::Holiday Ornament Swap::

I've signed up to be involved in this sweet & lovely
online community Christmas event. It has been
arranged by freshly blended and Cake & Pie
The idea is that you create a Christmas ornament &
send it to 10 people and they in return send you their
own Christmas creations. I've been trying to keep
the design simple & light as they have to be posted
to places as far as Australia and Kuala Lumpar!
There's something about making and creating for
complete strangers that is making me feel all warm
& fuzzy inside. It's also exciting to see what
Mr Postman will bring. It's a bit like a lucky bag, not
knowing what you will get!

{friends}

last week I had a lovely day catching up with Corrie
& John 2 very talented friends from back home.
Corrie has since moved to the States, John to Belfast
& of course I to London...it was kind of strange to think
that we have all moved from our hometown of Dublin.
We talked about the things we missed & how it can be
difficult to get to know others & make new friends. It's
easier when you're a kid, do you remember how you just
blatantly asked or were asked, "do you want to be my
friend?"...how sweet...can you imagine doing that now?
We also chatted about what we really liked about where
we were living now. It had been such a long time since
we had spent time together, so we had a lot of catching
up to do. We meet up in the Tate Modern & then headed
out to a few galleries around London.
Out of The Ordinary: Spectacular Craft Exhibition at
the V&A exceeded any expectations I had. Craft often
brings up images of quilts & cross stitch, but this
was all together more fine art based. Anne Wilson's
work here was particularly beautiful & inspirational.
We also had a look at the The Golden Age of Couture
I came away feeling very inspired indeed & was
itching to get back into the studio. It did make me
question if I was born in the right era though...the clothes
were amazing...I came away wanting to buy some Audrey
Hepburn..esq vintage clothes & feeling like my own
wardrobe was having some kind of malfunction of
its own!

::back in the studio::

So this is it the place that I will be
spending a vast majority of my time
over the next 7 months! I can't believe
this is it...the final leg of the journey
for my degree. I'm quite anxious
about it to be honest. Firstly, of
course I want to do well, but there's
also the big...huge...massive daunting
question...What next???
I suppose this will be something that
will become more apparent over time.
In the meantime I need to get some
actual work done. This I am very
excited about...I love going into the
studio and getting immersed in making
and creating. Watch this space....!

::day 7::

::orange::

::day 6::

::white::

::day 5::

::yellow::

::day 4::

::blue::

::day 3::

::black::






Anne Wilson

::day 2::

::red::

::day 1::

What's your favourite colour? It's one of those questions that you
get asked a lot when you're a kid or in some bizarre quiz to analysis
your personality. Green is definitely up there as my favourite colour
at the moment...it's gas 'cos I used to think it was really drab and boring.
Now I realise there's a lot more to it than I had once thought. It makes
me think of growth, change and life. It's a colour full of hope!

::my surroundings::

my surroundings don't actually look anything
like this picture perfect postcard...well matchbox
actually but you get the meaning! So in an effort
to appreciate the environment I'm living in I
thought I would do a little experiment to
enable me to see beyond what I normally
take for granted. Whether that be a tree at the
end of the road, the bus stop around the corner
or a plastic bag blowing past me. I may be able
to see where I am going but I often have my
eyes closed to the beauty of the everyday that
surrounds me.
So here begins my week of urban colour!

::Banksy::

I saw my first Banksy out in Camden
the other night. For some reason it
felt like quite a momentous occasion,
I haven't exactly figured out why this
was...although it did bring home the
fact that I'm now living in London (no
pun intended!) This happens me from
time to time...for instance when I'm on
the bus and literally pass by Big Ben, or
look out my window and see the London
Eye. It's like I'm suddenly all too aware
of where I am and my surroundings.

::a happy evening::

::out and about in london::

::chips on the tube::

::well earned beer(s)::

::the lovely David Gray::

::Yip-Yip-Yip::

Yip-Yip-Yip....as I once heard a man on the bus shout
out (it made me laugh a lot, do you remember Luke?)..
... my dissertation is finished!

I was so excited going to bed last night, almost like a child on Christmas Eve, simply knowing I would be heading off to get my dissertation bound today & ready to be handed in on Thursday. I can't quite believe it... I actually have a days grace where I'm not frantically typing away last minute. Normally, I would have been burning the midnight oil trying to finish off all the extras that I didn't account for, but this is the new me that is leaving the life of procrastination behind. Tonight I am going to celebrate with my fella, we are off to see David Gray. Actually, it was a birthday present to Roly from moi, but I think there will be a celebratory drink, along with the birthday drink or 2!

Just me and the books

I've been feeling like a bit of a hermit lately...hence my lack of posts... my dissertation is due in next Thursday so that has been my sole focus. I'm looking forward to handing it over with a big sigh of relief and a celebratory glass of vino!

Then it's into the studio to actually create some art rather than write about it2 artists I'm writing about

::Mary Kelly & Kim Sooja::