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Hello everybody,

I'm sorry for my absence, but nowadays life keeps me busier than usual. It's a weird mix of a heavy workload, staff reduction, and illness of workmates, and it seems as if it won't get better soon. So I do not only have less free time, I'm also rather exhausted after every single day at work.

I'm longing to watch and comment your work though, and I'll try to catch up with everything until the next weekend. I just want you to know that I'm still here.

Until then, I'll leave you with some very fine pieces of classical music. Enjoy!







Fun fact: Brian Eno (!) is playing trying to play the clarinet on these recordings. :giggle:

Hope you're all doing well. Take care,everybody, and have a wonderful week!
:peace:


WNC- Monthly Feature No. 27

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 10:40 AM
Don't forget to :+favlove: this feature if you like it.
You can also "+1" it on Google+
>>> [link] <<<

This is a selection from last month's submissions to

:iconwhoneedscolour:




























Selection made by

:iconbokehlight::icondpressedsoul::iconfigueline::iconfilterkaffee::iconjakezdaniel::iconkizukitamura::iconra-gro::iconune-vache:

Compiled by

:iconfilterkaffee:


:peace:


Fractured

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 1:44 PM



Knew I would fall if I tried
So I held back for a while



You pushed me so hard, I had to go
I tried to be strong, then I failed



I would like to say this
Just in case you didn't know



Well your soul is fractured
I know what it's like as well



I have sold my soul
I traded it for hollow gold

:blackrose:


Failed Serenade

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:29 AM


With quiet disdain
It was only fear that I feared
Thought I was someone else for you to use



Envy burned away
As I fell immune to all of your tears
I guess you were still all mine
Mine to lose



Our minds aflame
As I seared in the wicked summer glow
I surrendered all to you



This failed serenade
Will tell you all you needed to know
Maybe your words were feigned
But mine were true

:blackrose:

Íon is a project of Duncan Patterson.
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A Brave Unbodied Scheme

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 11:28 AM
*partiallyHere and *RichardLeach have announced their second book, A Brave Unbodied Scheme
containing 27 images by Hanan and 26 poems by Richard, plus a poem by Hanan. 

I'm pleased to see one of my collaborations with Hanan used for this book. It's "Loud Whisper", 
made by Hanan back in 2011 for her "Di-a-Log" Series.


Their book is available on lulu now, click on the image of the book cover below to check it out.



:blackrose:


We All Fall Down Once In A While

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 6:32 AM



No one can find me here in my soul
Kicking and screaming
Out of control



Calm myself down now
Nobody knows
No one can find me here in my soul


Hooked on your problems
Do I know why?
And if you come my way again
Would I lend a hand?
Would I understand?




No one can find me here in my soul
Kicking and screaming
Out of control



Calm myself down
Nobody knows
No one can find me here in my soul


Solitude was never, never seen as loneliness
And things need, they need time
And time leads to other things
And playing roles which are limited
By the poor fund of knowledge
In this sick, sick world


We all fall down once in a while
Escaping the law of the unexplained pains

:blackrose:

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Self-promotion, and a sign of life

Journal Entry: Fri Jan 4, 2013, 3:22 AM
Belated happy New Year, everybody! 
Hope everything's fine.
:peace:

I've been a little bit off track lately,
you know, life can be so time-consuming.
;)

So one of my New Year's Resolutions will be 
trying to catch up with everything you have created in the meantime
and trying not to miss any of the roughly 2.500 messages in my inbox.

Also, breaking out of the loops...like every year! 


:lol:

In the meantime my image "Windows in the Sky" 



has been chosen as one of the best of 2012 
by *KizukiTamura and his watchers.

I'm honoured to see my work in very fine company.

Please head over to his journal feature and show some devious love!


:heart:


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WNC - Monthly Feature No. 25

Journal Entry: Mon Dec 31, 2012, 11:16 AM
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You can also "+1" it on Google+
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This is a selection from last month's submissions to

:iconwhoneedscolour:

a group dedicated to black and white artwork.

Sit back, and enjoy! 
:meow:

the 1st by *HaruNijipasa II by ~keringo


Viewpoint by ~arayoIn between by =Menoevil
Invasion by *tuminkaself in December 2012 by *wchild


Within Memories by *MustafaDedeogLu1323 by *MustafaDedeogLu


BrokenHomes_95 by *FredericPayenpining over in light and time by ~lemura





Self-Portrait by ~gottfriedhelnweinTeleportation by ~AlexanderNasa
Revolve by =Menoeville canape rouge. by ~Anoxia-Photography



Self Portrait by *JBord141 by ~celilsezer

Midnight Black Earth by *kayjensenypsilon by `SimonSawSunlight

wedding dance by *blueviolette

 

...mmm... by ~golpista

Selections made by

:icondpressedsoul::iconfilterkaffee::iconjakezdaniel::iconkizukitamura::iconra-gro:

Feature compiled by

:iconfilterkaffee:

The whole team of #WhoNeedsColour wishes you and yours
a very happy New Year!

:iconchampagneplz::iconchampagneplz:


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Happy End of the World, and Happy Holidays!

Journal Entry: Fri Dec 21, 2012, 12:00 AM


"I'm not afraid for the world will end today.
I fear that the world will continue without changing anything."


Thank you very much for your ongoing support throughout the last year,
for witnessing my progress, my pain and my joy.

Happy holidays everybody,
no matter what you're going to celebrate or not.

:heart: :peace:


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Leaving Eden

Journal Entry: Wed Dec 5, 2012, 7:33 AM


Put the thorn in my side, the coins on my eyes
I'm not awake, I'm leaving Eden


And all her frozen charms lie cold in my arms
Panic went away and left me reeling



It's warm outside but the weather fails to hide
The stinging loss inside



For in the back of my mind I always thought I'd find my way to paradise
On I'd walk to paradise




But grace and lies locked the door from the other side
And now there's not much else there




Grace and lies in all
How long can you hide, how long can you hide?




The cost of innocence is the loss of innocence
Some may pass away, but some die screaming



And when it came to my time, oh it took me by surprise
Was it my mistake, or am I born for giving in?



But grace and lies locked the door from the other side
And now there's not much else there


Grace and lies in all
How long can you hide, how long can you hide?

:blackrose:

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I'll be off to Berlin for a few days. See you all next week!

:peace:


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`Changes

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 10:48 AM
Wow, this year has gone so fast...
:omg:

My term as a Community Volunteer is over, I have to take off my "^" and have to say goodbye to the Community Relations team. I have to admit that it was difficult at times to keep up with everything here on deviantART besides my full-time job, but I enjoyed working with the team and I particularly enjoyed the great support from the community in terms of DD suggestions, supportive comments and feedback on journal features and articles during the PE Week back in August. 

Thank you very much for your precious support,
and special thanks to ^Kaz-D and $Moonbeam13!
:iconbowplz:

I don't know when a new Community Volunteer for abstract and surreal photography will be announced. Make sure to add #communityrelations to your watchlist to get the latest updates of the Community Relations team.

Until then please send your Daily Deviation suggestions to ^Kaz-D or ^3wyl 
who are looking after general photography.


Have you ever thought of giving back to the community?


And before I get way too sentimental, I'll leave you with a summary of the monthly DD roundups and an overview of the PE week for abstract and surreal.

DD ROUNDUPS



PE WEEK



And here's my last DD feature for abstract and surreal:



It's not just a feature, it's meant as a statement. Or as Rothko himself said:


:peace:

There are a few other Community Volunteers leaving the team today,
please head over to #communityrelations and show them some love!


Keep on rocking the community!
:dalove:


Celebrating Diversity #8

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 12:01 PM
Most of you know me for my rather dark surreal and abstract art features, often accompanied with melancholic and depressive music. But this doesn't mean that I'm not paying attention to other genres of art here on deviantART. That is why I like the idea of "Celebrating Diversity". It's an "out of the comfort zone" feature, so to speak.

Enjoy!

:peace:

Photography









Digital Art









Traditional Art









Literature



Previous issues of "Celebrating Diversity":

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7


"If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear."
- Gene Roddenberry

Starting the final spurt

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:10 AM

Suggest the best of the best!


Time flies. My term as your Community Volunteer for Photography/Abstract & Surreal is going to end on November 16. That is why I'd like to call on you to send me your DD suggestions now 'cause I have not more than 12 slots open for DD features anymore.

What I want to see? The best of the best. You may also suggest your own work if you think that it's outstanding and deserves much more recognition.



Have you ever thought about volunteering?


I'm also very anxious that whoever will take my place after November 16 will continue featuring awesome, unsual, outstanding and controversial artwork to show the community the whole spectrum of abstract and surreal photography.

Do you want to give back to the community? Do you want to work in an awesome team of art enthusiasts promoting artwork and educating the community through projects like #projecteducate or #ArtHistoryProject?



Not particularly interested in looking after abstract and surreal photography? Check out the official #communityrelations blog and see which other positions are currently open:

The Community Relations TeamThe Community Relations Team is made up of Community Volunteers who liaise with Director of Community Relations $Moonbeam13
Community Volunteers help the community out by providing you -- the community -- with a specific contact point in relation to galleries, chat and forums. You’ll find them doing the following;
:bulletpink: Helping run community challenges and educational projects
:bulletpink: Supporting community events
:bulletpink: Helping moderate featured chats
:bulletpink: Helping moderate forums
:bulletpink: Being part of the #help team
:bulletpink: Being part of the team that moderate #devart and other official chatrooms
:bulletpink: Liaising with $Moonbeam13 and $fourteenthstar on community matters
:bulletpink: Bringing rockstar deviants to your attention via features, articles and Daily DeviationsPlease read :faq85: before applying for a Community Volunteer positionNote that you must be 18 years of age or older to qualifyPlease do NOT send notes



Stop bullying!


Do you disapprove of a Daily Deviation feature? Do you think the artists "doesn't deserve it"? Feel free to communicate your opinion on the artwork, but please stop flaming the artist!

Check out $Moonbeam13's official statement on this matter in the latest CR Newsletter and also the official FAQ:

CR Newsletter: September/October 2012 Director of Community Relations :iconmoonbeam13: :
Table of Contents
1. Miscellaneous vs Other
2. Attacking the Artist
3. Volunteer Openings in Community Relations
4. Community Projects
5. Official Contests
6  Project Educate 2011/2012
7. Art History Project
8. News from the Chats and Forums
9. News from the Galleries
1. Miscellaneous vs Other
Over the past few months, we've been diligently working on cleaning up the category tree of old and unused categories.  While most of this will go unnoticed by the community, what you will notice is the change from "Miscellaneous" galleries to "Other".  The reason for this change is simple.  The concept of Miscellaneous leads one to believe that it's a junk drawer category for everything under the sun when the intention was to be an "Other" category for deviations that don't fit well in other sub-categories of the tree.  We're also working on u



Thanks a lot for your support!
:peace:

"I keep hoping people will like abstractions, space to dream,
consider things that don't necessarily add up."
(David Lynch)


Spirit Day 2012

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:02 AM
In early October 2010, Canadian teenager Brittany McMillan promulgated the observance of a new commemoration called Spirit Day, the first observance of which took place on October 20, 2010, in which people wear the color purple to show support for LGBT young people who are victims of bullying. Since then it has turned into a global event against bullying, promoted by GLAAD.

This year's Spirit Day is on October 19, and this is what you can do to show your support:

:bulletpurple: Turn your deviantID or your avatar purple!
:bulletpurple: Create Spirit Day artwork and submit it to our Spirit Day Gallery
Submit artwork that encourages love, acceptance, tolerance, empathy, and purple!
:bulletpurple: Show love and support to your fellow deviants!



To learn more about GLAAD and the Spirit Day click on the button below.

:iconlovepurpleplz:




:iconcommunityrelations: supports Spirit Day

daily deViation

Journal Entry: Mon Oct 8, 2012, 3:18 AM
On the Concrete Sky I Saw Buildings Rise by `DpressedSoul

Thank you very much, ^anmari, for featuring
"On The Concrete Sky I Saw Buildings Rise"
as a Daily Deviation - I'm truly honoured!

And thank you all for your precious support and friendship.

:heart:

Previous DD features:


Now I'm not only backlogged with DD suggestions and my devWatch,
but also with comments and activity messages...
Yay!
:la:


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Birthday Features

Journal Entry: Sun Oct 7, 2012, 11:00 AM
:iconanaphenix:




:iconchinacomplex:




:iconlwc71:




Belated Happy Birthday to you!
:party:



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Everyday Hurts

Journal Entry: Tue Oct 2, 2012, 12:56 PM

Time made me confide in you
So contrived were the words you sold me
Now nothin' can swallow the feeling so shallow inside



'Cause everyday hurts a little more
And everyday hurts a little more
And I'll do anything




Yes I'll do anything
To belong, to be strong
To say, there's nothin' wrong

:blackrose:

I'm going to take a break from dA for a few days.
Take care everyone, see you next weekend!


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How Could This Go So Very Wrong?

Journal Entry: Wed Sep 12, 2012, 11:46 AM


 

Who could call my name without regretting
Who could see beyond this my darkness
And for once save their own prayers
Who could mirror down just a little of their sun





How could this go so very wrong
That I must depend on darkness
Would anyone follow me further down





How could this go so very far
That I need someone to say
What is wrong...not with the world but me


Who could call my name without regretting
Who could promise to never destroy me
Tonight my head is full of wishes
And everything I drink is full of her

:blackrose:

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Our Love is Madness

Journal Entry: Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:53 AM
>>> MUSE, Madness <<<
:music:



I, I can’t get this memories out of my mind,
It’s some kind of madness, it started to evolve
I, I tried so hard to let you go
But some kind of madness is swallowing me whole. 





I have finally seen the light
And I have finally realized
What you mean


And now, I need to know: is this real love?
Or is it just madness keeping us afloat?
But when I look back at all the crazy fights we had
It’s like some kind of madness was taking control.



And now I have finally seen the light
And I have finally realized
What you need


 

And now I have finally seen the end 
I'm not expecting you to care 
And I have finally seen the light 
And I have finally realized
I need your love
I need your love



Come to me, just in a dream
Come on and rescue me
Yes I know, I can’t be wrong
And maybe I’m too headstrong
Our love is…
Madness


:blackrose:

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The Pretender

Journal Entry: Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:49 PM
:music:




Keep you in the dark 
You know they all pretend 
Keep you in the dark 
And so it all began 





Send in your skeletons 
Sing as their bones go marching in again 
They need you buried deep 
The secrets that you keep are ever ready 





Are you ready? 
I'm finished making sense 
Done pleading ignorance 
That old defense 





Spinning infinity, boy 
The wheel is spinning me 
It's never-ending, never-ending 
Same old story 


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What if I say I'm not like the others? 
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? 
You're the pretender 
What if I say I will never surrender? 





In time, or so I'm told, 
I'm just another soul for sale, oh well 
The page is out of print 
We are not permanent 
We're temporary, temporary 
Same old story 





What if I say I'm not like the others? 
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? 
You're the pretender 
What if I say I will never surrender? 




I'm the voice inside your head you refuse to hear 
I'm the face that you have to face mirrorin' your stare 
I'm what's left; I'm what's right; I'm the enemy 
I'm the hand that'll take you down and bring you to your knees 


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So, who are you? Yeah, who are you? 
Yeah, who are you? Yeah, who are you? 
Keep you in the dark 
You know they all pretend

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What if I say I'm not like the others? 
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? 
You're the pretender 
What if I say I will never surrender? 

So, who are you? 
Yeah, who are you? 

:blackrose:

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Alternatives

You can follow the trail of the snail also on

Google+ | art limited | Shadowness | last.fm

...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe,
wings to the mind, flight to the imagination,
and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.


Plato

...

Almost all of our sorrows
spring out of our relations with other people.


Arthur Schopenhauer

...

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you.
You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.


Bob Marley

These are the ones...

:icondaisukekuroneko: :icondisies: :iconhorstschmier: :iconfal-name: :iconfeedmeorchids: :iconfilterkaffee: :icongreyguardian: :iconhalcyonshores: :iconina-fahlsten: :iconjtheq: :iconkaz-d: :iconkingaagnik: :iconlizthatsme: :iconlunox-baik: :iconune-vache: :iconscheinbar: :iconjessica-lorraine-z:

...and always will be!

:iconbloody-earth: :iconc-ip: :iconlisa-schneider: :iconlivetoregret: :icontincanalli:

Journal History

Questions that really count - What's the meaning of "dA"? 

82%
87 deviants said deviantART
18%
19 deviants said danboART

Characterize yourself through your partiality for fast food: 

31%
39 deviants said I'm a hermit! (I don't like fast food!)
23%
29 deviants said I'm an individualist! (Subway Sandwiches)
11%
14 deviants said I'm French!! (I'm a gourmet!)
9%
11 deviants said I'm a traditionalist! (An eatery of my trust!)
8%
10 deviants said I'm a conformist! (McDonald's)
8%
10 deviants said I'm a cosmopolitan! (A random Sushi Bar)
6%
7 deviants said I'm a nonconformist! (Burger King)
2%
3 deviants said I'm an epicurean! (Dunkin' Donuts)
1%
1 deviant said I'm a specialist! (Carl's Jr./Nordsee/Da Grasso etc.)

About mental health... 

34%
34 deviants said They say I'm mental but I'm just confused. :confused:
33%
33 deviants said I'm totally sane! :eyepopping:
23%
23 deviants said They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all :stupidme:
11%
11 deviants said They say I'm mental but I've been abused. :depressed: