Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts

Sunday, March 14, 2010

light painting adventures

about a month ago i ate a happy meal.  
it came with a light sabre.  
(and fresh cherry tomatoes and pineapple, i might add - go france!)
i am going somewhere with this, i promise.

i could have given the toy to the nearest kid in the restaurant, as per usual - but this one i had to keep.  light sabres are excellent for light painting.  

in case you don't know it, light painting is done in darkness, by keeping the camera shutter open for lengthy periods of time.  (on a tripod)  it's challenging and magical, to create something we can't see.
there are loads of great tutorials and inspiration on flickr - my fave artists are tcb & tdub303.

i've experimented before with sparklers and using flash, but this was the first time with a pen-type object.  i played for about an hour, and believe me, many were just disasterous.  
i'm content with these. 
i did try to do different words - like glow, dance, shine...  but they weren't legible.  can you read this?
it was fun to play. but love is the one word that was clear enough...
and just playing in photoshop today i did this - have been thinking about this sentiment lately...
i hope you're having a nice weekend! and let me know if you have ever or do play with lights :)

Saturday, January 30, 2010

do you have a favourite quote?

so i've recently gathered some embroidery supplies and want to make a little wall hanging for the wall above our fireplace. i've asked steve if he has any quotes he loves, but no, not really.  and i simply can't decide.  i'd like it to be a bit of an inspirational reminder, how to live life, etc... but nothing too heavy handed - here are a few contenders, none of which feel perfect - song lyrics give me some of the best ones - if you have any fave quotes please leave a comment!

there will be an answer, let it be
not all those who wander are lost
the world is a book, those who do not travel only read one page
we'd be good, we'd be great together
nobody said it was easy
live the life you want
i don't know where i'm going but i promise it won't be boring
every day matters

i also love this poster, by Owen Gildersleeve for the Guardian.  advice to new students.




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