Another summer's day. I really like the symmetry in this picture, hence its presence here, what started as an ordinary photo of some daisies now looks quite extraordinary. If only I wasn't allergic to them in reality (stupid hayfever :p) and yet I'm still glad it's warm outside...here's to another week here on planet Earth!

Started planning for my Personal Statement and university application, really made me think about what makes me myself, and I think that this montage/collage/ image gives a pretty good idea :)

Seriously though, I wish that we could submit a picture instead of statements, writing about myself is one of the hardest things I've ever done :/.

Day dreaming again. Can't believe that;

a) it's my last year at school

b) it's almost halfway through the year

c) on my next birthday, I will be 18

Where has my life gone?.... time seems to be going so quickly recently!

Must have been too busy day-dreaming, instead of writing my personal statement draft, or doing some sort of productive work, as usual...

 

"Oh what can it mean? For a day-dream believer and a home -coming queen....."

The good old American dream...

Did I mention I like vintage? That's a clue if you somehow didn't see the number of old stamps I incorporated into this image, and I think the entire flowers-in-vase on a wooden table is retro, like really like Van Gough or something... I know the flowers look nice but I hope you think that the positioning of the stamps to give a kind of depth works, that's what I was aiming for :)

I'm aware that it has been a while - but I am now free of AS exams! Now I can finally show you what has been getting me through them, and I have to say as soon as I saw the photograph with the water lily I knew I could work with it and am happy with the result! I even managed to incorporate a stamp with our lovely Queen Elzabeth II on it, adding to the vintage-type look I was trying to achieve :)

I'm afraid I won't be uploading anything new for the next two weeks, in fact I won't be on here at all :( not entirely by choice, but exams must take priority, and so I'll put this up for you to remember me by, if anything it's almost as weird as the last :)

Something a bit different, experimenting with patterns, particularly those that are found in nature, using "sun spot" and "fractal" effects, to create these surreal, repeating and slightly geometric looking images, which randomly remind me of sort of Indian art & culture? I don't know, but I do rather like them :)

For the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Despite having visited Girton College Cambridge in February, and staying there for a few nights on a shadowing scheme (which included my 17th birthday!) this image which I made some time back has now gained new significance after the Royal Wedding two days ago, in which William & Kate gained the titles Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, given to them by the Queen, as is often done upon Royal marriages.

Although they don't seem to have an obvious connection to the city, I really like those titles, and am happy I have a relevant image to show made from photos I took first-hand!
I hope everyone got to watch the wedding, which was spectacular, and wish the new Royals every luck :)

"Dreams are true while they last - and do we not live in dreams?"

- Alfred Lord Tennyson

 

Happy Easter/ Joyeux Paques!(...and that's about all the languages I know)

Random cat-like image :) I didn't think about it when I made it but it actually reminds me of Hallow'een? I think it's the black cat and then the orange tints in the background, although I did put a lot of flowers in to make it more summery! I'm on holiday from school right now which seems to have added a definite lighter tone to my work...wonder how long this will last...