One Sentence Journal

How I manage to accumulate so much stuff in my house is totally beyond me.

Unhappy Lego Bench Monday

This is one unhappy Lego man. He is seething with rage at the inconsiderate snow that fell over the weekend and completely covered his bench. He had to spend all morning digging it out and sweeping the snow away ready for Bench Monday. This was not a happy Bench Monday for him at all.

So excited that my nails are just about long enough to get away with wearing coloured nail polish for the first time in well over a year!

Mis-matched - Project 52

Week 4 of this year's project had the great theme of 'mis-matched' which instantly made me think of science and art. I love both, although art is my true favourite. 

To most people, science and art just don't mix. Science seeks to explain the wonders that art revels in (or maybe I'm talking nonsense). They may be mis-matched also because often when you see something with a scientific eye, you fail to see its beauty. Sorry if this is coming across as pretentious rubbish. It's hard to get the point across without using flouncy words!

I happen to use science in some of my art, so they can work together, but it can be a challenge to use both ways of seeing the world at the same time.

I love using scientific equipment at home and bought the conical flask to use as a vase, and the measuring cylinder is from Ikea for the kitchen. I set this up in my light tent:

I had to brighten the image a bit and increase contrast, then I used Reala effect on Picnik to really make the colours pop. I also quite liked adding a polaroid effect, as below, but decided the white background needed to stay a crisp clear white.

I hate watching rugby and will never be able to work out the rules - it just looks like a random game of tag wrestling in a field.

Tangerine Circus - A Weekend Outfit

I've never worn anything orange before but I was drawn to this incredibly bright dress in the January sales this year and I love it! It is possibly a little short but I'm wearing it anyway. Wearing the ringmaster style jacket with it was a happy accident that I think works pretty well.

Dress: Rare at Topshop

Jacket: Topshop

Necklace: Republic

Ring: Dorothy Perkins

Boots: Marks & Spencer

Even after not biting my nails for a month, temptation sometimes becomes just too much to resist.

I seem to go through pairs of slippers faster than the average human, and my latest pair are snails.

In A Row - Project 52

This photo turned out to be a total pain to take - I could only find one complete pair of my old Barbie shoes (luckily bought these pairs from the local secondhand toy shop), the dolls kept falling over, the desk lamp I was using for light fell on the floor so the bulb broke, and my knees hurt from trying to get in the right position. Moan over. 

I intended to just have the shoes in a row, but thought the legs looked better. I used polaroid effect and added a slight matte border using Picnik.

People really should appreciate their local libraries - they really are a brilliant idea and its all for free!