A crystal veil

Crystalline by Jo Bradford

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The Snow

It sifts from leaden sieves,

It powders all the wood,

It fills with alabaster wool

The wrinkles of the road.

It makes an even face

Of mountain and of plain,-

-Unbroken forehead from the east

Unto the east again.

It reaches to the fence,

It wraps it, rail by rail,

Till it is lost in fleeces;

It flings a crystal veil.

On stump and stack and stem,-

-The summer's empty room,

Acres of seams where harvests were,

Recordless, but for them.

It ruffles wrist of posts,

As ankles of a queen,-

- Then still its artisans like ghosts,

Denying they have been.

~~By Emily Dickinson~~

Join The Dots

Join The Dots by Jo Bradford

This is one of the other new lines I have created for the winter season. I made these about a month ago to list specifically as Christmas Card Designs, but have had so many enthusiastic requests for prints of these, that I have decided to list them as fine art photographic prints on Etsy as well. I am madly in love with the colours and shapes, and very pleased with this work, definitely some of my favourite new work of 2008.

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CYBERMONDAY SALE!!

Sparkle by Jo Bradford

I am having a 2 day CYBERMONDAY PROMOTIONAL SALE in my etsy shop... $5 off every item in my store for the next 48 hours.....

Come on over to see my new listings for Christmas and grab yourself a bargain

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A World Where Dreams Are Real

A World Where Dreams Are Real by Jo Bradford

On my way home on Friday, I pulled over my car to make this picture, thinking all the while that it was the embodiment of those song lyrics from lod faves of mine, The Cure...

Enjoy.

"I lift my lips from kissing you

To touch the wind that whispers through

This twilight garden turns into

A world where dreams are real"

~This Twilight Garden - The Cure~

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The Gathering

The Gathering by Jo Bradford

A happy gathering watches the last light drain from the landscape as twilight melts away to night

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Pure

Pure by Jo Bradford

This is a new piece which is a sister to my recent art work "Pale", both of which are available to purchase in my Etsy store.

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Lighthouse Lane

Lighthouse Lane by Jo Bradford

"Leaves of Grass"

I stand as on some mighty eagle’s beak,

Eastward the sea absorbing, viewing,

(nothing but sea and sky,)

The tossing waves, the foam,

the ships in the distance,

The wild unrest, the snowy, curling caps -

-that inbound urge and urge of waves,

Seeking the shores forever.

··· Walt Whitman ···

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Wickedly Chic Blog Feature

Thank you to the Wickedly Chic peeps who made mention of Green Island Studios on their blog today.

Black Nun Blog Feature

Thank you to the peeps at Black Nun who wrote a lovely feature about Green Island Studios on their blog today.

Inside

Inside by Jo Bradford

I have been cramming a lot into my days the last few weeks. There has not been much time to blog between the activites. I have been delivering alternative process workshops, teaching people how to take photographs and develop and print them and also making and listing and selling new work on all of my galleries. There have been a lot of late nights recently and as I type my eyelids are feeling heavy and ready to close for the night.

Blow blow thou winter wind

Windswept by Jo Bradford

Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh-ho! sing heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh-ho! the holly!
This life is most jolly.

Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
Thou dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remember'd not.
Heigh-ho! sing heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh-ho! the holly!
This life is most jolly.

~ William Shakespeare

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Karen Faulkner Blog Feature

The wonderfully talented Karen Faulkner was kind enough to mention me on her blog today. I am honoured indeed!!

Childhood Cheer

Childhood Cheer ~ By Jo Bradford

What with all this freezing weather, harsh winds and those looming grey skies, I am feeling the need for a bit of cheer. Luckily for me, I have been so busy over the past few months that I have not had time to process many of the lovely summery photos I made a while ago.

Today my studio was a bright and suny place thanks to these lovely golden buttercup photographs.

Incidentally, in the language of flowers the Buttercup represents childhood, cheerfulness and the desire for riches.

Happy Monday xx

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Sea of Dreams

Sea of Dreams by Jo Bradford

Like summer waves on sands of snow,

Soft ringlets clasp her neck and brow,

And wandering breezes kiss away

A threaded light of glimmering spray,

That drifts and floats and softly flies

In a golden mist about her eyes.

"The Sea Maiden"

Poetic musings by Dowell O'Reilly

(1865 - 1914)

Babs Blog Features Green Island Studios

Thank you to the lovely ladies at Bab's Blog who wrote about me on their blog today.