huffingtonpost:

Parents Photograph 5-Year-Old Portraying Iconic Black Heroines In This Incredible Photo Series

Two parents on a mission to teach their daughter the value of self-empowerment reached their goal which resulted in the coolest photo portrait series since the launch of Because Of Them, We Can and #WeAreBlackHistory. Plus, it’s just in time for Women’s History Month too.

See more iconic photos like Admiral Michelle Howard and Toni Morrison recreated here. 

Hi I love love your painted stones!! I know that your an artist but, I was wondering if you have a “how to paint a rock” or the type of paints you use. Any help would be great! Thanks so much for your help. Allison

edoraslass:

just-ann-now:

motleycraft-o-rama:

Hi Allison!  Thank You for the sweet note! 

Actually I rarely post any of my own work as I am sadly lacking in photography skills. My blog is mostly just a curation of other people’s awesome work, with links back to the original source.

That being said, I would love to help you find your way on your creative journey!

Some of my favorite artists in this media are:

Elspeth McLean

She offers tons of tips and videos to teach her craft.  Check out her Blog, and YouTube channel. Below

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MagaMerlina

Another lovely Blog with lots of Tips & Tutorials and even a Video for making these lacy mandala stones below:

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Plus I have gathered together a few tutorials you may find helpful for various other kinds of stone painting:

How to make Garden Markers by Painting Stones, from Adventure in a Box.

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How to make Painted Rock Magnets, from Alisa Burke.

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Decoupaged Story Stones by Emily Neuburger, on Sew Mama Sew.

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Heat Embossed Stones, from Thrive 360 Living.

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From JoyRox: How to make your own Joy Rock:

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Thank You Allison for the inspiration for yet another crafty endeavor!

Now excuse me, I gotta go out and find some rocks……

Oooooh, those mandala stones

hey Silli

🙂  I particularly like the lacy white and grey stones

costumefilms:

An interesting textural embroidered piece I had to work on for Season 4 was for a new character from a magical mysterious child like, non human race called “The Children of the Forest”. The Costume Designer Michele Clapton really wanted the character’s costume to be a part of the World they inhabit and their clothing to reflect that, not look too much like garments, the decoration not to look too stitched on, it had to really be a part of them.

The stage that I came in at the base/body stocking was to reflect a silver birch like bark, which was being worked on by the Artists in the Breaking Down Department, and I started to create moss and lichen textures to apply to a web like slip dress that would be wrapped over the body stocking.

Michele Carragher

[this is the first part of the gallery, part 2 is here]

Make sure you check out the gallery of her work on other GOT costumes!