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Published: 2006-09-22 19:38:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 6317; Favourites: 208; Downloads: 0
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Description "Ladybug Ladybug, fly away home. Your house is on fire and your children are alone...."

Out of all the nursery rhymes I recited as a child, this one held the most magic in it for me. I can't imagine the number of ladybugs I would let crawl on my fingers til they reached the tip, and then I would say that little rhyme. Every time they would spread their tiny wings and fly, I would think it was because of what I said. I always felt a little bad about telling them their house was on fire, but I figured they were always happy when they returned, and found out that all was safe and sound.


Many thanks to the following stock artists:

Ladybugs, grass and flowers found at Stock Exchange
Textures: Of course, who else? Heheh. , found at
Mushroom house: [link]
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Comments: 93

flordelys [2007-11-10 17:15:18 +0000 UTC]

Somehow I missed this one. My loss...until today

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anjaleck [2007-09-09 00:37:54 +0000 UTC]

Hi,

Congratulations! I would like to let you know I am featuring your incredible art in my weekly feature journal. [link]

Hugs,
Anj

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bubblegum-fairy [2007-08-24 10:45:54 +0000 UTC]

I love this picture! It looks so sweet!

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jussta [2007-08-12 09:10:42 +0000 UTC]

Fridaylicious is a weekly themed art feature. This time it's all about lovely LADYBUGs and your deviation was featured!
Link to the article: [link]

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vcrimson [2007-07-02 10:24:35 +0000 UTC]

a beautiful piece and a beautiful story to go with it!

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Word-worth-1000-pics [2007-04-19 05:03:05 +0000 UTC]

This deviation has been chosen as a feature of the week
on *Word-worth-1000-pics which is a community project
promoting artists on dA.
It has been found from the word of the week : "ALONE "

To know how it works: [link]
F.A.Q. : [link]

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erikakochanski [2007-03-10 00:31:52 +0000 UTC]

This is just soooooo adoreable! ~E.

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Lovell-SimonsJanet [2007-02-22 02:53:53 +0000 UTC]

So soft and whimsically beautiful!

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enchanted-black-rose [2007-01-24 18:56:59 +0000 UTC]

Amazing.

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Foxfires In reply to enchanted-black-rose [2007-02-01 04:41:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!

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karemelancholia [2007-01-23 18:09:19 +0000 UTC]


Congrats!!!
You've been chosen for the '2006 Visual Art Feature'!
This deviation is in the feature (my last journal entry) : [link]
Please check it to view other's art! You'll be amazed, and this will make you discover new artists!
Hope this will bring you more views, favs and devwatches!!

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karemelancholia [2007-01-09 00:52:46 +0000 UTC]


Marvellous! deserves a .
I'll probably put this deviation in my special '2006 Visual Art Feature' that i'm preparing!
Lemme know if you want one of your deviations in particular, please send me a comment in this journal entry or i can forget! : [link]
Your are such a wonderful artist!

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Foxfires In reply to karemelancholia [2007-01-09 03:43:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, thank you so much! I was just reading your article earlier today!! I would be completely honored to have this in it! I'll send a comment on your journal as well.

Thank you!!

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w-p [2006-12-21 21:11:40 +0000 UTC]

I like how the flowers are big and the house so small

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Future-Art-Magazine [2006-12-09 21:38:33 +0000 UTC]

You have been nominated towards the 'FAM Master's Award 2006' Event
- photomanipulation category at
*Future-Art-Magazine

Feel free to watch if you want to follow the progress

[link]

News Article on the event: [link]

Founder/Admin
*mizzdraconia

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Cyber-Shady [2006-12-06 06:49:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is so beautiful. I really like the colour and the texture. It looks so dreamy and somewhat mysterious... sort of like Alice in the Wonderland world kinda thing I like it a lot

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Foxfires In reply to Cyber-Shady [2006-12-17 19:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Cyber-Shady In reply to Foxfires [2006-12-18 08:10:22 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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w-p [2006-12-05 23:01:13 +0000 UTC]

nicecute

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Silvery-Lily-stock [2006-11-17 12:52:11 +0000 UTC]

[link]

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Wynterstoops [2006-11-15 06:16:08 +0000 UTC]

I've never heard that ryhme but I love the image you created. It's so whimsical.

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Wynterstoops In reply to Wynterstoops [2006-11-18 04:27:11 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Foxfires In reply to Wynterstoops [2006-11-17 16:24:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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archanN [2006-10-26 07:23:13 +0000 UTC]

oh my god! ur work is so beautiful and stunning wow

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icclefairy [2006-10-25 15:52:05 +0000 UTC]

fantasic piece! gorgeous tones. really like the subtle texture in the background. great!

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A-La-Blithe [2006-10-23 18:29:54 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely beautiful. I can't even put into words how much I adore this.

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AllieDis [2006-10-21 05:08:22 +0000 UTC]

I love the soft sweetness of this

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chulachu [2006-10-18 17:37:10 +0000 UTC]

Loooooove it!

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Foxfires In reply to chulachu [2006-10-19 03:41:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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chulachu In reply to Foxfires [2006-10-22 04:22:35 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Ylvanqa [2006-10-05 21:24:44 +0000 UTC]

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Foxfires In reply to Ylvanqa [2006-10-07 01:36:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

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Xx-Ge9aYeD-xX [2006-10-03 16:26:08 +0000 UTC]

came across this from the furtute magazine..

this is just amazing.. looking at it in for the first time.. it just seemed as a traditional art piece of work..

but then I found it's a manipulated piece of art.. so amazingly manipulated too

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Foxfires In reply to Xx-Ge9aYeD-xX [2006-10-07 02:59:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! That means so much to me to hear that.

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Xx-Ge9aYeD-xX In reply to Foxfires [2006-10-10 19:29:44 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure

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dholms [2006-09-30 15:25:14 +0000 UTC]

you know something, i really am gonna have to
make you something special. something just for
you. well,...you'll be the first to hug it and squeeze
it and make wondeful art with it anyway. heh.
per usual,...GORGEOUS WORK!!

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Foxfires In reply to dholms [2006-10-03 01:45:57 +0000 UTC]

I audibly "awwww"'d when I read this. Thank you sweetness! That is just so awesome of you to say. Thank you for making my whole day.

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DarkstaR74 [2006-09-29 01:40:47 +0000 UTC]

I think this one is my new fav. Keep up the awesome work !

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Foxfires In reply to DarkstaR74 [2006-10-03 02:00:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! I'm really glad you like this one, cause it's one of my alltime favs too.

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Lluhnij [2006-09-26 18:58:11 +0000 UTC]

So delicate, precious, adorable..

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Foxfires In reply to Lluhnij [2006-09-27 16:09:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!

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dheks [2006-09-26 16:21:16 +0000 UTC]

this is so beautifull i love the soft collours

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Foxfires In reply to dheks [2006-09-27 16:10:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!

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sylvain6po [2006-09-26 09:22:14 +0000 UTC]

This one rocks ! Please can you tell me how did you work on David copperfield ?
What steps have you done on it ? I'd like to fav it but It isn't in tour gallery !

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Foxfires In reply to sylvain6po [2006-09-27 16:14:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!! Hmm - it should be in the gallery? Maybe it was a glitch? Is it there now?

The way I do my deviations is so involved, it's hard to say the specific steps taken. I do a LOT of work with a Wacom tablet, which means overpainting by hand, which creates the blending, and the smoothness of the details.

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sylvain6po In reply to Foxfires [2006-09-27 21:45:13 +0000 UTC]

Yep it is actually in your gallery ! It was surely a glitch ! Thx to you I learned a new English word ..."Glitch"
Once again 'David Copperfield" is a work of great detail. Thx for your explaination but this artwork will remain a mystery for me. Definitly beautiful and the tiltle fits really well. I am mesmerized !

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Foxfires In reply to sylvain6po [2006-09-27 21:48:04 +0000 UTC]

You are so sweet! Thank you my friend! And with dA, you will find the word "glitch" very useful, hehehe!

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saltyshadow [2006-09-26 07:42:28 +0000 UTC]

fantastic piece , like it a lot

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Foxfires In reply to saltyshadow [2006-09-27 16:15:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Poerti [2006-09-25 20:32:40 +0000 UTC]

This is so beautiful! Perfect harmony my dear!

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