One of The Most Moving Gifts I've Ever Received... In Life, Created by Candy candysamuels
"Tea by Candy" The self-portrait I am holding in this photo, is a traditional work done by the extremely remarkably talented Candy Samuels candysamuels This was the original upload: Then she mailed it!
She's such a dear, sweet friend, who is simply FABULOUS!
This gift was such a unique surprise for me, and I'll always feel moved by her amazing kindness.
This amazing video was made for me, by my dearest friend Teresa as a surprise gift... She wanted to make this video to place in her Custom Box on her own Profile Page where she is so very generously promoting The Shelter Project: teaphotography.deviantart.com/…
Not long after, she also made yet another one which contains more of my animal work, and is more particularly about The Shelter Project: teaphotography.deviantart.com/…
And... HERE IT IS:
The photos used in this video can be found HERE: teaphotography.deviantart.com/… and from a number of other Sub-Galleries of mine.
And, THEN, as also a BIG Part of The Shelter Project she created another video to support my hand-crafted jewelry that also donates funds for the animals, through purchases:
She'd made THIS one for my birthday! Teresa never ceases to amaze me with her creativity in seeking out ways to support this worthy cause for animals!
To SEE ALL JEWELRY which Supports the Animals of THE SHELTER PROJECT, GO HERE: teaphotography.deviantart.com/… Contact me directly... and thank you in advance for your interest!
A feature of Teresa's 's stunning work:
I thank you profoundly, my dearest Teresa, as this is so very special to me from the bottom bottom of my heart- the same way I am always truly humbled by your ongoing support and friendship! You are a fabulous and beautiful friend!
"Treat the Earth well. It was not given to us by our parents; it was loaned to us by our children. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors- we borrow it from our children." ~Native American Proverb
"Human beings are more alike than unalike, and what is true anywhere is true everywhere, yet I encourage travel to as many destinations as possible for the sake of education as well as pleasure." ~Maya Angelou
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1963
"I can't understand what makes a man [person] hate another man [person]..." ~lyrics to People are People by Depeche Mode
"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist." ~Indira Gandhi
"When the power of love, overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." ~Jimi Hendrix
"The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only object of government." ~Thomas Jefferson
“I truly believe that compassion provides the basis of human survival.” ~The 14th Dalai Lama
“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll join us, And the world will live as one.” ~lyrics to Imagine by John Lennon
"I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time." ~John Coffey in The Green Mile
Sometimes, certain quotes & music lyrics can reflect bits of me here and there, the way my own writings and photography can. But it's difficult to truly presume to know me, no matter how much is on one website, or in one gallery... I run deep and I've lived broad...
Regardless, for more literal info., there's the BIO called "The 411 on Tea of Tea Photography" here: teaphotography.deviantart.com/… It's down the right-hand side.
Personal Quote: Life is Art, Messy yet Beautiful all at Once. ~Tea
Favourite Visual Artist
Frida Kahlo, J.Waterhouse, Salvador Dali, & Watcher's List :)
Favourite Movies
Frida, SavingFace, Amelie, Chocolat, ShawshankRedemption, TippingTheVelvet, KungFu Panda I & II
1st Place - lazy-brush with: 2nd Place - @Estheryu with: 3rd Place - @serenyan with: ***********************THE 3 MENTIONS: @fuyuko7 with: @ebjeebies with: @shesvii with a most beautiful one. But I can't find a way to link this one to my journal. I am so sorry... Please visit their gallery!! ********** NOTE: I am sorry but I do not know how to do journals, and when I committed to this prize I did not remember we would be in Eclipse. I do not know much about Eclipse at all. It is very hard for me. Thank you for understanding. @GeorgeXVII , thank you for a wonderful contest... amazing entries!
The Previous ATTZ. of GRATZ. are HERE:
ATTZ. OF GRATZ. #37
Welcome to "ATTZ. of GRATZ." whether it's your FIRST time here, or if you've been participating for a while. I've been trying to keep this going since Sept. 2018.
If you're new, and this seems interesting enough to you, feel free to just jump right on in!
Many of us have been on Lock-Down or Self-Quarantine for a long time. For a lot of us, it's easy to feel stir crazy and forget to think about things that are good and what we can be grateful for. Coming here used to be helpful, a place to escape, but thinking about Eclipse becomes worrisome the closer it is getting.
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I was just looking through images in my gallery and found one that had a comment from you written a number of years ago. I decided to look you up and found you have been missing for a while judging from the concerned comments left on your home page.
Wherever you are I hope you are doing well, and that life is treating you okay as you certainly deserve it considering what you have done to help others. It would be great to hear from you again and I live in hope that we all do so soon.
Where are you, I have been trying to get in touch with you for a long time, I didn't realise you have been gone for 2 years. Please let us know you are well and safe