Monday, December 31, 2012
Thank-you
It's hard to believe that another year has almost left us; and the world did not end. (Sorry I had to put that in. :) ) So many changes in life and in how we do business. As we here at Our Lady of Visual Media Studios; home of Backup Productions, Pride Reunion, Pride Portrait and Ed Dansby Photography, we would like to give a blessing to all of our clients, friends and followers. May the Lord bless and shine His light upon you and yours in the coming year. More changes are on the way. You all have become like family to us. May GOD bless and keep you in the coming year.
Welcome Home
With the Christ Mass Holy Day only a week away I thought it would be fitting to remind us what the reason for the season is.
As of the date of this posting I have Six Signed and Numbered 8.5" by 11" prints left. If you would like one feel free to message me at olvmstudios@gmail.com
If you copy this image please give credit where it is due.
A review from a friend on Welcome Home
Several months ago I did a collage photo of The Basilica at Mission San Juan Capistrano for a Advanced Photoshop class. Little did I know that it would catch the eye of a respected food photographer and blog writer..... Paulette Le Pore Motzko The following is a link to her blog Photo's That Inspire Words and the article she did on myself and that picture.
Welcome Home Article
Copyright
Edward Dansby 2012
Welcome Home Article
Copyright
Edward Dansby 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Sara's Cats
My sister Sara has always been known for her love of cat's.....And she has had MANY over the years. So for Christmas, as her gift, I got all the pictures I could of her cats and put this together for her.
It shows most of the cats she has had throughout her life. All of the cutting out of the cats and the script were done by hand using a combination of Illustrator and Photoshop.
It shows most of the cats she has had throughout her life. All of the cutting out of the cats and the script were done by hand using a combination of Illustrator and Photoshop.
If you would like a project done for you, your friends or family of the special family members (Pets) that come in and out of our lives please feel free to contact me at olvmstudios@gmail.com
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Mommy Life: Why Jesus is better than Santa Claus
Found this and had to share......
Mommy Life: Why Jesus is better than Santa Claus
Mommy Life: Why Jesus is better than Santa Claus
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Things from the past coming in the future....
Over the next few weeks I will be re-posting items from other blogs and closing them down. If you see something that you've seen before don't worry. I'm just transferring my blog postings.
Merry CHRIST MASS and GOD Bless
Old blog address
http://edwarddansby.blogspot.com/
Merry CHRIST MASS and GOD Bless
Old blog address
http://edwarddansby.blogspot.com/
Venice High School Class of 72
A sample of one of the custom covers that we did for the class of 1972 at Venice High School.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The Origin of the Twelve Days of Christmas
A facebook friend of mine Alexander Vargo.....Posted the following in his notes...I just wanted to share it with you.
The Origin of the Twelve Days of Christmas
You're all familiar with the Christmas song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" I think. To most it's a delightful nonsense rhyme set to music. But it had a quite serious purpose when it was written.
It is a good deal more than just a repetitious melody with pretty phrases and a list of strange gifts.
Catholics in England during the period 1558 to 1829, when Parliament finally emancipated Catholics in England, were prohibited from ANY practice of their faith by law - private OR public. It was a crime to BE a Catholic.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" was written in England as one of the "catechism songs" to help young Catholics learn the tenets of their faith - a memory aid, when to be caught with anything in *writing* indicating adherence to the Catholic faith could not only get you imprisoned, it could get you hanged.
The songs gifts are hidden meanings to the teachings of the faith. The "true love" mentioned in the song doesn't refer to an earthly suitor, it refers to God Himself. The "me" who receives the presents refers to every baptized person. The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In the song, Christ is symbolically presented as a mother partridge which feigns injury to decoy predators from her helpless nestlings, much in memory of the expression of Christ's sadness over the fate of Jerusalem: "Jerusalem! Jerusalem! How often would I have sheltered thee under my wings, as a hen does her chicks, but thou wouldst not have it so..."
The other symbols mean the following:
1 Partridge in a Pear Tree = Jesus Christ, Son of God
2 Turtle Doves = The Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens = Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds = the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings = The first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying = the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming = the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8 Maids A-milking = the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing = the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping = the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping = the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming = the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
The Origin of the Twelve Days of Christmas
You're all familiar with the Christmas song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" I think. To most it's a delightful nonsense rhyme set to music. But it had a quite serious purpose when it was written.
It is a good deal more than just a repetitious melody with pretty phrases and a list of strange gifts.
Catholics in England during the period 1558 to 1829, when Parliament finally emancipated Catholics in England, were prohibited from ANY practice of their faith by law - private OR public. It was a crime to BE a Catholic.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" was written in England as one of the "catechism songs" to help young Catholics learn the tenets of their faith - a memory aid, when to be caught with anything in *writing* indicating adherence to the Catholic faith could not only get you imprisoned, it could get you hanged.
The songs gifts are hidden meanings to the teachings of the faith. The "true love" mentioned in the song doesn't refer to an earthly suitor, it refers to God Himself. The "me" who receives the presents refers to every baptized person. The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In the song, Christ is symbolically presented as a mother partridge which feigns injury to decoy predators from her helpless nestlings, much in memory of the expression of Christ's sadness over the fate of Jerusalem: "Jerusalem! Jerusalem! How often would I have sheltered thee under my wings, as a hen does her chicks, but thou wouldst not have it so..."
The other symbols mean the following:
1 Partridge in a Pear Tree = Jesus Christ, Son of God
2 Turtle Doves = The Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens = Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds = the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings = The first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying = the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming = the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8 Maids A-milking = the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing = the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping = the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping = the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming = the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
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