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*ART* Waste not, want not: The story behind “Rhododendron”
A peep into the world of graphic design. How “Rhododendron”, Naomi’s latest digital artwork, ended up on our range of products.
*SHOP* *ART* Our first notebooks of 2023 + Behind the scenes of producing our notebooks
Curious about what’s involved in producing and publishing our range of notebooks? We’ve given you a glimpse behind the scenes this week. And we introduce to you our first two notebooks of 2023.
*ART* Escape with me. New art and some book recommendations
A long-time dream to live and build in Scotland is closer than it’s ever been … yet still just beyond our reach. Living vicariously through others who have risked everything for a dream and written down their stories, I was inspired to paint “Escape”. (Includes a bonus journal piece and some book recommendations.)
*BOOKS* ‘Redemption’ is a paperback: the saga behind the saga.
Do you have a few hours to hear the story behind the publishing of the paperback of Redemption? No? Well, I’ll try and summarise it then, but it’s not going to be easy, for within the publishing of the paperback of Redemption lies the story of our entire struggle to be published in the first place and the rise and fall, and fall, then slow recovery of our publishing journey. Whether you read my books or not, you might find the behind the scenes of the publishing industry eye-opening.
*ART* Our first card of 2023
“Welcome.” That’s the theme of our first card of the year. It’s about welcoming in 2023, welcoming you to our new range, and about the places that welcome us home. Go behind the scenes of this bright and whimsical little card.
*ART* Catch a Falling Star … and Collect Wonder
Recently I began to think about the childlike wonder that allows us to see the world differently. I wanted to represent the idea of seeing the world as it could be, not as it is. Introducing: “Catch a Falling Star.”
*ART* FREE ART to download: Tree of Life
I felt compelled this week to offer a free piece of art for you to keep and even print if you like. You can read its story and download it here.
*PHOTOS* FREE photos: 50th birthday/anniversary
My husband turned the big 5-0 this week (January 2023). To commemorate the event, I (Lisa) thought I’d upload some free-to-use photos for a 50th – some 50 Years cake photos and some more generic cake photos for any kind of birthday or even a morning tea.
Many years ago I used to do day-in-the-life type shoots where I went behind the scenes and followed an event with a camera and photographed the day as it was. I was asked to do some photos for a 50th wedding anniversary and that’s where these photos came from, so if you want to use them for an anniversary instead, they’d work just as well. And as I said, there are a few generic ones there too.
These photos are free to keep and use however you like – blog posts, websites, articles, a birthday event, give them away to others. Just don’t sell them. Access them below by clicking on one and right-clicking to save the image.
You’ll find more free photos HERE.
And you’ll find a large range of free-to-use photos on my Tumblr site: www.lookingglassfreephotos.tumblr.com (A tip: You don’t have to be a Tumblr member to access the photos.)
Oh, and welcome to our new category *Photography*. This year (2023) we are planning on doing a little more with the photos we have, whether it’s offering more for free or putting some on the site as prints for sale. So you might find some behind-the-scenes info and product updates in this blog.
