! Good Morning, my dear friend. Wonderful work, indeed!
Kristbjorg! (48 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
Jakes 1944 in Mozambique (48 months ago | reply)
Now this is something else. Great idea....lovely effect.
ilsebatten (48 months ago | reply)
Dear Omsel aka Paul
I assure you there are no pigs in this picture, but I have seen them frolicking in the waves of your castle moat. However if you do want to know about the title it is really quite simple:
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal
Matthew 6:19
Now ask the crocodile in the sky to come down to earth.
jmvnoos in Paris (48 months ago | reply)
Ilse, you ROCK!
I cannot follow you there!
But I like it!
Jean-Michel
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Hobbyfotograf Jürgen aus Rheinhausen (48 months ago | reply)
wonderful image.
great composition and very nice colours.
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diesmali (48 months ago | reply)
I see what you have done with this image and it's a very interesting take to duplicate the subject and add it ontop of the original at an angle.
This is certainly a case where the part(s) become more than the whole.
Your rusty item has certainly transcended into a piece of art
I find it fascinating!
Great job Ilse :)
Vani Kurup (48 months ago | reply)
Beautiful image.
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sure..fantastic capture............!!!
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Jerry Jaynes (48 months ago | reply)
You have always had the talent and creativity, but in reading the comments, everyone else is recognizing and appreciating it. You always a step above the rest of us, my friend.
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Ilse Watson [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)
Great explanation and stunning work Ilse - I'm really behind with everyone's photo because I couldn't get onto flickr.....grrrrrrr :-((
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over_here (48 months ago | reply)
I really like this treatment.
Even though you manipulated the details, you didn't overdo the them, which means the picture retains a balanced composition and a tasteful appearance.
Very pleasing.
(In fact, I enjoy the picture even more in large size because the various layers become more distinct and the 3-D effect more pronounced.)
One other thought: whether or not it's some sort of unintentional, subconscious expression on your part, I also see a significant degree of social comment here in the form of this tarnished Red Cross Society symbol, which is obviously worse for wear, but still resolutely standing.
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Matt Saunders - back from travelling! (48 months ago | reply)
Wow, really great photo. Great work. Imaginative, artistic and beautiful.
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Chippy Neil (48 months ago | reply)
Excellent work Ilse. I love it. Very imaginative.
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Anne Strickland (48 months ago | reply)
Beautiful abstract, Ilse! You can do it all, my friend!
SHopfe (buried) (48 months ago | reply)
Love the rust. The cross you created to go along with your inspired title.
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wolkenblau19 (48 months ago | reply)
das Bild finde ich wunderschön............ist mir heute auf meinem Spaziergang immer wieder eingefallen,ich sah es vor meinem inneren Auge.................Danke................
muchas641 (48 months ago | reply)
this is art - super shot
kevin dooley (48 months ago | reply)
an artist, a poet... i suppose you dance and sing too?