Thank you for the nominations and awards!

[red_satin_doll]

* Thank you to the voters at actress_ic Challenge 111 for voting my Lillian Gish icon Best Crop, and congratulations to the other winners erinm_4600, dragonydreams, vampgirl_nisha, ciuciuvaraworld, sandy79 and mops1980! This is my first time entering this icontest and it's very encouraging.
Thanks as ever to my darling beta-Muse velvetwhip for her input. My entries this round are dedicated to her because of our shared love of silent

Comments

[beer_good_foamy]

Congrats, and yay for silent movies! I can't remember if I've seen any of Mackaill's or Joyce's movies, but Lillian Gish was brilliant, and these are gorgeous - I especially like #4 and #5.

[red_satin_doll]

Thanks! Lillian Gish was one of my idols when I was in my teens (by which I mean the 1980's and '90's, - I'm not that old *lol*) but I don't think I've seen either of the other two actresses either.

Congratulations on your nods at RWSA!

I'm very fond of #5 but was uncertain of it as an entry, maybe because of the texture. It's a photo of Gish I hadn't seen before.

[beer_good_foamy]

Thank you!

I've been on a silents kick lately, especially after reading Catherynne Valente's novel Radiance (basically, silent movie stars colonising the solar system by cannon and shooting hand-coloured melodramas on the moon), and one of the movies I've watched is The Wind, starring Gish. Holy shit, she was awesome in that.

[red_satin_doll]

Lillian Gish gifs? MY LIFE IS NOW COMPLETE!!!

I had the good fortune to see The Wind at the old revival theater (complete with live organ music) in downtown Ann Arbor Michigan when I was going to college. I watched from the balcony of course because that's the only place to really watch a movie. (I dare say the balcony was where the "colored folks" were restricted to back in the day. ) Back then she was one of my idols, I completely adored her. Have you ever seen Night of the Hunter?

I also suffered through a horrible copy of Broken Blossoms on a really fuzzy and tiny tv set with foil wrapped around the antenna. That was way before YouTube and Netflix, when restored movies were just becoming a "thing".

[velvetwhip]

Yay! You won!!!! (Not that I am the least bit surprised!) Also, kudos on that best beta nom. You truly deserve it!

Gabrielle

[red_satin_doll]

Thank you sweetheart!

[dragonydreams]

Congrats. It's a fun contest, you'll like it. I've been participating for at least a year.

[red_satin_doll]

I think I was so impressed with the quality of icons I let myself get intimidated and put off joining in which is silly - that's how one improves is being challenged, and all-women all the time? Right up my alley.

Congratulations on your second place win!

[teragramm]

Very pretty! I like #1 and #3 but they are all very sweet and old fashioned looking, which fits the subjects.

[red_satin_doll]

Thank you hon! I'm pleased with these, especially with how #3 came out and the soft glow I got, which wasn't easy given how old and grainy these images generally are.

As usual, I couldn't tell you how I made these if my life depended on it.

I just voted at the voters choice portion of RWSA btw, good luck!

[teragramm]

Thanks, good luck to you too!

[punch_kicker15]

Congrats on your nomination and your win! The Best Crop icon is so pretty! I love the way you framed her face.

[red_satin_doll]

Thank you so much! I forgot to credit scoobyatemysnax for the "frames" on these icons(including the ring of flowers on #3.)