Whilst watching A Touch of Frost I drew lines on paper, which was very therapeutic. It is one of my favourite crime dramas.
I looked up whilst these scenes were on screen. I really like them as images.
Documenting the wind
I was wondering what to do today but as soon as I stepped out of the office, I was almost blown away by the forceful wind! I decided to document the other things, aside from my hair, that was affected by this gusty natured weather.
All the pens (and pencils) in my pen box
I made a stop frame animation on my lunch break at my desk using my phone. It’s of all of the pens and pencils in my pen box.
My walk home
I left work and just kept walking, with my bus fare tightly in my hand. The walk is pretty straight and loud and grey. The streetlights create a glow which reflects on the wet concrete. I used ArtRage to draw my impression of my walk home. My hair was massive when I got home from the wind!
It’s an amazing programme where you get so much control on the different brushes/pens (even palette knife) that you can choose and all without getting messy (although sometimes you can’t beat real paint!)
Everyday
As of today, I’m going to try and do something creative everyday. There are no rules, I just want to get back into thinking creatively and making things again. For my first day I have taken the Guardian weekend magazine from last weekend (that I have still haven’t read enough of) and decided to cut out a square of each double page spread. I tend to have a bad habit of mainly looking at the pictures in magazines and newspapers, so thought It’d be a good place to start. I have a little white box frame, so I used the mount frame as a guide to choose the section. All the pictures are 7.5 x 7.5cm. Here are a few strangely lit photo’s:
I would like to document them all in the frame when there is better light! I found it very therapeutic and fun to frame a small part of a page.
52 artists 4 Bulwell
52 artists 4 Bulwell is a project that has been a collaboration between 53 artists. I was one of the 53 to get involved and the brief was to create an art work the size and shape of a playing card. Here’s my one:
I went to Bulwell and took lots of photos of flaking paint, rust, broken fences/walls (which I photograph on a daily basis when walking around and about) and decided to cut them up and create a pattern with them. I wanted the pattern to be symmetrical with the idea in mind that every neighbourhood has it’s worn out parts and similar sights to see. I did some research into the meaning and history of the word ‘Symmetry’ and after reading about it reflecting beauty and the idea of perfection, I liked the link of using photos of weathered and not typically beautiful parts of Bulwell to create this symmetrical pattern.
The artworks are in an online exhibition at www.nottart.com and the original artworks will be placed around Bulwell during the first half of 2013, for chance interactions with passers-by.
Under the streetlight
Whilst on a stroll to the local pub, down an alley way I spotted this set of abandoned furniture up against a wall. The lighting was really filmic as they were under the glow of a streetlight. My friend wondered where I was skipping off to and why I was leading her down there, but it soon became clear when she saw the chair. It must be annoying to walk anywhere will me when I stop to take photos. Saying that most people have learnt to keep walking and I soon catch up.
Garages in the snow
My family went out for a walk in the snow yesterday and took some photo’s of the garages in Hall Green, which I love. Wish I could have been there stomping in my new red wellies! The colours are so muted and the snowflakes create an extra pattern against the garage doors.
Sad sofa story
Nicky at work sent me this wonderful sofa (Thank you!), which made my day however there is a sad story behind it.
‘It’s an old family sofa. It started life at my mum and dad’s house for years and then moved to my brothers house for a few years before it took its last breathe of life!
My brother then stored it in a garage for a couple of years and never moved it, so big sister (me) took charge and arranged for it to be moved to my front garden and it is currently waiting for a council collection and it will be removed from our life forever.’
It really is amazing how many memories furniture and objects conjure. I think this sums up why I am interested in discarded furniture really well.
Like salmon going upstream
This abandoned chair that my Mum, Ali sent me was spotted looking as though it was trying to swim upstream. I think this is a definite first for the collection (thank you!!!) I’m not sure I have ever seen a chair treading water before!
