"You cannot say to the sun, <<More sun>>. Or to the rain, <<Less rain>>. To a man, geisha can only be half a wife. We are the wives of nightfall. And yet, to learn kindness after so much unkindness, to understand that a little girl with more courage than she knew, would find her prayers were answered, can that not be called happiness? After all these are not the memoirs of an empress, nor of a queen. These are memoirs of another kind."

- Memoirs of a Geisha - Old Sayuri



After the Spring Festival, in the middle of Season of Flowers, I'd like to start collecting the most beautiful Deviations that honor the Women's Protagonists Japan together with Cherry (Sakura) trees.
The Contest was inspired at this time of year and the famous Novel by Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha, from which it was derived the film of the same name. I wish the participants to seize the essence of Geisha and Hanami ("flower viewing", is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms or ume blossoms), celebrating as the "femininity" of this event so important in Japanese culture and the one depicted in the "Wives of Dusk".


The rules are simple:

-*- Respect the theme of the Contest -*-
-*- 1 Deviation for participant -*-
-*- Do not accept Deviation created before 21 March -*-
-*- Send me a note with the subject: "Geisha Contest" with the Link of Deviation, Thumb and brief description -*-
-*- I accept Deviations only coming into Digital Art, Traditional Art and Photography categories -*-
-*- Do not accept Deviation macabre, horror, which violate the rules of "good taste". I would also ask participants to respect the Artists Stocks, giving credits to them -*-
-*- Use so much creativity, fun to represent the theme of this Contest -*-
-*- The Contest will be closed 1° July to 12:00 PM (Greenwich Time)



Currently, five DeviantArtist have offered to help in choosing the winners, as Judges: =ArtOfMusic, *LuceSilenziosa =ChrisDayo, =AutumnRaindrop and =Cosmopavone.

However continue still searching for other willing and generous DeviantArtist who want to give awards to the Competition.
The Deviations who have responded to requests for this Contest will be judged according to creativity, the essence of the subject and the reasons which led the Artist to choose precisely that composition.


.:- I have collected all the Deviations participants in my "Geisha Contest Gallery", and here you can see the Entries to the competition -:.


*** - AWARDS FOR THE FIRST WINNER ARE -***

- 3 months subscription to DA;
- 3 months subscription to DA from *PridesCrossing
- 1 Print Deviation, 10 x 15 cm, from my Prints Gallery;
- 3 exclusive Stock Packs (2 Vintage and 1 Oriental Textures) from =inspyretash-stock;
- 1 Journal Feautered from Margotyvy, Ivette-Stock and Rubyvy;
- 1 Journal Feautered from =ChrisDayo displaying their winning art work as well as 2 other works;
- 1 Journal Feautered from =AutumnRaindrop;
- 1 Stamp dedicated.


***- AWARDS FOR THE SECOND WINNER ARE -***

- 1 month subscription to DA;
- 1 Print Deviation, 10 x 15 cm, from my Prints Gallery;
- 2 exclusive Stock Packs from =inspyretash-stock;
- 1 Journal Featured by Margotyvy, Ivette-Stock and Rubyvy;
- 1 Journal Feautered from =ChrisDayo displaying their winning art work as well as 2 other works;
- 1 Journal Feautered from =AutumnRaindrop;
- 1 Stamp dedicated.

***- AWARDS FOR THE THIRD WINNER ARE -***

- 1 Print Deviation, 10 x 15 cm, from my Prints Gallery;
- 1 exclusive Stock Packs from =inspyretash-stock;
- 1 Journal Featured by Margotyvy, Ivette-Stock and Rubyvy;
- 1 Journal Feautered from =ChrisDayo displaying their winning art work as well as 2 other works;
- 1 Journal Feautered from =AutumnRaindrop;
- 1 Stamp dedicated.


COME ALONG

*** 11 - July - 2007 ***

I have opened a new account for to collect my Stock Photos. Thanks to all for the support: [link]

Thanks to for the Stamp


*** 07 - October - 2007 ***

The win of my Deviation to Nemoralia Contest organized from and

- Nemoralia Moon - :


*** 26 - March - 2008 ***

I invite you to visit this my new Photographic Account. I hope you like it: *Rubyvy