Doing creative stuff through photography and craft
You may remember Giles from a few months’ ago. He’s the light turquoise monster that I made.
There was such as response to Giles’ arrival, that I was asked (maybe begged) to make one for Christine. So I drew a sketch, which was approved, and I set about it. Well, time passed, as it must with [...]
Some time ago, I wrote about a photography subject that was exciting me. I still have that idea rumbling away at the back of my mind. I may not be taking as many pictures as I was a year ago, but most of them are around this theme.
I’m drawn to images which show light in [...]
Thank you for all your suggestions of creative ideas / words / topics to work on. Some are surprising, some are simple, some are from another planet! It’s very helpful to get them and I’m very grateful.
Well, I was grateful, until I tried to actually produce something based on one of them. Sheesh. Actually, it [...]
After the excitement of getting some suggestions for creative projects, I ignored them all. I made a monster instead. Here he is:
(Not very threatening, is he? I’ll take name suggestions. Giles, maybe?)
I made the monster because it was cute and because it wouldn’t take very long. I had the wool and the right sized crochet [...]
I keep photographing the light that falls on our bedroom curtains in the mornings. The sun leaves the shadow of the window frame but adds the pattern of the branches and leaves outside. So the outdoors is being pushed inside. It’s a nice but very bright awakening.
Then I was struck by the [...]
I set up this blog in a frenzy of activity. I designed a nice clean site that I am proud of and prepared my photos for posting. I subscribed to lots of photography blogs to check out what’s going on out there. Then I stopped.
There are so many photographers around and I have been [...]
I can’t describe why certain images stop me in my tracks. I can’t walk away from something that has tugged at my eyes and guts. I feel like I am attached to that scene and can’t walk too far away before the elastic twangs me back again. So I take out my camera, move in, [...]
