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Tea-Rex — Only You ... Can Understand the Way I Am
Published: 2013-01-06 18:00:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 1711; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 55
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The initial step in the creative process consists in determining to picture the ideal as you wish it to be, then endeavoring to reproduce this ideal, however imperfectly, in your own life through craft work. There are no true limits to what you can conceive and interpret creatively.
Belief in limitation is the one and only thing that causes limitation, because we thus impress limitation upon the creative principle and block our own path to expression. In proportion as we lay that belief aside our boundaries will expand and grand possibilities, until then unseen, shall open before our senses.
And if I never look into your eyes .. my life will ever be less for the absence of that eternal moment.
And yet . . .
Sie überleben nicht in mir wegen der Gedächtnisse; noch sind Sie
Grube wegen einer reizenden sehnenden Stärke.
Was Sie bildet, ist Geschenk der leidenschaftliche Umweg, den eine
langsame Weichheit in meinem Blut nachvollzieht.
Ich brauche nicht, Sie zu sehen zu erscheinen; tragend genügt,
damit ich Sie wenig weniger verliere.
—Rilke
As I understand it:
You do not survive in me because of memories;
Neither are you mine through the strength of a lovely longing.
What lends you form and presence is the passionate detour,
a gradual tenderness awakens in my blood.
I do not need for you to appear to see you.
The fact of your birth suffices, so that I lose you a little less.
This is Aryaine. She was born on our side of the new year.
Welcome her warmly .. for she is yet very tender.
May this first weekend of '13 be shining with inspiration for you!
Terry
PRODUCTION : Character & Scene Set up and Rendered Within Poser Pro
POST : Tonal Enrichment, Film Effects, DOF, Finishing Enhancements & Framing Within Photoshop
CREDITS : Aryaine - Self-crafted Character for Victoria IV
VINTAGE : January 2013
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Comments: 24
Awesome image, love this character, she has gorgeous textures and features, very well done
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Hello, Petra!
Thank you for these words and for taking the time to express them!
Aryaine came through my window one late night, when something else I was puzzling out just would not come together. She told me there was a reason this other venture was doomed to fade .. then proceeded to show me a finer form to pour my attentions into.
Here's a old style black & white portrait of her, which shows a different aspect, yet retains her unique personality: [link]
It is good to see you over here.
With warm regard,
Terry
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Thank you, Maxwell!
I appreciate your estimation. It is significant to me.
With warm regard,
Terry
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Thank you, Des'!
These words lift my spirit. Your impressions are what one hopes to generate in another through viewing such a work as this.
Welcome to DA!
May you find enjoyment, inspiration and good friends here!
With warm regard,
Terry
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What a beautiful emotion in this exquisite character,Terry!
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Elle rayonne d'un ensorcellement. Je peux le sentir.
Sometimes it just happens within the creative process .. life spirit enters the mix.
Le mai ce nouvel an être brillant et inspiré pour vous, Odile!
I would have it be so.
Terry
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Thank you, Michael!
I am happy she connects with you.
I appreciate your taking the time to say so.
With warm regard,
Terry
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Once again beautiful and thought provoking work. Congrats Terry! 
It's a bit of a perplexing enigma but, in my case, the more I understand another the more I can understand myself. And the more I understand myself, the more I can understand others. But one should never take that to mean that I don't enjoy my solitude.
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Thank you, Gene!
These are an interesting choice of words for me. It is true of my creative process, whether for work or personal exploration, that unless I get provoked nothing of much interest ever transpires.
What you describe may certainly be an enigma but I must pull your sleeve to the assertion of this being solely "your" case.
What you describe are transformative relationships which are essential to any brave wild-hearted soul interested in personal growth. All transformative relationships are characterized by trust, for one can not be bound, physically or emotionally in a healthy manner when trust is absent.
Trust must be tested and can only be verified when all parties within a relationship are defenseless .. yet secure in the knowledge that neither will take advantage or cause needless pain. Only upon such a ground can understanding of ourselves and others unfold into meaningful realizations.
When each participant in a relational dynamic can risk, explore, stumble and even fall .. then there is no pretense, no façade. All aspects of each individual in such a relationship are invited and welcome, not just agreed-upon behaviors. Here love is more important than romance; acceptance more important than approval.
When partners can leave behind the old conditioning of competition, when they can truly co-operate, then they/we become more than "two" .. we become something authentically transcendant. A transformative relationship is a shared journey toward meaning within which we dare and challenge each other and we derive vibrant pleasure from our capacity to surprise one another.
Because there is continuous change within such a relationship, there is never a state of taking or being taken for granted. Each is awake to the other. Transformative relationships are always fresh and new for they are an ongoing experiment, freely becoming whatever it will. The actual transformation, which often transpires within states of solitude, is catalyzed in the heart of your perplexing enigma: the authentic security which comes only after we have given up our dependence upon absolute certainty.
And here you have done it again, Brother .. sent me off down another avenue of existential wanderings.
It's a strange and funny place for it .. isn't it? But, why not!?
Terry
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Yes, I seem to keep coming to that same conclusion myself.
I am happy she reaches across to you, Louise.
Another New Year's hug for you!!
Terry
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Pleasing Nature with our heart's desire.
What else is there worth doing .. when the result smiles back at us?
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What better way to start a new year than with such tender beauty. I'm glad she appeared, so I can see and enjoy her too
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Hello, Marcel!
Your words raise my spirt and so my smile.
Yes, a fresh face and personality for a fresh year. I did not set out to craft someone new, she sort of slipped in through a side window within a space I had allowed for relaxing creative play. The months ahead will demand much of my time and energy so I have been enjoying the quiet space at the start of the year by returning to my little workshop.
This creative avenue has often intersected with my writing .. so it is possible that Aryaine is a character from one of my stories who I have yet to meet. We shall see. In the meantime it is safe to expect you shall see some more of her here before long. She's not the kind to stop by only to vanish in the night.
How is this new canvas of a year appearing to your senses up till now?
T'
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The graphics and detail on the face are amazing. [link] I always thought this song had the possibility for some inspiration.
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Thank you, Thomas!
Is the new year treating you well so far?
The Killers are def' nourishing to inspiration; not only is their sound stimulating to the senses, their lyrics are often ripe with potent imagery.
An old friend once offered words that return to lift me up quite often:
Find what you love .. and let it kill you.
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That's a damned good saying. Love powers alot of things, Wether it be hatred, passion, or any other emotion. My farther always said that ''if you accept pain, it hurts. If you accept pain in the inside, it will make you stronger''
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"That's a damned good saying."
& A wonderful way to live too!
One can die many times within a life and experience deeper living after each new birth.
Your father is right. We do not go down when we let our hurts roll through us instead of resisting them. We are tumbled and torn, sure, but in time we rise ever higher and live to go on discovering the unique story that is the adventure and purpose of our life.
The best in the world for you, Thomas!
Terry
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