fun night of Origami (and paper cuts)

just a little something to make whoever reads this, smile. i found this on http://en.origami-club.com/fun/index.html . so easy to follow. ENJOY!!!

60 minutes.

Work at the moment is very dull. So at any opportunity to explore or feel the sun on my face i jump at it! Today i felt like having a browse on YCN (Young Creative Network) online. They always have really interesting work on there. The Angency section is pretty cool as all you have to do is send them your work by email and they will make a profile of your work. Great way to get your work spotted! This Brightened my day!!! There were so many talented people on there but here are a couple that stood out for me..........BRYONY BIRKBECK http://agency.ycnonline.com/people/portfolio/bryony-birkbeck/  The only way to describe her work is as girly and intricate. Just beautiful 3D collage. 

Image by Christina Hagerfor

Another is Christina Hagerfor's work. She has an amazing eye for colour. Her work is playful and sophisticated in use of colour and texture. Look out for the image with the hot air balloon in the background. Think it is my favourite image of the day. she is also on YCN. 

I just thought i would share something that really got my creative juices flowing.

so what's been happening?

Well I haven't been on here for so long. You know what it's like........ Full time job, temping for a pensions company. You get sucked into the monotonous everyday of office life. That has to change today! (before i go insane) My hands feel restless........ just typing and answering phones is not fulfilling their potential. So today at 17:00 i clocked off. I came home and sat in front of my desk. Just staring for what felt like forever. So intimidated by this blank page in front of me. I felt like shouting at it, "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!", "I'LL DRAW ALL OVER YOU!!!", then felt slightly silly as these thoughts were running through my mind. HA HA how can i draw all over you? I have no idea where to start. So i started flicking through the fashion bible that is VOGUE. The Images always inspire me. Those editorial Poses the models strike. All angle and bone. The shadows. The beautiful clothes. THE SHOES!!!! so before i know it i have my water colours out and I'm dashing colour onto the page. already i feel this huge weight lifted. You're not so white anymore, are you?!
I know i must sound mad, but the last few weeks of phones ringing and staring at a screen all day have almost sent me potty.

So today is the start! the start of me finding a career doing something i LOVE!

another competition entry.

this image is for the tiger print "catwalk inspired floral".

i had fun doing this. 

competition entry

ILLUzine

finally have come up with a name for the zine. short and sweet.....ILLUzine. also if anyone out there is feel creative and would like to contribute a piece of work for this issues brief, please check out the group on facebook.

 http://www.facebook.com/group.phpgid=123031664392418&ref=ts

the roots of music

out with the old

Today was a day for the new. I was organising my portfolio and decided it was time to remove some of the work I did while studying and replace it with newer work that better reflects my visual language. That is not to say that I don't enjoy my "old" work. so I thought seeing as it's in with the new and out with the old, I might as well show you some of my "old" work for the last time. enjoy.

i love the way the light hits the grass. i took so many photos. all looked identical. but i just had to try and capture what i saw, on camera. never want to forget it.

http://creativeoverflow.net/30-creative-moleskines-to-inspire-you/ 

these are beautiful. so delicate and intricate.

Botswana.Bartrek. this photo was a self timer shot. we took it while on a sundowner on the farm. i loved that night.

lino cut: tonight i felt very creative. i was sitting down at my desk getting some ideas down in my sketch book, for the Tiger Print, Gifted competition. my scented candles wafting in and out of range of my senses, when i started drawing a design. i got this urge to put this design onto lino and carve into the material and create each mark. there is something strangely therapeutic about cutting your mark into this strange medium. There is no rushing your movements, as they are there to stay. the end result was something i find very beautiful.

Botswana.Bartrek: this was the strangest night in botswana. we were all sitting around the fire. it had just reached full darkness and we were looking at the milky way. which looked as if you could dip your fingers in it. when we notice a red glow on the horizon. we sat there anticipating the moon rising. apparently it isn't magic but is in fact the dust in the air (which is a reddish colour) that makes the moon appear to be the sun rising at night. it was wonderfully weird/beautiful.