DIY paint holder

Some little thing I made last week to hold all my paint and art supplies. It somewhat a botchy job because I didn't plan it and  rushed to get it finished but I'm somewhat happy with it.

I used:

• 2 metres of calico cotton
• 2 metres of thick black elastic
• and white cotton thread.

Got some idea in my head that I going to create. Will post them here with little tutorials when I'm done!

Fitness

Developed a bit of a routine, and managing to STICK TO IT! aha. For the last week and a half I've been starting to get back into walking and running. Only doing small amounts at the moment but I'm already feeling the effects. I feel so much better! I don't feel lethargic and tired all the time, my skin is improving a little. I think If I keep up with this and change the way I eat ( cut out all the nasties) I'll be feeling even better, like how I should be feeling and looking. Its exciting in a way.

Painting

 Haven't painted anything in watercolour for such a long time that I need to work on my skills again. Need more water colour paper so that I can practice different shapes and textures. I miss painting with this so I'm going to start up again. Painting two artworks for some people I know at the moment in watercolour, hopefully they turn out good. 

Drawings

Just some of my designs, trying to work on some more stuff and get my skills up o scratch.

School/UNI

Looks like I'll be getting into University after all. I originally wanted to do art, but got into science instead. Doing a diploma in science, a Bachelor in science and Masters of secondary teaching. After those 4 years are finished I will do a bachelor in fine arts. It sounds like so much work to be done but ehhhhh.

Traveling down to Adelaide soon, to spend time with family because we just lost a member. Its proving difficult because of the timing, around christmas and new years.

Babblings on a dreary Sunday evening.

While concealing in the shadows of your bedroom after school comes to an end sounds like a good idea, I can ensure you it is not. Having disrupted a routine acquired over 14 years of schooling, many find it hard to adjust to a new pattern, much like myself. We have it ingrained into our minds from early on that we must follow a system; birth, childhood, school, adulthood, work, death. Many prefer not to talk about the latter as if it were irrelevant. What I can't seem to apprehend is the fact that after so many years of schooling nothing will come of it. Surely I will get a 'higher education' somewhere along the line, but that only accounts for some of the knowledge that I have come to understand. I don't understand why there must be so much pressure put on todays generation and the generations to come to live up to there predecessors. I want to discover the things I want to know about, not things someone thinks I should know about. To live life how I want to, but because of todays society nothing comes without a price anymore, so to do just some of the things I want to are impossible. So I sit in my room to my chagrin, wondering how it ever came to the point in my life where I stopped looking at reality and delved into a different place of being.

Drawing makes me happy

This is a portrait done entirely in charcoal and white pastel. Its is of the lovely Z. You can find them on through the link tentaclesandteacups. I have to keep practicing on portraits of people since I haven't been doing any lately. So this is number one.

yatta yatta

Gave in and started writing again. Mainly I write just personal stuff, the things that I'm uncomfortable writing online about with nosy prying eyes. I find its so relieving to be able to vent to something without anyone actually knowing. I like the secrecy, the mysterious of writing something no body will ever see until someone stumbles upon it, or you stumblr upon it yourself. Somewhat like a time capsule in a way. Expressing more about a moment that any photograph ever could.

Appart from that I'm going more in depth with trying to get myself to learn French and Japanese. I found some really helpful books that I will buy once I come upon some money, I don't see myself undertaking any courses though, I think it will just aggravate me and make me emotional. I like learning on my own, its the only method that I can actually learn.

I have some pictures to upload on here soon...

Making things

I was watching Lord Of The Rings with my sister and I guess this kind of inspired this. I have wished ever since I was little that I could be a elf  (Plan to get my ears pointed in the future) . This is basically a prototype that I made in 10 mins out of thing aluminum sheeting. Cut out the pattern that I wanted and scratched in veins for the leaf before molding it into shape. Turned out pretty well. Can't wait to make more of these babies!!