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Over the last several months I've been put through the ringer. All of a sudden, I have become my mother's caregiver.

Back in late summer mom came down with some intestinal issues that caused her to go to the emergency room. The first time around they didn't find anything. Two weeks later we're back to the emergency room and this time along with the intestinal issue she has also developed AFIB (Atrial Fibrillation) which is irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots in the heart as well as

I love being creative, finding new ways to show off my photography!

My latest project is creating photo art collages.

So here's the thing. I love making backgrounds that I use for my photoshoots, using joint compound, wallpaper, and stencils. I love all the textures and details that they create. So I wondered how it would look if I used the same technique but incorporated one of my photos.

The Key photo was my....

Antique shopping is my favorite kind of shopping. I'm always looking for something different and unique as well as adding to my various collections one of them being my vintage bottles. I find these bottles so interesting with the various colors, shapes, designs and what they were used for.

If these vintage bottles

My favorite kind of shopping is antique shopping. Once a month or so, I head out to my favorite antique shops to see what's new and what will inspire my next photoshoot.

With this photograph, I found some great finds. The journal was used, by a local apothecary shop that kept track of the medicines and drugs sold to the local doctors.

The other finds were the

Sometimes life has this habit of throwing curveballs to see if you're paying attention or staying on track.

A book I read recently, "The Starless Sea," inspired this photograph, and I love how it turned out.

The other day I was looking at this photograph, and at that moment, it felt like I was trapped. All those keys of opportunity...

The ranunculus flowers are so beautiful. They can be photographed in all kinds of lighting with any kind type of backdrop and still look gorgeous.

Their colors are varied, soft pinks, bright pinks, oranges, yellows, peach and, white. The ranunculus has layers of petals that are soft a delicate. As a cut flower, they last for a very long time. These are the many reasons I love

I love creating backdrops for my photoshoots. It allows me to create what I have envisioned for a particular photoshoot.

Making these backdrops are time-consuming, so I do need to plan my shoots ahead of time. I can then make more than one at a time.

Visit my "Making My Own Backgrounds" post for more information on how I made them.

To give you a quick breakdown of how I made the backdrops below.

Materials you will need primer, brush, hardboard

In "The Starless Sea," there are different stories behind each door. Behind one of these doorknobs is a story waiting to be told by you. What would it be?

The stories that you can tell if you use your imagination! Where do I want to go?

When I opened the door, Before me was this

I've recently taken a workshop called "Illustrated." The theme of this workshop is to read books and get inspired through different passages in the book. Then create a photograph using the passages you chose in the book that sparked your imagination, how you might see it in your mind's eye.

I have to say I was a bit

Back in April, I had purchased a bouquet of Iceland Poppies from Farmgirl Flowers. They came in excellent condition, and I was anxious to photograph them.

The poppies were gorgeous with beautiful textures in the petals, beautiful colors of peach, white, pink, and orange. They didn't last long