Blonde Creations

Self Portait

2010-09-11T08:50:00.000+10:00

Though it doesn't look like me.

Makoto and Ayu-Chan

2010-09-11T08:29:00.000+10:00

Fan art of Red String characters. Am struggling to find a picture editing program that does what I want it to.

Happy Girl

2009-01-26T08:52:00.002+11:00

New picture!
Shock, I know.

Just a cute little sketch I did last night.
(I took a photo of it, then cleaned it up in photoshop, as my scanner is stupid).

Goodbye George

2009-01-09T08:24:00.004+11:00

I found some more photos of my old dog George.
He died yesterday, 16 years old, sick, three legged.
I don't really remember a time when I didn't have George around.
He was such a playful puppy, grew into a mischievous dog, until he got hit by a car and had to have one of his legs removed.
In the last year or so he got worse and worse. His coat was no longer shiny, he was very thin even though he ate a lot, he drank a lot, and he couldn't walk very well any more. He was sick and had lumps all over his body, must have been going blind and deaf, but he was still very happy to see you and to get a pat.
I'm glad that he isn't in pain any more.

Blank Page

2008-09-29T09:02:00.002+10:00

So I have finally made another collage. It's not as full as they usually are, but it's a good start.
The main writing is my own, the other is by Leunig.

I dig the buttons.

(23rd Sep, 2008)

Sunday - Wednesday

2008-07-05T08:26:00.006+10:00

After the wedding on Saturday, it began to rain, and did so for several days.
Below are pictures from Serpentine Dam, Perth City from the ferry, outside of Steve's house in the sunshine and rain. view of Perth from Kalamunda where Steves day took us on the Zig Zag (Steves dad loves trains). and of the old train tunnel out Midland way, apparently the only one in WA.
and photos of Mandurah, including some Puffer fish, which are horrible little things.

Last Days in Perth

2008-07-05T07:56:00.005+10:00

below: banksia from Kings Park.
Views of Perth, the Swan River wide bit, the Swan Brewery and the Kwinana Fwy Bridge from Kings Park.
Views of Perth from Bickley Brook (I think).
photos around Bickley Brook Waterfall. (just 5 minutes drive from Gosnells.)
All taken the last few days we were in Perth.

Black Out

2008-04-12T08:52:00.004+10:00

Here are a few photos of the beautiful sunrise a week-ish ago. and also a few oh the shots i took when we had the black out and wild weather. my shop lost power, but half of the rest of the centre didn't. so there is a photo from inside my shop, looking out. kinda eeiry.

Day Four - The Drive Home

2008-04-12T08:45:00.003+10:00

Now, for some reason I'm missing half of my photos from the drive home. we stopped off in Holbrook and took a few photos of the submarine there, and there were also a couple photos of Bonnie Doon, and just random speeding along the highway ones. but they have gone missing. (hopefully they are still on steve's computer though).

these were taken around Gundagai. well, Dog On Tuckerbox anyway. the clouds gave a good contrast to the very dry ground.

Day Three - The Family

2008-04-09T08:19:00.004+10:00

On Sunday, two of Steves cousins came around and we had a nice BBQ lunch, and played pool all afternoon, and just had a nice relaxing day. I also took a few photos of old nanna-ish things. the fake flowers, the green bird, an old lamp, some spices (not featured here).

Day Two - The City

2008-04-05T08:31:00.009+11:00

(Edit: you couldn't see half of the photos, hopefully this will have resolved that issue, though the photos are all out of order now)

on the saturday, we caught the double-decker train into the city, via the Bridge.
we walked around (admittedly getting very lost, as Sydney's CBD is very very different from Melbourne's). We explored Hyde Park, the War memorial, walked down to Circular Quay, to the Opera House, then caught a ferry to Manly, came back, and walked around the Botanic Gardens for the rest of the day. we saw a grand total of 6 or 7 weddings while in the gardens! also, lots of fruit bats.
we got home in time for beer and dinner. a very nice day (even though i got very sun burnt)

Day One - Friday

2008-04-04T08:38:00.007+11:00

On Friday Steve and I explored the gully out the back of his grandparents house (most of northern Sydney has these gullies running through it. very rocky, impossible to build on, but very beautiful).
However, one thing that I didn't like, were all these spiders. everywhere. literally! they had very big, sticky webs, and the spiders were quite large.

in the afternoon we went north of Sydney for a bit to the Hawksbury River and had a bit of an explore.

(we also went through Bonnie Doon on both the way up, and the way back from Sydney. Classic movie that is...)

Easter Weekend

2008-04-04T08:10:00.015+11:00

on Good Friday Steve and I went for a drive to Emerald, but got distracted by the Puffy Billy tracks on the way.

then on Easter Sunday, we climbed the 1000 steps in Upper Ferntree Gully.
Let me tell you, that was moderately horrible. oh, and there aren't 1000 steps, more like 750 up and 750 down.

(also, sorry about the fact it's all in reverse)

My Sam and the Spider

2008-04-04T07:56:00.005+11:00

From a few weeks a go when some lady reversed into me, and the red-back spider I found at the same time.

Update

2008-02-26T20:14:00.002+11:00

I've started drawing again, the last two nights.

no agenda. no need to make it look pretty, or presentable, or hoping people will like it.

no, i drew simply because i enjoy it.

I'm unsure if I'm going to get them onto here.
while I love having a space where all of you can view my art, I think, perhaps, I was focusing too much on that. It should not be about you the viewer, but rather be about me the artist.

We'll see...

Bec and Geoff's Wedding

2008-01-19T07:34:00.000+11:00

(you are all going to see these in reverse, i just realised. hurrah for the way i add photos into blogger)

The happy new bride and I.

Jaclyn and Kat.

The decorations at the reception, plus a cutely hearted letter.

Susanna.

More of the decorations at the reception.
I didn't even realise they were fake, until i took a few photos of them.

During the speeches.

Tim being very proud of himself, after breaking a glass.

Iain and bridesmaid Elyce.

Bridesmaid Jess. (I love her expression!)

The beautiful bride and Kat.

The hair pins in Elyces hair.

In Ana's hair.

Bec's hair comb/clip thing. Apparently she searched everywhere for one, and then a day or two before the wedding, after she had given up looking, she found one.

Bec entered her reception with a lovely lace parasole.

The beautiful (and happy) bride!

Love this photo of El Nomel.

Hannah.

Iain, Alecia and Kat.

The photographer (and friend) James Burke.

Bec walking down the isle. the church had bad lighting for me to take good photos.

The picture drawn by Bec's sister Hannah.

Christmas and Arounds

2008-01-11T10:58:00.001+11:00

Me. with make up on.
early January

my eyes.
Early Jan.

my eyes.

Early Jan.

my eyes.

Early Jan.

Grass, in the late afternoon sun.
early Jan.

Steve.
my uncles pool table.
Christmas day.
i really like this photo.

my gorgeous cousin Steph.

Steph.

two of my little cousins (there are four).
Shaylah and Jayden.

Steve and I.

Lichen.

the crack in a tree.

Becs Hens Day

2008-01-11T10:19:00.001+11:00

Analise.

Ana. i really like these two photos.

Elyce's bracelet her dad brought back from Egypt.

Elyce.

Elyce standing under the branches of an elm.

More Elle.

The view looking towards the ranges, from Chateau Yerring.
Look at that sky!

Jo has the best facial expressions, even if she hates posing for photos.

Susanna.

Jo Jo.

Elle looks so cute here. mischievous cute.

The bride to be (well, she is married now).

Hannah, Emily and Jaclyn.
the Beimers cousins.

Gosh Hannah is so gorgeous!

Ana and Hannah.

The food we were served (in the empty space were huge warm and fluffy scones.)

Yep, it tastes as good as it looks.

Late 07

2008-01-11T09:39:00.000+11:00

lichen. at Jells Park.

the boys relaxing. Steve, Dave and Doug.

Steve and Dave.

April and Mum.
We had a picnic with mum and Doug in November, at Jells Park.

April and I playing on the train. November.

Close up of something at Lilydale Station. November.

Last Thursday.
Steve walking down the road.
Early January.

Steve doesn't really like posing for photos.
Early January.

Sunset, early January.

Dianella Revoluta.

Common flax lily.
it has flowered and these are the fruit.
a delightful native grass.

Hiatus

2008-01-09T10:07:00.000+11:00

as you have probably guessed, i'm taking a hiatus from art.
i feel completely uninspired. unmotivated. uncreative.

my collages lay around half finished.
i have canvases and paints waiting to be used.
my camera is sitting looking lonely.

i have no energy for it.
my emotions do not want to be channelled.

i have some photos i will up load when i get the time.

post card image

2007-12-05T20:04:00.000+11:00

look what showed up in my mail today. what a wonderful little surprise...

its a post card, that you add to the picture of. the koala and red stuff was already there. i added in the girl blowing the flames. (and a way cool earring onto the koala!).

i've sent it off to the next person, and i hope they do the same. (link me to any image you take of it!)

mega update

2007-11-06T10:14:00.000+11:00

decided it was time for me to upload most of the pictures that have been sitting around for a while. some more recent than others. most are just sketches done in church. my scanner still sucks.

<--- there was more to this picture, but i had to crop it out.

<--- ringwood station emo. looked a lot better when it was in pencil, not ink.

<--- silly comic about my frustration in looking for a hard bound journal.

<--- random bored sketch. too light. stupid scanner.

<--- sad in church "worship" time. people around me speaking in tongues, the lady up the front shouting singing. i got very sad. this life is not about me, or about my feelings...

mermaid

2007-09-10T12:02:00.000+10:00

just a mermaid. the pose isn't that great, and don't even comment on the rock/sky/sea.
this was more just me continuing to use my watercolour pencils more than anything else.

and yep, i don't think that mermaids (if they were real) would have any problem with not wearing tops.

my scanner sucks.

i like the two tone tail.

done last week (3rd-9th september sometime)

Self Portrait

2007-09-05T13:12:00.001+10:00

sort of a self portrait. drew the original picture on Sunday during church, inked yesterday. coloured today.
I'm considering doing a background of some sort, but I'm not too good at them.

she has freckles. i don't know if you can tell in the picture.
my scanner sucks. its made the flower half a little fuzzy, and drained the colour out of the rest.
i love the folds in the jeans.

used to have some text next to it saying "He loves me. He loves me."

(ignore the feet :P)

5/9/07

need the helps

2007-08-29T12:26:00.000+10:00

hey there people who read this blog.
i'm seriously contemplating signing up for a visual arts course at TAFE, and for that i need to submit a folio.
so i am asking you, my watchers, to let me know which pictures/photos you love the most, or think are the best.

thanks!

Disillusionment

2007-08-27T11:39:00.000+10:00

My Link the Dark series has ended. the final page will very possibly never be up online. the matter is still to painful for me to show.

this is just a quick collage. the lyrics on the brown are from an Anberlin song called (Fin*).
the other words are my own.

my scanner sucks.

27/8/07

Blackburn Lake

2007-08-21T11:27:00.001+10:00

Some photos from ages ago.

i have, for a while now, wanted to do a series of portraits with my friends as the subjects. with the possibility of drawing them for a Christmas present... or something.
i rather like the first photo. the movement and focus. i like the second because of the angle its taken from.

Monday Fun

2007-08-21T11:21:00.000+10:00

A few photos of my friend Iain, and his crazy dog. and the afternoon i spent at his house playing board game...

Random Photos

2007-08-15T09:05:00.000+10:00

some from my back yard, front yard, and Blackburn lake. people cropped out for privacy sake.

I have no friends!

2007-08-08T09:31:00.001+10:00

Some graffiti near my house, seen on my run on Monday.
i think its rather amusing.
It's been there for quite a while.

Inky Pictures

2007-08-08T09:23:00.001+10:00

a sketch i did Sunday, plus two older pictures that i inked.
sorry about the bad quality, these are photos of them, not scans.
and yep, i know the chick in the sketch's arms are all wrong. thus why there's lots of mistakes and rubbing out around there.
and yay for writing with my left hand.

Buttons

2007-08-08T09:13:00.000+10:00

Another one of my weird collections is buttons.
my mum used to collect buttons (though she actually used them for more than sticking on collages).
when i was a kid i used to sort through her collection.
It's still fun.

(Monday August 6th)

Horse Walk

2007-08-08T09:01:00.000+10:00

Monday 6th August.
on my run down the Warburton Trail.
a few of the better photos.
got lots of the horses, though they didn't want to pose.

Link the Dark Photos.

2007-07-17T09:24:00.001+10:00

Just a few cool photos of my 'Link the Dark' book. its getting quite large and full now. and i love it. so much colour and texture sticking out the ends.
(17/7/07)

Link the Dark 33

2007-07-17T09:19:00.001+10:00

I really like this page, but i feel something is missing. its soft. i don't often use pink and white but it just seemed to fit with what i was feeling.

i watched Bruce Almighty yesterday, and one of the lines that 'God' says to Bruce is "come, walk closer with me". it struck something in me.
i have been wandering from Him these past few weeks and He spoke to me in a way that i actually heard.
its not that i'm walking away from God. its just He wants me to come closer and closer with Him. so that i may share and live in Him. and He in me.

the picture is from a free avant card of the Australian impressionists exhibition held at NVG last month. the words my own.

(16/7/07)

Link the Dark 32

2007-07-17T09:15:00.001+10:00

I was going somewhere else with this page. but i didn't have the words to say it at the time.
and then a couple weeks past, and it didn't seem relevant. i finished it this morning by sticking in Psalm 23, and some ribbon. I am learning that the Lord is my Shepard.

the image of the hat is from some milliners exhibition at NGV earlier in the year, the swirly green is from a Soul Survivor poster.

(17/7/07)

Link the Dark 31

2007-07-17T09:00:00.000+10:00

(Link the Dark 30 will not be published online due to its increased personal matter).

trying new techniques. more than just a collage.
the sketch of the girl didn't turn out how i wanted it to. but i still have the original sticking up on my wall. i'm trying to improve my anatomy.

all the words on the right page are from Relient K songs (Jefferson Aeroplane, Over Thinking, End to End, Getting Into You) and the left page is a prayer from "When I Talk to You" by leunig.

Done a little while ago (about 3 weeks ago. so mid june)

(yep, scanner is still out of action)

Link the dark 29

2007-05-30T18:07:00.000+10:00

again, i apologise about the quality of the picture.

the picture comes from Kareena Zerefos and was found in the latest edition of Frankie.

no buttons. my book is getting a little large. instead more pearly paper, black, silver and patterned paper instead.

if you look hard enough, you can see the corner of my eCulture text book trying to hold the page down.

done about a week ago.

link the dark 28

2007-05-30T17:56:00.001+10:00

i apologise about the picture quality. my scanner is out of action (for some reason) and i finally got sick of waiting so i took a photo.

i did this one about two weeks ago (~16th of may-ish) after i stumbled upon the most beautiful section of a psalm by chance.

it works very well for me too, as i find it difficult to sleep in, and am often awake in time to see the sunrise.

its written on paper that i made, accompanied with a picture i have already used, pearly white paper courtesy of my sister and some attractive shiney buttons.

i kinda like it :) (and its not all emo either!)

A Touch of the Flash

2007-05-18T13:47:00.000+10:00

i have been experimenting with the new camera. i thought i would upload the four photos that i didn't delete on here. and then continue to upload them onto my flickr account. i may post one or two of the notable photos here, or at Blonde Musings (no link for you!) in the future.
I turned the annoying timestamp option off after the first round of photos.

Maytag Sketch

2007-04-09T10:24:00.000+10:00

something i drew, while bored in church yesterday.

i was drawing from memory, so her costume is wrong. but hey.

this is maytag, from the flipside comics. just one of the great webcomics i read, when they are updated.

8/4/07

Link the dark 27

2007-04-09T10:19:00.000+10:00

the words are adapted from a prayer i found in a church of england prayer book.

done last night.

hand made paper, yellow envelope (that used to house my pay slip). butterfly thing. material from the page before (i folded it over). picture from a jewelry gallery on flinders lane. and buttons.

7/4/07

Link the dark 26

2007-04-02T08:08:00.000+10:00

I was a little scared last night. I discovered something which isn't serious yet, but could become serious.

and i don't like doctors, or ringing up doctors, or doing things for the first time...

1/4/07

Link the dark 25

2007-04-02T07:58:00.000+10:00

I have such an apathetic heart. my whole generation does. we have been lulled into getting exactly what we want, when we want and how we want, and damn to everyone else. its part of the consumption society we live in.

last week, through several things, i got woken up to my need to think outside the mush we are fed through our media, to question those things i have been told, to figure out why i do exactly what it is that i do and believe. and to not just say all the right words. but to do the actions that follow. and thats a really hard process. inertia wants me to stay as i am. comfortable. passive, consuming.
but perhaps God wants me to break out of that and to take a stand on those things which He is passionate about. and to not just talk about them. but to actually do it!

Writing is my own. Soul Sista card (its a Soul Survivor thing) and a tracing/drawing on some tracing paper, from the front of a Frankie mag and changed. thanks to Deviant Artist BethanySB for the inspiration for that.

31/3/07

Priority friends

2007-04-02T07:49:00.000+10:00

Sermon notes from last sunday night, while visiting Gateway. well, visiting Mark and Jas actually, it just happened to be at Gateway.

sermon notes, chibi-ised.
complete with Jas's input. see that little line just near the guy on the rights head? Jas stole my pencil and decided to help. :P

25/3/07

Girl Drawing

2007-04-02T07:46:00.000+10:00

Done yesterday in church.
had 'devistation and reform' by relient k stuck in my head.

she has very large eyes.

1/4/07

Wreck This Journal

2007-03-16T12:56:00.000+11:00

Keri Smith has created a new blog, to go along with her new book (released july 2007) called Wreck This Journal.

The following quote is found on her site. <---

Its things like this which make me feel creative. which make me feel excited. where i just want to go do something, like take photos of one spot.
something new for me, something which will express what i'm thinking and feeling.

Keri Smith inspires me. Her mind set inspires me.

it's a very good day.

Link the dark 24

2007-03-15T19:01:00.000+11:00

i am starting to find a theme in these works, the topic of this page.
acceptance.
the great desire that we are wanted and needed, and even liked.
yes, it is a common part of my generation, as it is a common part of me.

When i feel people aren't interested in me i go quiet, unwilling to put anything forward, to stop the rejection. to stop the pain of the rejection.

picture of person from an art store on Degraves Place in Melbourne advertising something. black ribbon. another small card by Peter Gresham. silver stars, blue paper.
words by me.

15/3/07

Thinking Sketch 10

2007-03-09T19:53:00.000+11:00

Oh emo sam i was last night. Feeling hurt and upset about friend stuff.

The thing which makes me feel a little guilty is that i did a very similar thing to a friend, to my old best friend in fact. after we finished school we went in different directions, and stopped hanging out. we're not really friends any more at all, but things are alright between us.

I'm worried and wondering if this situation will be the same.
And i'm trying not to care... (but i really do).

8/3/07

For Your Glory

2007-03-09T19:48:00.000+11:00

Bored in one of my lectures, (professional communication practice. its a 100 subject) i drew the picture on the front of my note book.

i got this note book from a delightful asian shop in perth. the image in the front is in water colour, so my sketch looks a little dull in comparison. :)

(i like shading)

7/3/07

Link the dark 23

2007-03-02T21:28:00.000+11:00

I haven't felt very inspired or creative recently.
and yet, thoughts have been swimming around in my head... mainly concentrating onto one topic. friendships.

i guess i miss having friends. good friends, close ones.
they all seem to be drifting away, and i guess with time and busyness, that happens.
i guess i miss having female friends too. a lot of the people i talk to are guys (and not so close either) and, i love them, but, it just isn't the same as hanging with female friends.

oh dear. that probably just all sounds emo.

the words on the blue stripey paper is from the Relient K song From End to End.
the cards are from a gallery on Flinders Lane in the city, and feature artist Peter Gresham.
other writing my own.

2/3/07

Real Encounters

2007-03-01T16:57:00.000+11:00

I forgot i had drawn this, sunday night, while at a youth service. (it was on compassion, and finding a need and filling it)

just a quick sketch of a girl. i like the shading.

25/2/07

Link the Dark 22

2007-02-21T15:51:00.000+11:00

this should really go before link the dark 21, as it is before it in my book. but oh well.

just a bit of experimentation with my pastels (not oil pastels). two hands reaching for each other (surprisingly hard to draw with pastels. pastels are a little like chalk and smudge really easily and rub off and you cant get firm lines easily.) with a pretty blue-ish ocean looking background.

nothing remarkable, but nice nevertheless.

sprayed with hairspray to seal it.

18/2/07

Link the Dark 21

2007-02-21T15:43:00.000+11:00

(oops. i have actually done a picture the page before this one, so it should really be link the dark 22. but oh well. :))

Im not a huge fan of this one. it just doesn't seem to work for me... i have been feeling a little artistically challenged, unable to get the thoughts in my head coherent enough to put onto paper and art.

the devil has been attacking me a little, i have felt.

the prayer is from an old Church of England prayer book, the lyrics are from Jefferson, Aero Plane by Relient K. the image is from a post card for retreats for couples.
there is actually writing on the note in the little bag.

21/2/07

Guy 1

2007-02-19T08:40:00.000+11:00

And this is why i don't draw guys... or people i know. (neither seem to work out how they are supposed to look.)

the mouth is wrong, but i dont know how to fit it. and the eye needs to be further into the face, not so much over to the ear.
this was drawn from a picture that was on my phone... and there is only so much i can do with a grey lead pencil.

18/2/07

Lead Me

2007-02-19T08:38:00.000+11:00

a picture i drew in church yesterday morning, when my friend kelsey had her feet on the seat in front of me. a perfect thing to draw.

my first real attempt at drawing feet. often i just ignore them. :P

Jefferson Aeroplane

2007-02-15T14:57:00.000+11:00

the song has been on repeat, and some of the lines have been stuck in my head.
i think i can say with a touch of confidence that this is my favourite Relient K song...
we have decided that its about a break up, and i looked through all the lyrics of the band Jefferson Airplane (Starship), and none of them are the same. RK just borrow the name...

this is just a picture i drew, usuing a make up card as a reference, changed slightly, and then made it a little of a study into cross hatching.
in general, i got the desired effect, but i need a lot more practice if i am ever going to get better.
i contemplated leaving it with the slight blue tinge my scanner gives things, but decided against it.

the lyrics are from Jefferson, Aero Plane, by Relient K, and happen to be the ones stuck in my head.
took me about 15 - 20 minutes.

15/2/07

Shadow Guy

2007-02-01T17:50:00.000+11:00

just a sketch picture to work on shading...

i like the face and neck shading.

next quest should be working out how to draw clothes. :S

and guys hair...

and guy faces...

i once lamented to someone about not being able to draw guys. she told to me to watch more guys. that was weird. probably helpful advice, but to be staring at guys all the time...

weird...

31/1/07

Leitha

2007-01-27T21:50:00.000+11:00

i got inspired after reading Inverloch (Seraph Inn). so i decided to make a character of my own.

its been in the back of my head, to make a character with white hair and cherry red eyes. so here is one version of her. trying to figure out what to call her. Leith came to mind. but its a guys name. so her name is Leitha. (which means forgetful. leith means meadow).

i feel this picture needs a background. i just don't know what. i might cut the picture out, and stick it to some nice patterned paper.

yeah, its not the best picture (gah! look at those arms and hands. terrible... and that flame light magic stuff... *hides*) but it was only supposed to be a character sketch. you know, get the colouring and clothes.

*shrugs*

27/1/07

Link the dark 20

2007-01-24T18:45:00.000+11:00

i am, we are, facing a slight issue at the moment. though, i am sure some people would not think it is, i would tend to think that they have no real clue what this is like.
i am sure, if you are so interested, you could ask.

i was reading psalm 119 last night, and some of it made my heart ache. i want to be like that psalmist. to reach God, and follow his law. more than that, to love His word. his decrees. to experience God through his word. i suggest, if you havent already, to go read through the entire 150 or so verses. it is worth it.

The picture from artist Jen Corace, featured in Frankie mag a couple editions ago. the buttons are from my dear friend Dawn. the words are my own.

24/1/07

Link the dark 19

2007-01-19T20:08:00.000+11:00

i am exhausted from crying. i feel numb, almost emotionless.

why do i let things get to me? why do i care if people show an interest in me or not? i guess i just want to know, and be shown that i am loved and even liked.

maybe i'm expecting too much from people...

gouache, and watercolour. i was originally going to draw it happy, but then my emotions changed.

the face doesn't really look like me.

19/1/07

link the dark 18

2007-01-17T20:58:00.000+11:00

this one is birthed from the Jeff Buckley song Hallelujah, and the Matt Redman song "Blessed be Your Name".
it is specially dedicated to Paxton, my most recent commenter, the one who i do not know, who left a lovely long comment. thank you. :)

the background is from some excellent wrapping paper, the words are my own based on matt redmans song 'blessed be Your name'. the photo is of my mum when she was 17.

17/1/07

Link the Dark 17

2007-01-17T20:07:00.000+11:00

My semi new years resolution was to pray for courage each day. i do not know why, but i fear. i am afraid. i admire and look up to people who are brave, who don't fear.

i ask of the Lord for courage, to do those things which terrify me, and they seem so overwhelming and numerous.

The picture from artist Jen Corace, featured in Frankie mag a couple editions ago. the buttons are from my dear friend Dawn. the words are my own.

17/1/07

Link the Dark 16

2007-01-10T13:12:00.000+11:00

Done before bed last night. i was in a pretty down mood.
stuff has been going on in my head, and in my life that is trying to get control of me. its getting pretty hard to keep fighting against it.

yesterday, i just wanted someone to talk to, to dump my mind and thoughts on. but no one was being particularly chatty.

the picture i took from Frankie, and is by artist Eveline Tarunadjaja.
pretty green paper, and buttons.

9/1/07

Link the Dark 15

2007-01-08T10:04:00.000+11:00

My boyfriend is about as far away from me as he can possible be, and still be in australia.
im tired. and im lonely. i miss having people to hang around with, joke with, laugh with.
makes me feel insecure.

i used the random scraps of paper i discarded from making my other collages. so its a bit messy looking. but i was inspired.

8/1/07

Laura Study

2007-01-08T09:20:00.000+11:00

I drew my friend Laura, when sitting behind her in church yesterday.
it looks alright, but nothing brilliant.

oh, and my scanner is dirty, thus the weird looking blob mark just behind her ear. (gah, you know how difficult drawing ears is?! particulary when the person keeps on moving..)

Link the Dark 14

2007-01-06T15:01:00.000+11:00

i got inspired.
not my best. but its alright.

wattyl pain chips, picture from Frankie mag, funkie ribbon i found at Becs, and a black texta which smelt rather good... in a texta-y kinda way.

6/1/07

Link the dark 13

2007-01-04T20:19:00.000+11:00

he goes up north tomorrow. for three weeks. on the day we have been dating for 6 months. all long distance. me one end of the country, him at the other. two hours time difference between us.

i just want to be able to see him everyday. to go out with him on 'dates'. to the movies. to dinner. to hang with friends together. sit next to each other in church.

to be able to hug him. hold his hand. to just look at him. to hear him speak. to smell him. to kiss him. sigh...

materials: a drawing of mine, 5 wooden hearts, patterned paper, the king and queen of hearts playing cards.

4/1/06

Link the Dark 12

2007-01-02T22:06:00.000+11:00

prayers. for me. for him. written down so i will remember them.

random picture from Frankie. you can see part of Link the Dark 11 in the corner.

2/1/07

Link the Dark 11

2007-01-02T21:42:00.000+11:00

im tired. im insecure. i was crying.
i hate that i cant communicate this stuff. i hate that i get jealous. i hate feeling like this. why am i?

i ripped pages. it was a short taste of pleasure, very short.

2/1/07

Brick Boy

2006-12-25T20:54:00.000+11:00

another random sketch, done in church.

24/12/06

Further Seems Forever Girl

2006-12-25T20:40:00.000+11:00

a random girl i drew (she looks kinda funny) after reading Frankie (one super cool magazine) and feeling creative.
i then added further seems forever (a band) lyrics around her.

24/12/06

Thinking Sketch 9

2006-12-25T20:28:00.000+11:00

Blessed be your name. by matt redman.

i was almost in tears in church yesterday, while singing that song. okay, i was in tears, but only a few of them.

we had a thanksgiving service, so i was just thinking of all the things i was thankful for. [mushyness] and i couldnt stop my mind going to thinking about my wonderful boyfriend who im very happy to have. [/mushy ness].

the swirly thingies are pretty. and fun to draw.

Link the dark 10

2006-12-25T20:23:00.000+11:00

i got a photo of myself (from a year ago) from my pretty good friend bec, for christmas. along with a whole bunch of other photos. and so i decided to draw it.
its really only a quick sketch. i tried not to rub out too much. it left smudgeyness when i did anyway.
and the photo was only of my fact, not the top of my head, or anything below my neck. so i kinda just made that stuff up.

the mouth looks funny.

it kinda reminds me of one of those 1950's or so illustrations.

24/12/06

Link the dark 9

2006-12-25T20:17:00.000+11:00

my sister gave me oil pastels for christmas. i was testing them out. and decided to make a christmas type of scene too.

:)

24/12/06

Link the Dark 8

2006-12-22T21:17:00.000+11:00

i asked a friend for some inspiration. he brought up a funny thing that happened a couple weeks ago, where he and another friend were watching the sunrise at, oh, 5:30am, and decided to call me. as they had been doing every two hours that night.

i was tired. so i quotes the relient k lyrics and hung up on them.

this has not much to do with that, it was just funny.

pages 8/9 (i think. or is it 10/11?)

the words under the hearts are my own, the other words are lyrics from the relient k song 'who i am hates who i have been'.

some gold and red hearts. some brown paper. a picture from a perth based artist. and a cool butterfly.

22/12/06

Link the dark 7

2006-12-21T18:45:00.000+11:00

pages 6/7.

i just realised this afternoon, after getting home from hanging wth some friends, that i know some pretty amazing people.

so i was rather thankful. :)

(this one is dedicated to all my friends. thanks :))

picture from a card, gold reflecty dot stickers, my writing, zig zag thingy and orange pastel.

21/12/06

Link the dark 6

2006-12-20T18:19:00.001+11:00

pages 4/5 (technically 8/9).

im not really a very big fan of this one. it feels like there is something missing... or something.

the appleworks card is from a dry goods shop in eastland (local shopping centre/mall), the other fancy image is from i have no idea any more.
the two little pictures are from the Jehovah's Witness magazine, which one of them faithfully comes to delivery every month. (i think in the hope of converting me. except im rather happy with being a christian, which she knows anyway. still an interesting read)
the writing aroundf the outside is my prayer, and a random swirl.
outlined words.

20/12/06

Link the dark 6

2006-12-20T18:19:00.000+11:00

Link the dark 5

2006-12-19T18:26:00.000+11:00

pages 2 and 3.
legs from Frankie (a really cool magazine), post it note and words are my own, and some

pretty paper.

19/12/06

Link the dark 4

2006-12-19T18:25:00.000+11:00

page one.

a feather i found on my morning run, a playing card, some circles cut from a pretty peice of paper and words from the book.

its a strange book.

19/12/06

Link the dark 3

2006-12-18T19:26:00.000+11:00

the second title page and authors note.

materials: plack guache, silver pencil, advant card, and selected words from the page.

18/12/06

Link the dark 2

2006-12-18T19:21:00.000+11:00

the first title page.

materials: chocolate wrapper, dolly girl clothes tag, pastel, pencil.

Link the dark 1

2006-12-18T19:08:00.000+11:00

i bought a delightful old book at my local op shop the other day. the cover is green. the pages are yellowed and water marked. was published around 1958. it has a mixture of old book and op shop smell. quite lovely in its own way.
it is called "the dark of summer" by eric linklater.
and i have decided to attack it, and change it, and join the wonderous ranks of book alter'rs.

its called "Link the Dark, Flee from the Dark."

Thinking Sketch 8

2006-12-18T08:56:00.000+11:00

The Lord is my shepard, i shall not want.
yesterday in church we had a guest preacher who talked about the prison of want, the jail of greed.
it was really rather good actually. i felt the need to somehow draw my response to it.

the zigzag lightning thing up there covers up a phone number, of a missed call i got.

its kinda messy, kinda grubby, and not very picture driven. but i needed to get it down from what he was saying, from my head, into some semblence of me working it out.

its amazing how many times we say the word "want" in our normal conversation. think about it for a little while.

Reit

2006-12-16T18:30:00.000+11:00

i discovered this in my received files just before. i drew it, and sent it to a friend of mine (www.morseldisruption.com) at the start of the year, when my scanner wasnt working.and he scanned it. thus the line down the middle.
i drew this picture after i saw the movie "girl with a pearl earing" with scarlet johanson and colin firth.

i really like this picture.

Thinking Sketch 7 / Protect Me

2006-12-14T08:05:00.000+11:00

drawn last night. i was a little sad, and all these insecurities were hounding me. i didnt want to be like that. i didnt want to compare myself to my friends. to seek love and approval and attention from others, namely guys.
i want that to come from God. it does come from God.

Thinking Sketch 6

2006-12-11T08:10:00.000+11:00

a combination of yesterday. sitting in church and then trying to figure out some stuff relating to a friend.

sometimes i love the anoniminity (thats not how you spell that word) of art.

i used my friend kelsey, who was sitting next to me in church, for the picture of the girl. and my own hand for the hand.

december 10th, 2006

Some Hope

2006-11-20T20:07:00.000+11:00

silver pen, black guache, magazine, post card, chalk.

20/11/06

Purple Praises - Morning Collage 6

2006-11-17T22:09:00.000+11:00

yes, ok, so i didnt do this one in the morning either :P
i was, am, incredibly happy and thankful for some things in

my life. and i wanted to really praise God and thank Him...

this is the result.

the words are my own.

17/11/06

Pour Out Rain - Morning Collage 5

2006-11-15T17:03:00.000+11:00

so technically i didnt make this in the morning, but thats not the point.

its been freezing (literally) and raining all day. we have been praying for rain. i have been praying for rain. God answers prayer.

this was another prayer that came to my mind as i was laying on my bed resting after work.

the glue in the bottom button isnt dry. i got impatient again.

the page in the background is ezekiel 37-39. ripped out of my old bible. i crinkled it.
the circles are cut from "Whats on at NGV april - may 2006"

15/11/06

Rest Us - Morning Collage 4

2006-11-14T16:45:00.000+11:00

I was utterly tired this morning. i am always tired. 3 hour time difference, plus a wonderful inability to sleep in. oh, and my job exhausts me.

the flower paper is from Frankie (a really cool magazine) and the writing is a prayer by Michael Leunig.

14/11/06

Two of Hearts - Morning Collage 3

2006-11-14T16:40:00.000+11:00

see that button in the middle, it sticks out from the page and it doesnt like being scanned, thus the slightly inferior scan quality of this collage.

the writing on the peachy coloured paper is by Michael Lunig. and the glitter was a mistake =P.

13/11/06

Cute Chibi Clammy

2006-11-13T12:11:00.000+11:00

A picture i drew of my friend Mark, aka clammy.

it has cargoes, thus its him.

and yes, it is offensivly cute. nov 10th

oh, and apparently, it needs a tear in one of the knees, but hey. :p

Pink Praise - Morning Collage 2

2006-11-11T14:42:00.000+11:00

i was inspired again this morning to make a morning collage.

the background is a page from Frankie (a mag), and the picture is of a blossom and a gum nut baby, drawn by may gibbes.
the prayer is my own.

i decided that i wanted to spend my morning collage time focusing on God, or mostly anyway.

11/11/06

Green Praises - Morning Collage 1

2006-11-09T14:27:00.000+11:00

inspired by Keri Smith's morning collage idea. (from wish jar journal) i created this.

the envelope is very cool, and is from Soul Survivor.
yes, there is a leaf inside it.

the cut out leaf pattern thingy on the side is from Frankie. the other bits are just bits of material and paper.

the writing is semi my own, semi from Jesus in the bible.

November 9th, 2006.

My Blue Heart

2006-11-04T20:29:00.000+11:00

dealing with things my own way.
i feel exhausted.

i cant smile.

i cant cry.

and i actually do look as sad and... tired as the girl in my picture.

its a tad over exposed. and im not sure why the picture turned out blue rather than grey led pencil colour. my scanners fault.

the armani card is a perfume card.

4/11/06.

Running in Circles (Page 2 journal)

2006-10-19T11:22:00.000+10:00

done last night while crying, unable to express how i felt, not knowing how i did feel.

a bit dissapointed perhaps, a bit demanding perhaps.

calling out to God, and expecting him to help immeadiatly, in the way i wanted.

Gods ways are not our ways...

buttons, easter egg wrappers, circles from the newspaper, rectangles from the back of 'whats on at the NGV' and a rectangle of scribbley pen.

18/10/2006

oh, and im thinking of starting another blog up specifically for these journal pages, so that when it gets sent out to other people, they can scan and upload the images themselves to a place.

thoughts.

oh, and the journal is looking for a new home. who wants it?

Smile Beauty (Page 1 Journal)

2006-10-10T12:37:00.000+10:00

this is the first page (ok, so it is technically the 3rd page, but the other two are the introductory pages) of the journal project i am starting.

this has been sitting around for a while, with just the girl sitting and the writing around the outside, until today i felt inspired.
the black things are supposed to be hands, and the yellow is cellophane.

10/10/06

The Fruits

2006-10-10T12:29:00.000+10:00

I did this image on Holiday Club Camp.
In the mornings leaders devotions we had 15-20 minutes of quiet time. and i got inspired. the whole week as leaders we looked at the galations passage of the fruits of the spirit, and this is what i came up with.
just used some different paper which was around to make warm fuzzies out of.

19/9/06