From Chris, Paul, and Alisa at HiveWire 3D: Lisa Buckalew, aka Lisa's Botanicals and a founding partner of HiveWire 3D, passed away on February 20, 2021. She will live on in the hearts of her family and friends, and all who knew her or use any of her beautiful products. We miss you and love you, Lisa. What follows is what she originally wrote on her Bio:
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A bit about me? Thanks for asking! :)
Im Lisa, Lee, Mom, or Lisa Marie when Im in trouble! (Hi Mom!) For the past twenty years Ive been married to Jeff and Im the proud Mom to three wonderful boys.
Having been born on September 4, Im a Virgo and yes, a perfectionist. :)
I have a love of horses, books and of art that goes back to my childhood. One of my favorite childhood memories is of my mom reading me Miss Twiggys Tree over and over again. After I learned to read on my own I was hooked. Long after bedtime, my mom often found me under the covers with a flashlight reading the latest Nancy Drew or anything to do with horses book.
As a child, my creativity was always encouraged and I was told that I should pursue a career in art. Most of my childhood drawings and paintings were of faeries and elves living in mushroom worlds and of course there were many, many drawings of horses.
Twenty years ago I was destined for Art School and some formal art training but instead decided to marry and start a family. My artistic interests over the years since have been varied. Ive explored Photography, landscaping, various crafts, sewing, floral arrangement, glass etching, fountain making and Ive become quite good at cake decorating. Now, though, I feel as if Ive come full circle and am beginning another journey starting once again with my first love -- my passion for drawing and painting.
The passing of my son Jeff in the Spring of 2000 nearly destroyed me. It was then that I began using Poser to illustrate my thoughts, ideas and feelings while working through my grief.
With the expert guidance of my very dear friend, Moyra, I was able to complete my first vision, a Terragen/Poser/Photoshop composite I call Making the Journey. From there I have eagerly continued my own journey into the fine art of 3D imagery and am thrilled to be contributing to 3D resources with my own Products for Poser.
Art, expression and imagery for me go hand in hand with the written word and my passion for books has taken me through many experiences and on many adventures. I am currently exploring a variety of New Age titles and poring over the Photoshop Bible.
To me it seems that one cannot read without being inspired to write and I am pleased to say that I am now a published poet. :)
I hope have enjoyed learning a bit about the artist behind the art. Thank you for your interest.
Comments (21)
Placebo
Amazing work! So many details :)
mabfairyqueen
Even with the room already done, I can tell a lot of work went into this. Wonderful. It looks like a painting.
Morris
Lisa I could just sit and stare at this forever all the details are amazing, it does really look like a painting! Stunning!
Orio
E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T composition! Probably the best I have seen so far in crowded Poser scenes. The poses are perfect and the characters are not "dolls" but have a "story" and a "life". Not so easy to do with Poser. The only thing that disturbs me is the lighting, I find it a bit too harsh, I think the scene would call for a mellower mood. Another detail that could be improved is the woman in yellow, I guess her feet are lost in the dark of the floor but there's something in the perspective that tricks into perceiveing her as floating above ground. Overall congratulations for the great composition - it shows that you obviously know your stuff, and you know it well. :-) - Orio
scifiguy
I particular like the pose of the couple by the window. Very natural and lifelike. Well done.
PhilC
Magnifique! est tr bon :)
rockets
This is just stunning...many kudo's to you! :-)
Turtle
Amazing Picture, It's so great. How did you get that many people in Poser? :O) Beauitful, and It does look like a Painting by one of the Masters.
brschmidt
Most excellent. Really like all the characters and each one is so well done... beautiful scene.
RodolfoCiminelli
It is an exquisite one and I die work!!, the Victorian atmosphere is very well gotten, this design has a very good composition, the palette of colors it is rich and brilliant, impressive use of the light, the gears have an excellent elaboration and beautiful textures.
Heart'Song
What an extraordinary job you did here, Lisa! This looks/feels to me like the opening scene of a movie, and I keep thinking that suddenly the sound is going to fade in, and the actors are going to start moving. This is awesome!
Destiny
I think this is absolutely magnificent :)
Jen
Excellent image. I love all the details in this. Totally OUTSTANDING! :)
Darkworld
stunning... im so happy to see it rendered so beautifully, incredible job, the lady playing the harp is my favorite; she is perfectly posed, looks thoughtful and totally part of the scene. GORGEOUS work Lisa !! =)
eone
what can i say that hasnt already been said....its amazing...great job...love the look
Kenniston
very complex very well done... such life in this..
sirkrite
Excellent work! :D
Laurie S
Lisa this turned out beautiful! So much interaction and movement .. and the room models look fantastic!
Syyd
I left on a comment on this! Darn, leaving it again......I have never seen such a packed scene in my life, work so well. I can hear Stephen Foster music playing, and imagine the gentle conversation....WOW
trevor3000
wonderful composition Lisa, I don't think many realize how much work and talent is involved in a scene like this
Keya
Very elegant and sophisticated... I can almost hear the music :)