INVITATION: Collaborative Art Journey..."REFLECTIONS OF A BLESSING" No. 23 -- This is your invitation to Collaborate! Whatever your expression, BRING IT ON!

in #collaborativeartjourney8 years ago (edited)


We're On a Roll and I'm Feeling Ecstatically Blessed!!!

This is our 23rd Collaboration!

OUR COMMUNITY IS NOW
82 ARTISTS STRONG

and

WE HAVE ALREADY CREATED TOGETHER OVER
384+ INCREDIBLE WORKS OF ART!


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Before we begin again, I'd like to make
A FEW  INSPIRED REQUESTS:

I'm really excited about finding a way to share our creations at Steemfest2 in Lisbon.

  1. I am requesting that you share with me any brilliant ideas you have to help make that happen.
    I'm considering making a slideshow as our images are already in digital format, and we could more easily highlight the hundreds of images we have in our repertoire.  Printing them would be a bit less desirable as printing does not always do them justice and may cost a pretty penny--as we have (and will have) created a LOT of images by November, but I am still open to options to make it easy or in flow.  Other ideas?
  2. We're considering making a powerful artistic impact at Steemfest and could use some helping hands.  Are you or any artist you know going to Steemfest2 and want to be a part of making our presence known?
  3. Do you (or anyone you know) live in/near Lisbon?  We will be greatly benefitted by having a local presence there to help with any logistics that may arise. 

I'm sure there are some of you out there who have some expertise or knowledge about these things.  Please leave me a comment if you can help in some way.  I feel it is the prime time to show the bad-assery of this community we are building.  The sooner we begin, the better.   Please give me your input!


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NOW LET'S PLAY:

COLLABORATION NUMBER 23

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TRANSFORM MY OFFERING :
 
"REFLECTIONS OF A BLESSING"



DEADLINE  Wednesday, July 12,  2017 at Midnight CST.


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1 . INVITE, COMMENT, UPVOTE AND RESTEEM this post and others.

2.  USE MY OFFERING  as the base for the collaborative piece.

3.  TRANSFORM IT as many times as you wish! - Print the image or do whatever it is you do to add to/or alter it, (i.e., including but not limited to painting, drawing, adding other photographs, collaging, altering it digitally or however you wish . . .or perhaps even adding a tune, poetry, a story, a gif, a video, a book, or other imaginative play.  

4.  MAKE A POST ABOUT IT (not required but of course preferred)  to share your process.

5.  TAG YOUR POST with #art and #CollaborativeArtJourney (and of course any other tag that fits your finished piece).

6.  SHARE YOUR LINK in a comment below.

7.  DEADLINE  Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Midnight CST to be included in the FINALE post.

8.  PAYING IT FORWARD  - I will be donating rewards from this post to the  eco-village @gardenofeden. I encourage you to check out this cutting edge community where I am a full-time volunteer.  I'm also making Steemfest posts to raise funds for my @gardenofeden family to attend Steemfest with me.  (I've already won my plane ticket from @theprophet0!)

9.  POST IN THE CHATROOM  "Art-Collaborations-Links-and-Creative-Inspirations".   Other collaborative works are also welcome there.  Please use this chatroom ONLY for collaborative work.  No individual posts please.

10.  GRANTING PERMISSION - Important!!! --  If you play you grant permission to have your art used in some other way (perhaps a show, printing them, making a gift of them, or otherwise at my discretion).  Credit will be given where credit is due. 


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Every transformation is a gift--one that we give ourselves,
this artists' community, and Steemit as a whole.
 
I love how we continue to create valuable content by giving of ourselves and our passions.

OH HOW INCREDIBLY SWEET IT IS!


Please resteem this post or share the link with your artist friends who might like to join us.  
It's really fun to be building such a strong and close-knit group, and it's been proven -- the more the merrier!

REMEMBER TO GIVE ME YOUR SUGGESTIONS! 


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A sample view of our early collaborative works:
Steemian Collaborative Art Journey - What the Heck Are We Building?

CHECK OUT THIS ASTOUNDING GALLERY OF OUR COLLABORATIVE ART JOURNEY

Finale of Tangled Webs We Weave  No. 23 - 23 artists and 27 masterpieces
Finale of Power Spirit  No. 22 - 23 artists and 26 masterpieces
Finale of Life Stands Still  No. 21 - 18 artists and 29 masterpieces
Finale of Ingrained - 18 artists and 17 masterpieces
Finale of Beyond the Veil - 18 artists and 19 masterpieces
Finale of Sliver's Edge - 12 artists and 14 masterpieces
Finale of Shadow Mandala - 19 artist and 28 masterpieces
Finale of Ethereal Presence - 17 artists and 19 masterpieces
Finale of On the Ball - 9 artists and 10 masterpieces
Finale of Wisdom of the Ancients- 17 artists creating 36 masterpieces
Finale of Rejuvenation- 20 artists creating 27 masterpieces
Finale of Do You See What I See - 14 artists creating 19 masterpieces
Finale of Shattered Rainbows - 17 artists creating 31 masterpieces
Finale of All Fired Up - 18 artists creating 19 masterpieces
Finale of No Strings Attached - 17 artists creating 29 masterpieces
Finale of Artist's Eye - 16 artists creating 21 masterpieces
Finale of Midnight Sky - 7 artists  creating 8 masterpieces
Zentangle Art Collaboration - 4 artists creating 3 masterpieces
Building community through Art Collaboration - 2 artists creating 1 masterpiece
Collaboration using Ned's Head - 5 artists creating 4 masterpieces
Collaborating with @opheliafu:  Madam Kali - 2 artists creating 1 masterpiece
Collaborating with @opheliafu: Bird on a Wing - 2 artists creating 1 masterpiece

@aksinya has started this list of Artists on Steemit:  Please give one of us heads up to add you or another artist you know to the list:
@aishwarya, @africangold, @andrew0, @andrianna, @allstarrunner, @aniestudio, @artguy, @art21, @billyjohnsonart, @camilla, @catsmart, @cgames, @chessmonster, @comealong, @danilamarilu, @drawingsbymilena, @dreemit, @dottie, @edgarsart, @elementm, @elewarne, @elgeko, @em3di, @englishchivry, @errymil, @everlove, @fayehalliday,@flowerpowerart, @fumansiu, @funkit, @giraffeonskates, @girlbeforemirror, @gric, @harshalachopra, @havok777, @henry-gant, @hhelenbby, @hilarski, @hopehugs, @inber, @indiandigitizer, @jameshsmitharts, @jankasparec, @jessamynorchard, @juanmiguelsalas, @jyezie, @kalemandra, @karmashine, @katharsisdrill, @ken-and-jane, @krizia, @lapstjup, @lauralemons, @lighteye, @lightsplasher, @littlemozart, @lloyddavis, @luckyfellow, @mada, @madlenfox, @mariandavp, @meesterboom, @merej99, @michaelmcdermott, @mindfreak, @mikkolyytinen, @mprgrmmr, @motivator, @mystisoul, @naquoya, @natureofbeing, @nature.sauvage, @nikosgyftakis, @nin0000, @nonameslefttouse, @oceansoul13, @ocrdu, @onlyifisayok, @opheliafu, @paniopan, @paolobeneforti, @pcste, @phoenixmaid, @prostosun, @pyrowngs, @randolphrope, @reddust, @reneenouveau65, @revostrike, @robyneggs, @rubens9119, @rubenalexander, @sanakumar, @saramiller, @seisges, @sethlinson, @shady, @shortcut, @silviabeneforti, @skapaneas, @sofi-m, @soyjosluis, @spaceginger, @splus, @stargarden, @stephenking989, @stitchybitch, @straydays, @sumsum, @tarazko, @tasartcraft, @thebatchman, @thedrollyears, @therealpaul, @toonpunk, @trueart, @twirble, @ubik, @unusualconcept, @villainblack, @voodoolizard, @voronoi, @yadamaniart, @wordsword, @xochicotta, @xtrodinarypilot, @veronicavalderon, @yoganarchista, @yuslindwi.  @omwith 

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I LOVE THIS!!! XOXOXOOX <3

I curate poetry with the tag #onehumanbasket
Find out about it here where there is also a poetry dice challenge!

I love that you love it!!

I love poetry too. Sounds like a challenge to tune into. Thanks.

Wow! This is so different than any of the other works I have seen so far. Electrifying really! Would love to see your process of transformation @motivator. Truly a unique piece. Thank you so much for sharing yourself with us.

I rotate your photo 90 degree in anti-clockwise direction.
After that I remove all the texture (tiny details.) I use only large scale lines and tones to reconstruct this effect.
When I think about blessing I find it should be spreading like electricity within my self. So I use this sharp elements to represent dynamisity of that action. You also found that they are more or less metric because I want to include reflection. At a same time I need to maintain the appearance so that it looks like editing of your original image, so I prefer that those dynamic lines goes from bottom to top and speed them self can be good element.
That's it. And I come up with this.

A very interesting face in this image @artguy, and quite a lot to take in as whole. The colors are striking.

Thank you @everlove, for your kind words.

I love what the creative force brings forth through you @yusaymon. What a great surprise to open and find this beautiful piece as your contribution. I love the abstractness and the solidity of it. Thank you for showing up to play with us.

This is my entry!! I love the colour of your picture!!@everlove! I hope you like it Untitlejd-2.jpg

I really love what you did with this. The background is really fabulous--all the textures and patterns and colors! A powerful contrast is this cool drawing. Great contribution @veronicavaldeon. Thank you for playing with us. Awesome job!

Thanks :-)

I'd like to participate this week, I'll be back!

Excited to experience the gift.

I actually just finished!It doesn't look anything like the original!
here's the post:
https://steemit.com/art/@juliakponsford/portal-of-blessings-submission-for-the-collaborative-art-journey

The image:

And a gif:

I look forward to seeing the rest :)

This is really great @juliakponsford! This is a great surprise--a truly awesome interpretation of my image. Great job on the gif too--this has lots of power in it.

WOW # 23 .. so E(Pi)C !!! - )))
.. i will reSTEEM .. tomorrow !! - ))
SpreaD OUT the reSTEEM - )))

.. and, i'm IN for this FUN, this TIME !! - ))
ha ha ))

... ThankS for PullinG US TOGETHER - )))

LOVELOVELOVE )))
greb'Z )

PumpeD & "soon to be reSTEEMEd - ))

Oh yeah, that's the way to play this game. Share it and our community will grow with more awesome people playing their passion. What a gift. Thanks @fun-along-theway.

  • !! - ))

I'm looking forward to seeing what amazing works are done with this. I've saved it. I have good intentions to participate! Now to set aside some time. :D

I'm excited about it too. This is a very clever group of artists--I'm certain we will not be disappointed...and I'm sure you'll be no exception!

yuhuuu!!
Thank @everlove
I'm already visualizing variety of possibilities with this beautiful photo ; )

Dang!! That was quick -- I'm excited that you're excited!! Bring it on !!

Hi @everlove... I see your REFLECTIONS OF A BLESSING!!

Tonight I was doing this watercolor and I think it goes very well with the proposal you have offered.
Left: @everlove, Right: @soyjoseluis

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HUGS

HAHAHAHAHAHA! I my gosh you are hilarious @soyjoseluis!!! I'm sitting here laughing at my computer screen. What a great piece...and so thought-provoking! You're awesome. Thank you for that!!!

hahahaha!!! I also had fun doing it ...
I'm glad you enjoyed it ...
We hope to see the works of the other artistemians!!

The other renditions are starting to roll in--hopefully we will have much eye candy again this round. These artists are amazing.

This is an amazing​ post.
Thanks for sharing

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm grateful to share with you @cryptomydollars.

Awesome Indeed!

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I'm grateful for your comment @africangold. And...I've visited your blog. Gonna get me one of your offerings!!!

Here is an invitation for you:
https://steemit.com/collaborativeartjourney/@everlove/invitation-collaborative-art-journey-reflections-of-a-blessing-no-23-this-is-your-invitation-to-collaborate-whatever-your

Thank You so much for the support And I am Grateful also for the RESTEEM!! Definitely You are Going to Get a really Nice One. You have made my day!(it is 3.00 am Tue in Nairobi,Africa (GMT+3))

I'm super excited about it and I'm oooohhhh sooooo glad to have made your day!!! I'm glad you've stopped by my blog. I can already feel you will fit right in this artists community. I'll have you added to the artists-on-steemit list (being kept by @aksinya). Would really love to have you join in on our collaborations. It's a great way to get others to know what you're about and make connections.

This is a beautiful image, my mind is working on it!

Oh so ready to see what your creative minds brings forth @opheliafu!!!

Soft grasses make my pillow
I close my eyes
The sun's light dances across my eyelids
A spectrum of colour
Flashes of light

https://steemit.com/collaborativeartjourney/@opheliafu/colourful-blessings-my-collaborative-art-journey-with-everlove

I love the combinations you have made @opheliafu. The detail on this drawing is really amazing and the contrast really sets it off. Thanks for another great contribution.

Art is art an awesome fun. ..

So so so very much fun!!!

see my own post resteemless, you will definitely follow me

Heading your way!

Thanks allot , so nice steemiar!

amazing image. I really hope I will manage to participate. I am still on vacation at another town (with bad internet) but keep studying. And my study will finish on Fri.

I hope you find time as well @aksinya. It's great to have the opportunity to play with you.

i couldnt make up my mind on a single image :-P so ill close my eyes and point but you may choose any :)
imgonline-com-ua-kaleidoscope6keinQlRfPX0.jpg
https://steemit.com/art/@manuel78/my-entry-for-collaborative-art-journey-reflections-of-a-blessing

btw these two names are stiched together at the end of your post .i assume sitchy had some thing to do with it :)
@stephenking989, @stitchybitch

I am NOT going to choose between all these awesome images. I can't decide either--gratefully I don't have to!! LOL It is great fun to see the transformations through your eyes. Very powerful contribution @manuel78. I"m grateful for your presents here!

:) Lol i can never decide when it comes to food either ill serve four five things because i cant pick just one :-D

Hahaha---I know that!! When I used to go to restaurants, I was grateful that I started eating a vegetarian diet--it would cut out over half of my choices!! And I became a photographer who would take a few great shots instead of hundreds of potentially good shots because I really had a hard time choosing which was best when I had so many choices.

I feel indecision was instilled in me in my childhood, where many of my decisions were made for me. All I needed to do was be grateful that I received. I've been consciously becoming aware of indecisiveness, and engaging the opportunity to choose again. I've made some seriously radical life choices, because I was clear on what was important to me and what wasn't.

I appreciate your comment @manuel78. I can relate!

:-) and now that ive awaken my hunger im going to eat ! Lol waves n runs no idea what im eating find out soon what i will end up with . so easy to decide when theres nothing to pick from :) but when we have 2 to 4 things ive been craveing for so long omg ill take it all :D

Funny you @manuel78. I love the surprise of the moment, so not always so into make decisions, but prefer to let the Universe make apparent what is in my best interests. With food, I just go with my gut feeling--I'm not too attached to any of that and know there is always enough of everything so I can have it whenever I want. No pressure to decide, just pure enjoyment of the moment's desire. Enjoy your feast.

now im happy hehehe plays belly drums

OMG I´m inspired <3

I'm inspired that you're inspired!!! Win/Win!!! <3

Oh!! I LOVE this photo!!! Love the colors! Wow! So great just by itself!

This is a really beautiful piece @pyrowngs. I love the feeling of depth in layers and the outer edge really adds the perfect intrigue. Nice addition with the pineapples too!!!! Amazing conribution again....thanks for coming out to play.

I may have to do more than one- because I just started working with the image - and it went in a completely different direction than where I thought I was going... lol You're gonna laugh.

Oh yes, please do....I love all your images and the surprises are so much fun to receive!! And I ALWAYS love a good laugh!!!

Thanks @pyrowngs. I did a whole series of these photos, perhaps I'll share them in a separate post. Hopefully it inspires you to join in with us for another round.

This is an incredible contribution on many levels @yadamaniart. The big bang explosion expands and multiplies.....oh what possibilities unfold!!! Great job @yadamaniart. I love what you share! Thanks for being an integral part of this journey.

Heya. I would love to be involved with this but may need to get myself a printer! It has been on my to do list for ages. :) I am now following you and will go check out past creations. Thank you for informing me about this project and for organizing it!

I have used my printer before for having tangible access to the image. Maybe this will be the catalyst for your adding a tool to your collection! There are also a lot of digital artists who never touch it except through the computer.

I'm so glad you're following me and checking out all the amazing pieces of art we have made together. What a blessing it will be t have you join us @lauralemons.

I'm mesmerized by this last entry, @revostrike. I feel like I want to just stare and go in there!!! The first one is very unusual and keeps drawing in my attention. I love how 3-D it looks, almost like I could reach out and touch it. Terrific entries-- so so so glad you came out to play.

My Entry! :-) Cheers! :-)

Robyn Eggs ~ One Human Basket

Sweeeet!!! I love how that stag makes it into your images. Great combination of things going on in there. WooHoo!!! Thanks for the blessing @robyneggs.

No apologies needed. I intentionally wait just a bit more before posting the finale just in case there are some stragglers coming through. Wouldn't want to miss any of the awesomeness!!! And this is another incredible beat @verbal-d. Your pieces all have a smoothness about them, and I find this one to be exceptionally so. Blessed beat to awaken to.

Thank you always for your extra grace period of waiting, what a life saver and kind soul you are. Glad to have provided another musical gift for you and the @gardenofeden community, I can picture @quinneaker's children dancing to this more upbeat energetic one lol

@quinneaker's children are dancing, but they're not the only ones!!! Our kitchen is full of musical feet!!

That's wonderful to hear :) dance dance dance away :)

Thank you again @everlove... This is my offering...
Love and light... Enjoy the night.
This looks like a kind of a FoxFly... : )

.https://steemit.com/collaborativeartjourney/@paniopan/collaborativeartjourney-number-23

Hahahaha--you're right @paniopan. It does look like a foxfly!! I never knew what one looked like before just now! Thanks for broadening my awareness today! Sweeeeeet piece. I especially love the wings and the colors!

Thank you @everlove... i haven't been on steemit for near two weeks... i remembered you and just managed to get this piece done in time...
Much love... Love and light. : )

How awesome it is that you remembered me--and all of us--and decided to give us a blessing!! Thanks for directing your energy this way. Much love back your way!!

Namaste... : )

Sure do hope you're bringing one of your creations our way @paniopan!!!

I love the diversity of these two pieces. A very potent explanation of the title! I'm really excited about how these turned out and how well you transformed my original image. Thanks for the gifts, @aksinya. I'm so grateful to share this art journey with you.