Wind Me up!

Virgin State of Mind - Digitalmania challenge a la homage Catrin Welz-Stein

Our inspiration this week at Digitalmania was the wonderfully surreal work of Catrin Welz-Stein.

I've been enamored of the song "Virgin State of Mind" by K's Choice since I heard it featured on the episode of BTVS "Dopplegangland".

"There's a chair in my head on which I used to sit

Took a pencil and I wrote the following on it

Now there's a key where my wonderful mouth used to be

Dig it up, throw it at me..."

Digitalmania Sepia Challenge

Dearest Archduchess, just where are you taking that Emu?

Little girl, be very careful around that henge!  Alternate universes are everywhere!

You might as well just find a wardrobe....

Green Promenade - TAW challenge

They do say that opposites attract, but sometimes such things go a little too far extreme!

French Quarter Black bird- TAW challenge

One of the things I love about the natural world is the wide variety 

of animal life at different locales around the world.

Here is a fabulous example of a black bird from the region of southern Louisiana

pictured in front of her natural habitat in the French Quarter.

Laissez bon temps roulez, little birdie!

Questions Three - Digitalmania challenge

Our inspiration this week at digitalmania was more medieval fairy tale than Egyptian, but I have had Ancient Egypt in my head all week.

I am afraid that my pieces might not qualify to be included in this weeks challenge, but I couldn't seem to stop myself from googling pictures of the 1917 Theda Bara version of Cleopatra.

The costumes and the glamor!  I love old Hollywood and then combine that with Ancient Egypt. ...

I couldn't resist!

Also. I do realize that my sphinx is actually the Greek myth version, but she seemed to fit in the background so perfectly.

Faced - Digitalmania challenge

I meant to post these earlier than today as Florian Nicholle's was last weeks inspiration over at Digitalmania.

Clearly, I had a lot of fun with paint brushes!