Viola!!!

I had recently taken it upon myself to crochet a scarf....a rather daunting task when you find yourself scrutinizing a complex pattern and realizing that you need to complete it not ONCE, but THREE times before the project is finished. HOWEVER, I have come to announce that I am finally DONE!! Hallelujah! Two un-ravelings and fifty thousand mistakes later!




Thanks to others who have been gifted with the talent of CREATING these patterns!
http://peoplewebs.blogspot.com/2011/01/pattern-chunky-circle-scarf.html

Day 11

Day 10.

A little different today. I was experimenting with my camera while in Milwaukee. I feel like I'm having to learn how to use it all over again...but at the same time it's awesome, because it's the opportunity to come at it from a completely different angle! As I'm taking pictures, I'm also considering which of my pictures to paint, as I get back into art.


Wood and Paint

I'm BACK! Day 9!

Well I finally got home, and THANKFULLY with a few pictures! Hopefully there are no more week-long interruptions.




Lake Michigan. The blur effect was not achieved in photoshop, but physically, as I took the shot.

Here they come, I promise!!

I'm out of town and have been for a few days, and have had no internet! Pictures will come soon, I will get them up as soon as I can!! I FINALLY got a chance to shoot a little bit while in Milwaukee and Kentucky. :)

Day 8...I'm ashamed!!

A road trip + no internet doesn't work too well with blogging...so I re-edited this shot. I PROMISE, in a week when I get back I will take some NEW SHOTS!!!

Day 7

This had been a rough draft of a simple idea, it needed major improvement. Still does.

Day 6...and still cheating

I'm still editing old shots, I have had no time to shoot! At least I'm getting my editing practice!

Day 5

Ok, granted, it really shouldn't count when I put up an old picture, or something I didn't take. BUT. I need to get back into the swing of editing pictures as well, so I thought I'd throw in a before and after of a shot that I DIDN'T take, but my cousin asked me to edit. Love this shot, I wish I could have taken it! haha

Does this count as Day 4 yet?

I know there are 20 minutes before it really counts, but I'm up, and I want to get another film shot up! I cross-processed this shot in the dark room.

Day 3

Film, unedited. I love the dragonflies perched on the plants.

Day 2

Another cloudy day. The weather doesn't want me to excel. So here is a shot from last year that I never used. In the past I have shied away from heavy processing, but as I'm pursuing a more "out-there" artsy approach, I'm allowing myself to experiment. Perhaps I'll paint this picture.




You can almost see the stillness in the air before the storm.

Day 1

Day number one, and of COURSE it's cloudy and gross outside. no good lighting today, so I can't get too creative with the lens out there. I'm fully expecting my work to mediocre for a while, but I'm definitely not going to keep from criticizing my work, as I need to get better. Since I couldn't take a new one today I went back and found an old shot and tried to get back into post processing. A computer crash and a loss of ALL your previous work limits your options quite a bit. Whoo boy this is going to take some practice.





Three-story used book shop in Milwaukee.

Renew...rejuvenate...restart...

These are the words entering my mind right now. This past year of school and work has completely trampled down my creativity. No photography for a year! No art! Nothing. I feel like I've lost the touch...and it seems impossible to get it back! But starting today I will begin again, even if it means TERRIBLE work at first. My brain has muscle memory, I KNOW it, and I'll MAKE it kick back into action! Here we go, day one starts tomorrow, 7/25/2011. A piece of artwork a day. Whether a picture, and sketch, a poem...an idea. Here goes. Wish me luck!


I can't STAND this blank white page. Well...off-white. I have to put something here.




What's better than a blanket, a fire, some food, a huge starry sky and your best friends? Almost nothing, although having it captured on film makes it a little better. And if by film you think a crappy cell phone camera, then you're right. But I'm happy with it...it almost reaches Polaroid status with the grain and faded colors.