"Like to try one? Go on, go on. Have a bite." - Queen, Disney's Snow White

Thought I'd put the finished product up here for anyone who was interested. This is a picture of my final piece for the art project that has been discussed a little previously. It it is on a roughly 1.5 x 1.5 meter board canvas in Oilbars. If you have not come across this wonderful medium, think of them as oil paint in a stick form that is suitable for both painting and drawing.

I will admit that it only looks impressive large and close up. I was rushed in completing this work and so there are many little flaws with scale and proportion that I sadly just didn't have time to smoothen out however I am very aware of them.

Hope you all like it! Critisism welcome. Also thanks to everyones input once again, especialy my models and Harri for 'lend' of the apple and for helping to choose the image I went on to use for my final piece.



"Parker, we're running out of time." -Lady Penelope, Thunderbirds

Time; it almost seems to be scuttling away from me like an agitated hour-glass with ants for sand grains.

On second thoughts though, would that not make it even

s l o w e r ?

 

So why is time skittering feverishly away from yours truly? Was I evil in a former life? It's not clear, but at this rate maybe. I was planning on blogging some more of my poems but they'll have to wait their turn. With british influences I'm sure they know how to queue. So instead of poems or thoughtfull thoughts I bring you (with a flourish) photographs:

So here is what I have been up to. This is a glimpse into an art project that is eating up my life, the gist of it being that I have less than a week (like five days now?) till ultimate dealine day! Which is when all this stuuuff is in for. Will I make it? Maybe. By the skin of my teeth? Almost certainly.

Incase you haven't guessed (and you will be forgiven for not having done so at a more reasonable point) this is a portrayal of Snow White. I am looking into twisted fairy tales. In this instance the idea being that Snow White did not merrily take that rosy red apple as Disney would have you believe, but was forced and strangled into doing so. Joyful aren't I? Anyway, that is how these photos came into existance, 'these' being three of about a hundred and twenty odd. ONE of them are to become my final piece. Alas, decisions.

..oOo..

So, yes it has been a momentary while since my last blog indeeeed. This I feel is mostly due to an unpleasent experience of a personal nature involving a lonley and missunderstood stranger. I skim over this topic as I do not wish to resurface it; I merely mention him as an explaination for my life being put on hold and set off kilter, as such.

Having looked back over what I have just written I would like to add that there has been police involvement and obviously this is no longer anything to worry about, (I have been assured). Now I am obliged to add that I am emotionally stable, (though I have been assured that I am still as unstable mentally as I ever was, yay!).

Back to my nifty point about time however; there is simply not enough of it! I think I'm going to request that an extra few seconds are invented? Perchance they may jumble together and pass me time when I need it. It's late and I have not thought through all the implications of this claim yet so don't hold it against me. I can advise you now though never to vote for me as Prime Minister as simliar whimsical notions would, I have a feeling, be fulfilled. It's a good job I'm not polition material let's put it that way. However Hitler was a vegetarian and a painter also so hmmm... Not sure where the flip comes over. What a bastard. Now I am babbling (professionaly).

All photographs in this post are my own and have not been edited because I am a lazy shit. Pictures of their paintily states to follow soonish-maybe-but-maybe-not-soon-at-all (in theory).  

"Curiouser and curiouser." -Alice, Adventures in Wonderland

Currently befuddling my way

through depressing metaphorical mountains of art that I "really-should-have-done-before-now-and-not-left-till-the-last-minute"! (Again).

I truly do feel sorry for my art teacher. Anyway, I thought I'd put my half finished study up here while I try and scoot about for some inspiration.

The picture opposite is a (half finished) study of one of Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for the first Alice in Wonderland book. I've lost my favourite fine liner and the pen I was using just now has sputtered out and died. After much profuse cursing I decided to rant about it on here. I must confess I feel more and more disgusted by it each time I look at it. It looks much better big, trust.

The title for the project is 'Twisted and Interwined'. A beauty of a title for sure, so why aren't I sprouting art out of my ears!? Alas and if only. I have chosen to meander my way down the route of twisted story tales. This led me to stuffing my Alice-look-alike of a sister into a swimming costume and into a box and taking pictures. The idea here being that the large Alice is too big (hence lack of clothes) and is all twisted up in the confined space. Then I went on to taking photos on a set that gave the appearance of Alice being awash in the huge dress she is now too small for and all interwined in. Sneaky, no?

Anyway, after using those photos to create a large scale exam piece on a freezer box (the idea being you could sit inside it and be confronted with the sheer scale of the Alices) I have struck, with a gong, a huge dead end.

I might be doing another shoot of a friend dressed as Snow White and have her being choked on an apple as the Queen strangles her. That would be twisted visually and so is the plot... Another idea is to look at Belle from Beauty and the Beast from the angle of 'maybe this girl is mentally unstable', I mean who knows? I am so behind it is unreal, I haven't been messing about too much, I've just had too many other commitments. I guess art just gets pushed to the bottom. Depressing really, seeing as it's the subject I am most passionate about.

Oh smeg, I really need a new fine liner.

"Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps it's brain." -Arthur Weasley, Chamber of Secrets

                 You heard the man,

don't trust the internet      


...or me I suppose.

Well this is interesting, new at least and almost exciting. I have yet to feel enthused about this whole 'Blog' idea. I was inspired by a friend but that inspiration seems to have fizzled out and died. "Collapsed slowly like a flan in a cupboard," healthy douse of Eddie Izzard for you there. But it is understandable though, there are so many buttons and choices. Do I want colourful font, sparkly pictures, cartwheeling computers? I feel quite perturbed, like a cat that's been given a slobbery dog ball. You know, and then their face wants to go 'ew' but they're sort of stuck on the 'er, why exactly?'

The friend by the way is a wonderful character, dyslexic and proud, beautiful and inspirational with big dreams and a bigger heart. We've been friends for a good six(?) years now and she's always been into the technology stuff whereas I seem to come up with a rash when I get too close to a keyboard. Anyway, I felt that I had let her down by not reading her Blog that she started about a year ago. I only stumbled across it yesterday and felt I should do something about it. This is me doing something about it; I'm going to try and 'follow'(?) her and I'll give ye a link and maybe you, (imaginary and non existent reader), will be able to appreciate it. It's honest, an eyeopener and worth a read.

Anyway, I don't know who I'm expecting to read this, I don't think I want to promote it to my friends. I don't plan on this Blog, (is that meant to be spelt with two g's?), being personal but I like the choice. Also I don't see there being much point in my using this like a diary, so that makes it a gallery of sorts. I have mentioned previously my ineptitude concerning ICT which I why I do not have a deviantART or YouTube account. It would probably be wise for me to attempt to create one but it looks a little complex. I hope this Blog, (sod it I'm using one g), will encourage me to move on and create one and hopefully promote my art and/or music to the rest of the world, rather than raw thoughts.

I think this is more than enough from me as a start for this strange internet phenomenom. Next time maybe I shall attempt to put some of my art or poems or something of interest on here. For the meantime, adieu dearest imaginary reader!