Accidental Alphabet - K

Coco Before Chanel

The newly released Coco Chanel movie, with my favourite French actress Audrey Tautou, is both intriguing and insightful. I left the cinema feeling as though I had just sat in on an early history lesson of Chanel and wanting to know more. I'm excited about seeing the next two films about Coco.

ARTIST - JEN STARK

During my search through various blogs I came across the artist Jen Stark. Check out her vibrant drawings and especially her paper sculptures at this link.

It is the start of a new year and 2009 is the year of creativity. I'm excited about exploring new and interesting creative persuits as well as getting back into doing some things I haven't done in a while. I have decided that this year I want to try something new -not sure what yet but I'll keep you posted. Todays post is two pages from my visual journal.

WELCOME TO 2009

HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THE SUN

The next few pages of my visual journal - Some images that represent different times in my life. There's my dog Miss Molly (1996 - 2007) who was the most amazing, beautiful pet anyone could ask for. She saw me through a lot of lifes ups and downs and I miss her dearly. The tree depicts what someone very special said to me once - "you're like a tree, tall and straight, heading straight for the sun".

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This very unusual sculpture is the next image in the photographic alphabet - J. Interesting to note that the sculpture is half jug, half human legs.

INTERIORS

This page is a look at pastel colours used in an interior space. I have a huge fascination with interior design and would love to undertake some study and one day persue it professionally.

CREATIVITY

The first page - I wanted this page to be a collection of words, statements, quotes and pictures that depicted the overall theme of the visual journal. Being creative is an important part of my life and I am continually inspired by a range of media and in different formats. The list of creative persuits are formats that I either enjoy working in, have in the past or want to in the future.


Which one sparks your creative energy?

VISUAL JOURNAL

This post starts the journey through my visual journal and some of the ideas I have been collecting and working on in recent times. This is the beginning......