Thursday, December 1, 2011

The power of images.

Have you ever felt so compelled and provoked by an image? Be it a piece of artwork, a photograph or an advertisement, the power behind images can be so great that they propel discussion, cause outrage, entice or disgust people.

I find myself on a daily basis in total awe and inspired by images. And then in the heat of the moment I ask myself; Why am I not creating these images? Am I really happy being an on-looker?

Even if you don't know what it is, even if you spend time trying new things and finding out that they weren't right for you, always live in your inspiration and create something. For an idea is merely an idea, until it is put into action.

These are some of the most heart breaking iconic images I've ever seen:

Kevin Carter – Vulture Stalking a Child


Huynh Cong Ut – Napalm Strike


Eddie Adams 




Lawrence Beitler – Lynchin


Mike Wells – Uganda

Richard Drew – The Falling Man (September 11, 2001)

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Wish list wish list

My hearts monogamy is questionable. It tells my brain that it's true love is art, will always be faithful to art, may even communicate to my hand every now and then to make sweet, sweet love to art on a bed of paper, with a stiff graphite pencil. 

But alas, the reality is that my heart has always been swayed and tempted by other things. Sometimes it's by fashion, sometimes it's by interior design... But its true mistress is in-fact, Aesthetics herself. I guess that's where my love for art grew from. I don't remember a time when my thoughts were not filled with the imagery of an empty space, eagerly awaiting the arrival of beautiful things to sit inside of it. 

I mean, who doesn't love to be surrounded by beautiful things, be always thinking about beautiful things, go out and spend their hard earned on adorning themselves in, you guessed it: beautiful things?!

Here is my extreme Christmas Wish List. Part One. (Take note, Stephen!)




All jewelry by Dannijo, Proenza Schouler PS1, Acne Boots, Current/Elliot Snakeskin Jeans, Theysken's Theory Shirt.  

Visit the Dannijo website, here! 

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

An Artists Studio








Seriously longing after a studio space of my own. A big open space, NYC Loft style or perhaps somewhere nestled amongst the bush, with huge windows, wooden floors, white walls, all ready to be splattered with paint and filled to the brim with my clutter and inspirational clippings. 
My dream would be to wake up, drive to the studio and spend all day and all night in there working away.  
If you can dream it...

Monday, March 28, 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Intertwined.


I'm absolutely in love with these images. 
I miss my boyfriend.
I'm working on a video right now, a time laps of me painting from start to finish, this may take some time. Enjoy the pictures.

Images courtesy of  luluandyourmom, Vogue Italy November 2010.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

back home.



 (Pictures from her website found here and video from the Triple J website.)

I've been gone a while now, I was basically, discouraged. I respect the people who have the commitment and means to make their blogs and work a success. I've recently returned home from a trip overseas to a huge convention called the Avatar Wizards Course. This was my second one, and it was breathtaking, amazing, grounding and completely awesome. I saw some of my closest friends from all over the world again, and re found my feet which I had abandoned/overlooked due to discouragement and misaligning actions last year. 

I feel like starting a fresh. After having just lost my cushy day job, I'm in a brilliantly uncomfortable position to pursue and create my dreams. I have to re organize, re assess and align my beliefs and efforts towards a goal. 

As a testament to this new chapter, I'm paying respect to a beautiful young photographer called Nirrimi Hakanson, whose work is always inspiring and continues to open up my imagination.

 Check out her blog too, here.


Monday, November 8, 2010

Life is what you make it.

That is a phrase seriously, seriously taken advantage of. Too many people stumble around life waiting for things to come to them, being solely disappointed when people or events don't live up to their own expectations and totally being affected by emotion and random events (Harry Palmer). 


If life is what someone else makes it, or some event, or some reaction, then you will not be living as the source of your creations. You will harvest experiences you do not wish to experiecnce, over and over again until you intergreat them, which some people never achieve in their lifetimes, they accept it on, 'thats just how things go', or, 'this is just how I am'.


The power that human beings have is incredible. Although, news broadcasts will showcase mostly the bad side of morality; greed driven, violent, irrational, head conscious, selfish, alienating, belief protective etc. For me, and thousands of other people I know, these are not traits worth investing interest in. We are not simply bodies filled with these qualities, we have the power to choose. If people spent half as much time practicing compassion, REALLY feeling what another feels and accepting that the only thing between us are our beliefs, and that they can be changed, the world would be a better place.


"Taking personal responsibility for your life is a necessary process. The power in personal responsibility is that external causes no longer produce internal reactions. Personal responsibility restores your choice as to how you react to people or events." - Harry Palmer.


A lot of the things I have said have been inspired by a phenomenal man, Harry Palmer, Author of the Avatar Materials. If you have had any insight, or interest in anything I've said, and would like to be a part of the team that wants to change the world for the better, visit the Avatar website. The first step is taking personal responsibility for yourself, your creations and you beliefs in which you built yourself upon. From this place of reclaiming source, you will see truely magical and inspiring things happen.


It is your life, deliberately choose how to live it, and If your not sure how to do that, visit the website above.