Synaesthesic-me

damn computers

2011-01-25T11:33:00.001-08:00

the joys of not having much in the ways of software at the moment.... I WANT MY ADOBE. i cant put anything on my blogs till its sussed.

so much for an art blog.....

2010-09-25T16:44:00.000-07:00

yeah, I have in the last couple of weeks found out who is relief manager at work when the boss is away in two weeks..... ME!! Somehow, I have made a good impression and the boss is rewarding me further by training me up on the managment front alittle more than last time we spoke.... and when bossman gets back, I will be locking up a couple of nights a week by the sounds of it. a step closer to my own pub..(rubs hands together in excitment). so mum, if your reading.... thats why i havnt had the chance t call or pop up, sleeping when not working/ training..... its 1am now, just scoffing my face before bed. NIGHT

tap on the wrist and telling me there's no need for it.

2010-08-31T10:58:00.000-07:00

Its been mad here. Im in a flat with my partner, a few misshaps since i last typed.
We have found damp. We've argued.. Kissed and made up... waiting to move. not having fun trying to get rid of as much damp in the flat as possible (attempting a night off)... The fun part is. Richard and i went to visit Mum, Tony and Nana. Along with them was a cheeky little Lala (lauren) (check mum's latest blog for photographic evidence) ive dyed my hair what was supposed to be blue, It went too dark. didn't even leave my hair in the dye for near as long as it should have. its black.. (laughs) looks ok I guess.

Other than that.. IVE BEEN PROMOTED AT WORK. I am now supervisor. and have managers keys to the tills and having fun training for managment.

Im sorry i Havnt any photographs uploaded to show you the damp or the fun my partner and myself have had these last couple of months... im sure i'll get round to it soon.

A doodle a day keeps my sanity at bay....??

2010-05-25T15:07:00.001-07:00

(Excuse this being chaotic... I’m a little rusty at writing briefs)
Maybe it is time to try and doodle a bit more and experiment a lot more..... So here I am on Google images yet again trying to pick out images that stand out to me that I feel appealing and know I might just find interesting. (It is rare for me to find something to show for my research).
So do I Doodle? Yes I do... most of my work is based on Henna and Celtic designs there is occasionally a hint of Mouri moko in there too... but that’s a rare note recently a lot of my work is floral. And very contemporary on the tribal side mingled into a strange look... very floral but not, if you know what I am trying to say. Some people detect sea animals (octopus last time) and elements of femininity as well as a few people turning round and demanding a tattoo based on these scribbles, aka, mind wanderings whilst nothing better is happening.

Right.... so we have floral, we have Tribal ... what else....
Colour.... I am usually a monochrome doodler but have been known to venture into my watercolours even more so when I have had a few to drink..... or into my pencil tin. I have a tin overflowing with wax crayons as well as watercolour pencils and crayola. (sometimes the kiddie stuff is just as good as the adult stuff).
What materials to work on? Anything. Well paper and card mostly whatever ends up in the book. From wrapping paper to wall paper, lined paper to envelopes. Anything.
Result Hypothesis. My sanity on paper.. the changing moods and thoughts of my world... the highs and lows of love life work life home life....
Some days I have trouble finding inspiration. Infact recently, since i moved into my new flat with my Partner, I am having trouble picking up a pen some days.

busy bee

2010-04-06T14:38:00.000-07:00

I know, Ive been working overtime bigstyle with the boss having time off and only 2 of us able to fill in both our hours aswell as the boss's. We have been run off our feet. that aswell as the rush of having to pack to move again.

Yes AGAIN... The thought is spinning in my head. Luckily Boop Richard is letting me move in with him whilst we look for a bigger space. I don't really want to move back in with family, I fear i will lose my indipendance.

The chaos known as my place i live in is even more chaos than organisation.. trying to part with things so i can fit into richard's home. Proving difficult...

Hopefully we have a flat viewing tomorrow or thursday. A 1 bedroom place Town center around the corner from both of our work places. Still on bus routs to see family too (can't forget that bit). anyways... i should really pack just that little bit more before i go to bed. I have to the 25th but knowing me, if i Dont get started now I won't get anywhere.

Grattitudes:

Boop for letting me move in with him whilst we look for bigger places.
Local paper adverts.
Slightly bigger pay packets and a few more hours at work to keep my mind off things...

A spark of inspiration

2010-02-16T19:08:00.000-08:00

I had a short nap at Boop Richards after work today... He is on the dreaded nightshifts still... and so my body clock is as mad as his at the moment. Mostly just wanting to be together. Best time to be together is when asleep. I do miss him alot when he is on the nightshift.

Thinking of old Art projects. well doesnt help when dreams of painting. Especialy big pieces.

Yes, back to the painting.... Koi carp are back in a personal style.... and as always Working small will be on the list of things to do. (I work better smalllllllll)....

soon as i got home i got engrosed in my water colours and small bits of paper... painting in bits.....

The first fish was brought together within about a half hour at a guess... by this time it must have been around 11 pm.... I didnt look at the clock again till the last photo was taken....

Second fish under way.... bringing in the colour alittle stronger in the oranges.

And where i am so far.... Fish number Three.... by the time this picture was taken it weas nearly 2 45... still not feeling tired.... (see what i mean by body clock is all over the place..?)

Should i add any more???
Should i do a surface with dragon flies and lotus flower???

GRATTITUDES:

My boop letting me have a kip at his.

Land lady's little boy in bed way way before i get home

Watercolour Paint and a lovly collection of sized paintbrushes

Land lady putting Planet rock radio on the tv

Valentines... a day devoted to love...

2010-02-14T17:16:00.000-08:00

I knew my boop, Richard was up to somthing.....
"give me a call when you finnish work tonight.." he says on saturday, obviously knowing i don't finnish till after midnight.

I finnished at 12:10 am on the 14th.. it takes me roughly 15 minutes to get to richards from work.

Little Me managed to get there in 7 minutes, so caught richard off guard. Luckily His door was locked, I had rung him and he had answered before i had left work, And always call to say i am at the gate. By now i am at the back door calling him for the the 3rd time he finaly emerges at the door.

I walk into the bedroom.. ready for sleep... Candles lit, everywhere... petals all over a white bedspread, a boquet of white roses, thistle and one i cannot name looks simmilar to a zinnia.?..? (lots of petals but curls up, doesnt puff out). There is even champagne and 2 flutes waiting....

He just stood there with the cheekiest grin and the biggest brown eyes. I didnt know how to react... well i did... but lets not go into detail... also On saturday as part of valentines day (before all this) I got breakfast in bed. Though I'm sure that was to apologyse for staying out after I had said I was tired and wanted to go to bed (gave me the keys and played out till 3 am... came home with chickenburger... and woke me up so he could get in).

between kiddiewinkles bedtime and my bedtime

2010-02-09T15:51:00.000-08:00

back to an old habbit.... working small and growing bigger as time goes on... that centerpiece sheet of paper is there abouts of 10 cm in length..

And this is where i am so far... I might stop..
It is what I have been up to whilst my Landlady's kiddiewinkles are in bed and everyone is winding down for the night.

My boop Richard is on night shift. so not been sleeping very well on my own for the first time in a couple of weeks. I go up to my room around 1am. But dont usualy fall asleep untill 2:30 3:00 am. I seem to sleep better when cuddled. My room is also cold so usualy have my dressing gown on aswell as my double duvet wraped around me. In fact the whole house is cold. no matter how warm it is outside.

busy little bee....

2010-02-05T06:46:00.001-08:00

... You may have noticed i have not written/ blogged for a little while... i barely have a moment to even check my mail. My boss has been giving me more and more hours at work.. Especialy since a girl is on a 3 week holiday, she is about 6 and a half months pregnant and im covering for her, so will have more hours when when she goes on meternity leave. also this week I have been a busy bee at work because the assisitant manager has also been on a weeks holiday. All i can think is "sunday morning lie in" (but still working in the evening covering in another pub), and "think how much money you can stash away for a holiday of your own". not all is to be work work work though... Last monday i viseted my dad (a proper day off).He had found photographs.... Lots of photographs. Even of me as a little baby.
How humiliating? My boyfriend was pearing over my sholder when i was going through them on my laptop (dad had scanned them in to his computer and put some copies onto my USB stick). "awww who is that???"
EEKK it was a picture of me in the bath with the biggest blue eyes i have ever seen, Well dad said it was me.*goes bright pink*

Other than trips to memory lane and sore feet from running around a pub being one of the only 2 people being sober. my Boop (richard) is full of an infection .. not a well bunny. so having to look after him when im not working is hard work.. especialy when you're trying to get ready for work in the morning, bed is tooooo warm and Boop does not want to let go because he is a cuddly creature when he isn't well... Poor thing.

anyways best hurry and finnish my hair and makeup.. split shift today 12 til 2:30 then 4:30 to 11 Boop said he will try his best to come pick me up.

Grattitudes:

Blogs: I get to see what mum is upto and she gets to see mine.... i hope.

Boop: Bless him. even when he isnt well, he manages to get himself to the shop and sneaks chocolate in my handbag when im not looking.

Work: I earn my Pennies and get to spoil my Boop when he gets better.

Sleep: 1 last night asleep in Boops arms before he goes onto the nightshifts.

Just like my mum I GOT SNOW

2010-01-06T12:14:00.001-08:00

"ITS SNOWING" it's 7 am on tuesday the 5th of january (new stepdads birthday). the person to text me at such an ungodly hour was my bouyfriend, Richard who was an hour away from finnishing his Nightshift.
Managing to just about wake myself up and gather enough determination to get from under the nice warm covers of my bed and look out the window through my curtians to see 2 grown men (still dark) rolling up two huge snow balls.... "big kids" i think to myself.... but then texted back to Richard. "wanna go out an play when you finnish work?"..... I managed to be up dressed and Lively for around 7:45.

Pretty enough?? a not so frozen pond.. well was pretty till Richard decided to see if it was frozen.

Richard showing me how much snow was clinging to his gloves.

Richard's snow man

My turn the snow buggayne (bogyman)

Hands in the snow... Richard's hands are roughly the same as any average man's hannds.... Mine in compareson... the size of a 6 year olds.

recent drunken madness

2009-11-29T08:50:00.000-08:00

Yes... when im not working in a pub im at another pub usualy whilst my boyfriend works behind the bar (known sometimes to be time together due to him having 2 jobs "work a holic"). between costomers and bits and bobs behind and around the bar he pears over to see what little me is upto. So does the land lady And the locals. my latest creation i have managed to save from drunks that like collecting the insight of my sanity. (a few have been pinched even before i have finnished them) each one takes about 3 hours on average to do. well.. need an outlet.

whilst MY boyfriend was away

2009-11-03T04:00:00.000-08:00

Yes My boyfriend of 4 weeks...and last week he was away being his big brother's best man in MiltonKeynes in england..

The girls and i had decided to have an early HALLOWEEN. only becasue the girls were off to Burnley for a performance and I was working all weekend...

I dont think we look too bad..... we would certianly pass for the next casting for Hokus Pokus. either that or something from a tim Burton Film.... *chuckles*

other than that... what can i say... I havn't got my camera with me at t moment so cant take pictures of my lates madness..

That includes my bedroom which is presently half packed to move....

*note to self get more boxes*

in a couple of weeks Little miss Kaiy will no longer be living with her Mum or Dad... a good portion of my kit will be at my new place before mum gets back home from Kiwi land (newzealand) and then will let her settle into married life before i go bombarding in demending for my wardrobe and draws worth of clothes and my boxes from there..

anways ...

Points of the day

*Richard is at work till about 2(lunchtime)
*I get the morning to myself
*time with richard
*half packed
*good luck t mum and batolly in kiwiland... miss you....

Clever Crafty Kaiy

2009-10-05T06:55:00.001-07:00

What to say... Other than Kaiy had a brain wave, and yes, it hurt.

Blame my friends for loving my doodles so much. They gave me the idea....

there is no way to explain it, other than to say. My tribal and doodle work are based on key ingredients, Moko tattoo from Newzealand, Indian Henna, the arts and crafts movement and Celtic art. Main artists would have to be Archibald knox, Julia Ashby Smyth, Nicola Dixon (all local artists) William Morris... Amongst some others.

I combine the details and basics and manipulate them.... take a basic celtic knot and distort the shape, make it vine like, add floral patterns and generaly have fun... after all they are doodles...

Recently though, I have decided i might have a go at a mini production of Cards... aswell as the usual floral design, It struck me. Xmas is coming. what about....... adding tinsle? baubles? xmas trees? things like that......

kitty cats chasing mice?....

What about...... spider webs? bats creeeeepy craaaawwwwlies.. birdies and things?

i then made a simple design with cats for dad... he loves cats the cover says "laa Ruggyree Sonney Dyht" which from manx into english is HAPPY BIRTHDAY...hehehe

38 days till mum goes off to get MARRIED .....

2009-09-16T04:49:00.000-07:00

..... and I havn't seen her for nearly 2 weeks. "Yes mum i still love you." But i do have a valaid excuse.

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I started my new job as a barmaid (part time), and I now have a second job lined up (in a COFFEE SHOP). Saturday will be my day of truth to see if they want my services (my training day for 3 hours).

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On top of that my friend has given the all clear that she and her family hahave their new home and will be moving in in the next month, that I am welcome as a lodger. "lucky you mum im moving out of yours and dads places." I am still thinking about it and do not have to make any final thoughts on it just yet.

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I have taken to myself to start rumaging through my stuff, so when I do move out I am alittle more organised. Rumaging through old art folders and boxes I have kept under my bed with Pieces and memories i havn't seen for near 4 years.
Including this fantastic memory.

(far right hand side on front row. I am leaning on my class mate Tasha)

Yes, there is a story behind this picture that has now been added to my BOOK (journal/scrap/ scribble).

The first few weeks of my second year at college, our first week that we were not OUT AND ABOUT for primary research. We were in our first lesson for Graphics (computer based lessons) and we were full of mischief and the giggles.

Our tutor poped out for a few minutes and so we were set to work on a mini project to show when he got back. We were given sticky lables, orriginaly to place our names on our person so tutors could tell who was who, but we had a better idea.

We each drew a pair of lips on our stickers and carried on with our work. A small note was passed through the class once the tutor had come back "place lips. Soon as Andy talks, TURN ROUND" and sure enough, our tutuor speaks and behold, we managed to freak our tutor out!!!

He loved it that much, he piled us into the photographic studio to photograph our team work and by the next week he had the original copy blown to A3 size and on the "Messege board of insperation".

Grattitudes:

New job will be a new view on life

possibility of moving a step closer to indipendance

step mum gives me an idea for the future

MAD but very good memories that are able to be kept in a book

I LOVE MY FAMILY even if i dont show it much

CHILDREN!! AVERT EYES.!!

2009-08-16T08:31:00.000-07:00

Please do... Here is a drawing of a tattoo design i have recently doodled....

as you see i am still working on the female body but i did sketch her from one of royo's pieces and manipulating the body to more realistic proportions (theres no way r my boobs as perfect as royos dream girls). at least i can sort of copyright my work now.

Sorry guys

2009-08-16T08:21:00.001-07:00

Im sorry for any madness of not having any photos/ pictures recently. My Photo shop doesnt seem to want to let me copyright my owrk. it is making me angry because i have so much to show. i will have to somehow try to find another way to do this..... maybe Paint will let me.

job hunting...

2009-08-14T03:40:00.000-07:00

Still nothing.... but some say, every 14 applications you usualy get 1 or 2 interviews... so maybe i will get one in the next week or 2 (ive recently applied for job 14/ 15). On the whole.. not much to say.. not much to report. i need to take pictures of my doodles again though to keep you up to date... maybe when i go back to mum's this evening i will get a good chance to.

.... so what happens when im in a tidy mood...

2009-07-25T08:34:00.000-07:00

(pictures are being sorted).Soon as i get up I manage somehow to gather my thoughts, get dressed and decide I'm going to give my room a good turf out..... "Wonder where that went...." "oh flip, not seen that in a yr and a half......" "hahaha I'M NEVER WEARING THAT AGAIN".......so far.... (between 10am and 5pm) I've managed to go through allllll the art and craft accumulation around and on my desk. Ive also had a good root through the wardrobe found my knitting in the bottom at the very back "hahaha still got good taste in choosing wool colour".... i still need to tackle my chest of draws... there is stuff in there i hadn't touched since mum and i moved in to this flat.... and getting rid of stuff makes me feel i can start again... well at least makes room for something better..
I'm going to steal mum's idea of gratitude... its cool... also shows the good things happening even if the rest seems like mayhem....

GRATITUDE:

1) 3 cheers for mum supporting me.. and taking me for a break form the mayhem known as my room to mooch about in town. Always up for an idea hunt.
2) thank coffee... don't know where I would be without you.
3) 3 cheers for Ben for putting up with me. (4 days till he goes home to Yovil)

not drunk but still going....

2009-07-19T09:46:00.001-07:00

Thought I would bring you up to date......

This is a picture jus for my mate.... as a good bye present. He is leaving the rock (the isle of man) I live on for good. well when I say leave for good, I mean he will hopefully come visit Manx shores again in the future. I know he will read this. Like i know he will keep an eye on this blog as part of a thread back to the island.

HERES TO YOU BEN!!!! anyways back to showing how far ive got....

Detail is the key to my work every tiny paintbrush mark counts.

tdah!!!!!!!

Drunken madness 2

2009-07-19T07:31:00.000-07:00

No the green piece was not the only piece i did last night...(which was only A4 sized). I created at least 3/4 of what is there on this piece so far too...(A1 sized)

i remember taking at least 2 of the pictures... but after a while its a blur..

I remember this picture being taken too...

I don't remember taking this photograph.. but it is what i found on the back of my door this morning and on a ledge near by it my paints and paint water just itching to be picked up again..

So.. yes i took myself back to sitting behind my bedroom door to paint. in somthing other than just parissian blue. (heres the close up of how far i got.

Drunken madness.

2009-07-19T07:20:00.000-07:00

What's better than staying home, looking after a 13 yr old brither and having a few to drink with no mum to tell you to turn your music down? (no offence mum). Especialy when you are not one to like going out much.
I know.... PAINT with a few to drink whilst dancing around bedroom looking like a mad nut to loud music because mum isnt home to tell me to "turn that racket down" whilst 13 yr old brother is happily playing on PS3 in TV room.

It started alittle like this...

It got slightly bigger....

And before i know it.. i dont want to touch it incase i rewin it...

my recent madness...

2009-07-18T09:28:00.000-07:00

Apart from looking for work... attempting to re write a new cv and birthday craziness that has now calmed down.. ive continued to sneak in abit of me in there.
Spent alot of time with my best friend Eva(in the black jacket... oh and tasha in the carki). When nither of us are too busy one has been at the other's house or out and about on random wanderings or been at kareokee on wednesday nights after drama club.

Yes kareokee. Eva demands i gain alittle confidence by singing. surprisingly was given £21 for singing LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD by PAT BENATAR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz11IAOIjD4&feature=related (a short version) for someone who was born at the end of the 80s i have a passion for alot of 80s music and style. NO I HAVN'T ANY VIDEO FOOTAGE. i refuse a camera to be near me when singing.

other than that... i like doodling wherever i am at the moment. leaving them behind not forgetting to sign and date them and on the bak leaving a note of where i was and that whoever finds it can keep it. Though ocasionaly remembering to take a photograph of it.

Oh yes mums JOINT PROJECT mum has been wanting to do alittle somthing together... but when we are together we are both too tired... so we are just doing our project seperatly but together.
Here's how far ive got so far.....

A sad week in the life if me..

2009-07-06T14:30:00.000-07:00

I failed my college course, what was originally a 6 week trial turned into 5 long years. Yes I feel like I am a failure. Yes I am devastated. No, it isn’t going to stop me from working on my art and continuing it as a hobby. At least for a while, Just to see how I do.
Mum and I spent Friday and Saturday evening talking about the 5 years rummaging through a good bulk of 7 years of GCSE (school) and College Work and yes I had fun ripping and folding large pieces of unwanted rubbish into the bin, Mum picked a few for me to work on and finish off just for her collection. In a whole. What started from 1 A1 folder, 2 A2 folders and a large box that has been kept flat’s worth I now only have the A1 folder and 1/3 of the box full. Next time I am at mum’s I will bring my small A3 folder and the last A2 folder (which is only half full) and sort them out. I also need to sort through my ceramics and my pretty boxes. I only want to keep my best ones.
Other than that, in less than a week I will be the BIG 21. And of course, I am wanted from all angles to celebrate... me being the oldest out of my close friends, they want me to go out for a few to the point that I do not remember it. No idea what dad wants. And mum...????? she is working and we are still trying to find the best way round her shifts and other manic plans.... What i might do is wait till Sunday afternoon (my birthday) when I have sobered up a little and spend a couple of days at mums during the week instead of the weeknd.
Well I have no pictures to show you just yet, you might just have to wait till I manage to get hold of my card reader for my camera. That and have my Adobe Photoshop put back on my computer.
Good night all.

MUM.. can i go say hello to Cinderella???

2009-06-11T12:25:00.000-07:00

Its happened again... i knew i wouldn't get out of not wearing the Carlotta dress again... Oh well at least the kids were happy to see a princess in an Edwardian dress on the street... so far roughly The Manx National Youth Theatre has managed to raise around £1600 within about a week usualy around three or four buskers on race week (hardly anyone in town because they are watching BIKES) on the isle of man.

Thursday (today) was a non race day, busy time in town and the Theatre had Upto around 6 fully dressed buskers a kareokee machiene and The "gaffa" (team leader) on her duty telling us standing and looking gorgeous is her job... It is.. oh well.. we have fun.. (will continue to take pictures...)....enjoy the pictures.

Ok who has my bum?? who is behind me? aggghh LEONIE i can't breath.. I dont remember the bushy's sticker.

"ooo look at the pretty princess" the mothers kneel down to give their own little princesses a few pennies to put in my bucket and get to shake my hand and say hello... cute.. i think..

old work

2009-06-02T08:16:00.000-07:00

I have found a few bits and bobs form last year. Thought you might like to see them.

This is a full exposure of Wonderful land by Mike Oldfield. one of the best pieces i have made through my synaesthesia.

a full exposure of Overburdened by Disturbed a metal band... yes pretty

a full exposure of Ruska by Apocalyptica (4 cellos)

this is about 5 seconds exposure of the introduction of I : Scintilla's song Taken
Its an impact in both the music itself aswell as the imact in my synaesthesia.

Enjoy

WOOOOOT

2009-05-29T06:35:00.000-07:00

ok... so I've been down in the dumps... Writing forever as it seems essay work has been center of attention.... mostly because i felt i had lost my "artistic mojo" the project i had been doing for 3 weeks, went to pot.
But it seems KAIY is back and again wowing fello students on bright colours and explinations of how she sees the world as a synaesthesic.... Yes im still trying to explain but the girls in my class seem to enjoy the colours and patterns i tare from my sight in a combonation of exposures alittle like a photograph..but my synaesthesia not a photo of a pretty view.... You might enjoy... I will explain what is happening in each one don't you worry...

Ok, big blue flash.. This is only 2/3 of the whole painting. But as a whole the image is a 20 second exposure of lighning crashing. yes you read it right. In an instromental piece By Evanescence called eternal is a section purely on rain and lightning. rain is a sort of blue with a tinge of green and then lightning is a big bright blue sort of forcing its way out. (from the 3 minute mark to 3 minutes 20 seconds on, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtVka-Nvwn4 )

This pretty star is a 5 second exposure from Will You? By L'ame Immortelle at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj6Nl1a-Vak 3 minutes 30 seconds to 3 minutes 35 seconds.

they have cut the first part off theres supposed to be another 8 counts before hand but here on here just behore the voices kick in 2 times over is what you have in this image... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuhDDx49TTw

So... CTRL,ALT,DEL (control alt delete) the show is DONE.

2009-05-17T04:01:00.000-07:00

The madness of our Show is done. Just the shakespeare in London SO KEEP AN EYE OUT all you Londoners around the London eye area for THE MANX NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE..... WOOOOOT...
ok the horrible bit Photo evidence of the wigs and dress code for "THE PHAAAAANTOM OF THE OPERA is there.... Inside My mind"..... Yes i sung but no not that song... was an ultimate of 30 seconds.. my part was as CARLOTTA the PRIMADONNA DIVA...

oh and THANKYOU to Fiona and friend for the costumes (the blue dress was especialy made in my size because i'm a skinny runt)

AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH.....

2009-05-02T05:23:00.000-07:00

A show!!! My second performance in the only theatre/ opera house my rock has... YES. im getting nervous. Only 2 weeks to go and i have at least 4 wigs to make. out of paper hopefully BEFORE technical and dress rehersals. THAT leaves me 6 days. and on top of this, I have college work.. so "no preassure"...
Luckily for me. 1 wig finnished. The biggest wig. THE ONE I AM WEARING as Carlotta from Phantom of the opera. This is a veriety show. so only have to wear it for a scene twice. YEY...

BACK to the BOOK

2009-04-10T07:45:00.000-07:00

look how thik my book has got now!!!! getting bigger. might need to re cover the binding.

What started out as me painting out some bits i didn't want in white then playing with colour after deciding to give up writing for the day.

this frame was a card which had a daisy in it. i found a sticker of a butterly in black and white then decided to go alittle crazy with colour.... whats new there then???

rooting through old work.

2009-04-10T07:35:00.001-07:00

these little cuties were from a project i did at college a couple of years ago now... just showing my view of synaesthesia with a twist of threads and layering of marbeling.

this one is the best of all of them. my tutors loved the boxes because they are so quirky and showing my personality in my own mad little way.

a pentagon representation, as an experiment with a sequin flower in there somewhere.

and yet another one all together there were around 10 or 11 of them.

2009-03-23T13:15:00.001-07:00

A close call at some detail work on water colour dragon eye.

pencil line eye.

another preview of my book

2009-03-23T12:57:00.000-07:00

Amongst my usual mutterings and rambelings i have been known to play with bright colourd paints, a bunch of gel pens and metallic pencils. oh dear, I'm starting to sound like a mad professer.

2009-03-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

WALLPAPER!!!!.. i decide to go alittle mad with some wall paper in my book. the people who have seen it think it is awsom. i just think its a squiggle on a piece of wall paper.

The work station. This time at the dining room table.

A mad doodle i based on KANDINSKY ( http://www.arthistory.cc/auth/kandinsk/index.htm )

along side synaesthesia

2009-03-22T07:30:00.000-07:00

Along side My random pages and doodles of my every day life i keep a diary... Its written in code... ive played around with it to suit me. and as time goes on i add bits of envelopes doodles stickers marbling wall paper stitching and other little quirky ideas into the book. Some could say it s a Waste of time.. Some say it is a work of art. Shall we have a look?

This is before I started to experiment with the book. As i wrote i had a box full of wax crayons pencils and felts, I doodled as i wrote. as you can see some times I don't write much. and other times i write forever. Depending on my mood and how much of a creative string I am having.

Kiddies, AVERT YOUR EYES.... *giggles* just a little something I did when bord one lunch time at college having a break from my essay writing.

The Koi Karp. A sign of Good luck. It isn't the best attempt i have at these pretty fish. But like the others it has roughly 5 or 6 layers of paint just on the scales.

2009-02-21T03:16:00.001-08:00

3 more album pieces.....

What have I been up to? Not synaesthesia

2009-02-20T07:33:00.000-08:00

In spare time, recently I've been working on a Child's photo album for my Uncle Alan's baby daughter Ava. I wanted to make them alittle something personalised, yet free enough to add photographs where they want on the page and not like normal albums where they have "STICK PICTURE HERE" written all over the place.. so far I've worked from little hand drawn images created and based on myself and Litterlay based on me. . I might turn them into Diary pages or writing paper for my own personal use. Though. a warning to all.... MY COPYRIGHT will be on all images hand written aswell as embossed.

2009-02-12T13:32:00.000-08:00

there will be a more detaild ani soon.... well a bit at a time and more instroments t watch for.... for example Voices will be in 1 animation piano in another guitar..... and so on.... if that makes sense. think of it as a preview...

i need to work on timing and um length.... though making these animations are time consuming and take a LONG time just to load a few seconds onto a blog. but enjoy anyways

eek

2009-02-12T11:39:00.000-08:00

Ok so the sewing is out of practice... i'll get there eventualy.

least the doodling side is getting there

sewing

2009-02-02T02:05:00.000-08:00

This week ive at least attempted at sewing on a piece of canvas. borrowd mum's hoop and off i went... i didnt get far though. but maybe try and carry on next weekend by then there might be enough to take pictures.

continuing the stitch.

2009-01-25T05:21:00.000-08:00

ok I need to work on tidying the backs of my stitching.

the experiment

2009-01-22T09:58:00.000-08:00

just paint... based on voices i decided to experiment.

Yes stitching into paper. i always seem to come back to this... i think it looks gooood... what do you think?
If you like it i will carry on

something new.

2009-01-22T09:33:00.000-08:00

A friend had an old Art magaziene and i spotted a double page spread that looked like my work from where i was sat (a good 4 meters away) so asked if i could have a mooch once she had finnished.

I had found the work of Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (i think it's spelt)usualy took photo of his wife in an exotic expression and silverpainted them (they were black and white)
But these, these caught my eye. These to me are beautiful just as patterns, not as they say they are.
"animals appear as plant dwellers of the sea". in oil
(couldnt see what the second one's title was ) also in oil.

damn camera

2009-01-20T11:39:00.000-08:00

MY CAMERA RAN OUT OF BATTERY... stupid rassa frassa grrrr.... though it did last me a good month and a bit ... but heres the best of what i took today before the camera died. tomorrow i will catch up with pictures I hope.

the picture i finnished

it's pallet... so all wasnt too bad... the pallet looks word nearly clean though... i clean the mixing area of my pallet every time ive finnished a piece i have a seperate pallet for college owrk.

Lazy daze

2009-01-18T09:02:00.000-08:00

Listening to music.. planning on concentrating on chellos and guitars.. because I thought it would look good. Mum (manxgirl) and i sat in out living room (diningroom cos its warmer and we spend more time in there), She is sewing happily ocasionaly asking for a fresh cuppa. and myself playing music (not heavy metal for once) so We have some company as we work at our own pace.

my piece alll on guitars and chellos and the test page... just about to start playing with that one now..... i'd say a days work there....

finally finnished

2009-01-16T12:57:00.001-08:00

At a guess of 24 hours work into one piece. for a little while now i will continue on little pieces. Maybe soon i will continue on a bigger piece again.

friday

2009-01-16T11:40:00.000-08:00

ok, I did alittle more on the picture today still finnishing it off now. as I type.

Thursday

2009-01-15T13:53:00.001-08:00

I had left my Picture at home today. and the picture i was painting instead ... isnt worth putting on this blog.
Now ive had some time to carry on with my picture for 2 hours...... heres how far i got...... i know doesnt look much but every brush mark counts.

I can never concentrate.

2009-01-14T09:53:00.000-08:00

When working on WRITTEN WORK I can never concentrate on it for more than 10 minutes at a time. I always have a page and a paintbrush with paints or a bunch of colourd pencils near by for breaks from the dreaded essay work.

I never was a writer. infact, I don't mean for this to sound like an excuse. But i have dyslexia (i think it is spelt). When i was younger, my friends were writing two paragraphs within five minutes I would be still about half way through the first sentance... Even now im still needing a break here and there to do something else for 5 minutes.

Anyways back to what i was saying. here is the work i have been working on today..

the test pieces

2009-01-11T08:20:00.000-08:00

in college At a guess of 6 or 7 hours work. so that means about 3 days worth of lunch time and break times
At work untill very recently i worked in a small craft shop in the middle of Main street Ramsey. Its now closed down. But on my last day working there. i managed to grab a total of 3 and a half hours when noone was in the shop and the shop looked neat and tidy just to paint whilst letting time pass..

the drunkerd painter

2009-01-11T05:10:00.000-08:00

now when you think of painting drunk.. you think of mess.... now i tell you this ... this wasnt supposed t look anything like it is... A 000 brush and a few Bacardi rum and cokes in yer system And im gone.
the finnished piece.
getting there
it started as a few squiggles from cleaning my brush then started to put pretty patterns in whilst listening to Apocolyptica (3 chellos playing some very energetic and also some calming songs (ask Manxgirl she likes a couple of the pieces)).

2009 and i carry on with synaesthesia in my own time.

2009-01-11T04:05:00.000-08:00

i enjoyed the synaesthesia project that much, ive decided to continue it in my own way... no lanterns in sight just me and my paint... and pencils... felts some times use wax crayon too. right lets catch up with me so far.

A typical doodle using wax crayon pencils paint and felt tips.... there might be abit of collaging in there too with paper. A little mad isn't it?

Research in beginning. My synaesthesia

2007-10-06T05:16:00.000-07:00

Hello. Welcome to My synaesthesia.
What is synaesthesia?
can you taste something different to what is said?
see things to tastes and smells?
see colours to sounds?

I have researched into KANDINSKY. He is proberbly the most WELL KNOWN artist eho had Synaesthesia. Here is one place you can have a peek. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/kandinsky/ ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvwTSEwVBfc&NR=1 ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KApieSGlyBk&feature=related.. people with synaesthesia

My synaesthesia is sight and sound. When i hear sounds, I see colours to them.

Voices are greens and sometimes i see a slight tinge of purple in female voices.

string instroments vairy from Reds to purples and lilacs, even an ocasional indigo shade in there.

Pianos are peachy colours and pinky colours.

Drums are offwhites heading into yellows usualy or a grey colour.

Symbols are splats of yellowsand oranges

But for some reason.. Brass instroments come out as brown and horrible green colours, even a sax. It is the reason i refuse to listen to it.

This blog is hopefully going to help you understand and see what i see when music is playing. Weather you do understand will always be a different question. But it will be nice to see someone elses point of view.

Thank you for reading.