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Tue Jul 14, 2009, 4:33 AM

Been feeling so inspired lately.... by music, art, photography, writing, people.... and DA has just enhanced that wonderfully. Sadly the films I shot last week havn't returned from being developed yet. I would love to shoot in black and white again, but sadly without access to darkrooms, it costs too much for me to develop them.

Here are some more from my adventures across lovely people's galleries:

Okay, getting carried away again. Check out my favs for more beautiful pictures. Hopefully I will be posting some film stuff soon.

Annie

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Mood: Mesmerized
Listening to: Florence and the Machine
Reading: The Bell Jar
Watching: Little Ashes
Eating: Raspberries
Drinking: Coffee

Adventure Round DA Galleries

Wed Jul 8, 2009, 1:50 AM

Well, I just spent about half an hour putting together some of my favourite images from my adventures through people's galleries and favourites... sadly I then went and deleted it by accident. Ah well. Here we go again! These images are worth looking at twice anyway.

And enough! Keep an eye on my favourites for more gems. These are the kind of images that make me fall in love with photography again... I think I feel a creative itch coming on. What fasinates me is the rang of techniques here... from digital to film.... and how simple some of the ideas are, and yet how beautiful and inciting the out comes are. Enjoy. x

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Mood: Mesmerized
Listening to: Florence and the Machine
Reading: The Bell Jar
Watching: Little Ashes
Eating: Breakfast
Drinking: Coffee

Summer Update.

Journal Entry: Thu Jul 2, 2009, 3:01 AM

Hello All,

Summer is here it seems, and its baking here! Although I can't quite get rid of my English instinct that it will suddenly turn cold and have taken to taking a cardigan out with me, despite the rising temperature.

It is quite strange, not only the weather, but the freedom at the moment. I finished college about two months ago, and have gone from full on non stop work, to relaxation. Its an odd feeling for me, I'm used to being pushed. And the result has been very little art work being made. Without the studio space and facilities I'm used to, I find myself dismissing ideas I have, or keeping them for September when I moved to Glasgow. I am suddenly remembering why photography was so important to me, it was such an accessible medium a few years ago when all I had was myself and my bedroom.

I'm going to try and get back into taking pictures, mainly as a creative outlet, to keep my mind moving over, but also, to be honest, I do miss it a bit. The majority of the work I watch on here is photography, and nearly all my favs are photographs. But over the past year I moved on from using the camera as my main instrument, and used it more as a stepping stone for ideas, and then as a documenting tool. My work has become so installation based it feels odd to move back to something I was obsessed with at 15! And yet blogs like Severin Koller's, and Charlotte Gonzales', and websites like Lia Saile (seafairy on here), are places I visit regularly for inspiration. So maybe it's time to reconnect with my cameras haha.

Sadly this summer I'm not traveling as much as I would like, and I also, somehow, managed to miss Glastonbury! It slipped my mind when tickets were on sale, and I was kicking myself for being so absent minded while watching some of my favorite artists like Florence and the Machine play. But I am going to Green Man Festival in August, which will be amazing.

Anyway, here are some of my favorite pieces of work floating around DA at the moment:

Just tried out the journal skin application too.... hopefully it worked! haha. x

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Mood: Artistic
Listening to: Florence and the Machine
Reading: The Bell Jar
Watching: Glastonbury
Eating: Strawberries
Drinking: Wine

Skin by ~GoGoGodzirra

New Work and Ideas

Mon Apr 13, 2009, 5:23 AM

Mood: Artistic
Listening to: David Bowie
Reading: The Reader
Watching: Dr Who
Eating: Chocolate
Drinking: Expresso

Hi,

Just uploaded some of my newer work that is a part of research for an exhibition/end of year show in three weeks time. The work explores senses of personal space and the studio environment, looking at both the activity of others and myself. I considering the pieces drawings, despite the fact they arn't often made with traditional drawing materials. The work is very site specific, so the photographs don't often do them justice. It is about mapping an environment, making the work space art and the art the work space. Bluring the lines between studio and exhibition space, and what is 'correct' to display and what activity is often hidden away. I'm currently working with another artist, as a parasite/host relationship, documenting his activity as he works on his own work. Without others, my work wouldn't exist.

I plan on posting pictures of the wall drawing I'm working on as its progresses.

I was quite annoyed the find though, that there doesn't seem to be any category for installation or site specific work on deviantART. And to me this seems ridiculous, as so many people work in such a manner. Time for an update?

I also posted some written work, I'm not really a writer and they are just quick, personal experiments with the medium, so I would appreciate some feed back.

Hope everyone is well, only three weeks till I'm free over here!

Annie

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Help Please - Artist Suggestions

Thu Apr 2, 2009, 11:09 AM

Mood: Artistic
Listening to: Animal Collective
Reading: The Everyday
Watching: The Boat that Rocked
Eating: Sanwhich
Drinking: Expresso

Hi,

As part of the course I'm studying at the moment, we have to research the work of artist, both comtemporary and through out art history, that are rellevant to our current practice. I'm a bit stuck as to whom to look at next.

Please suggest any artist you think is relevant to the following themes:

Personal Space.
The Studio as a subject matter.
The creation of art as a subject matter.
Processes within art.

Or any artists that work around such techniques as:

Site specific art.
Site specific drawing.
Wall drawing.
Installation art.

I think you get the idea. Thanks for the help!

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Jul 14, 2009 More Adventures
Jul 8, 2009 Adventure Round DA Galleries
Jul 2, 2009 Summer Update.
Apr 13, 2009 New Work and Ideas
Apr 2, 2009 Help Please - Artist Suggestions

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