blinded by the sun and the sea

line drawings from my dreams, these have been drawn onto the mattress and will be embellishes with embroidered text. 10 days left of college!

                                                                           

 Sarah Richards via English Muse

we're all mad here.

Following my work with Dreams and Subconscious i have decided to create a series of surreal imagery, using discordant themes and subjects, to create scenarios that would appear in dreams.
I wanted the photos to involve me as my dream journal is so personal to me, i think i needed to have that connection with the scenes. I wanted to create an un-real composition placing everyday objects outside of their surroundings. I really tried hard to steer the piece away from an Alice in Wonderland theme, attempting to make it more threatening and less fairytale.

The majority of the photos, i blurred the backgrounds out of focus making them appear even more dreamlike, the contrast between the harsh focus and an undefinable forest background.

First Edition Flush

I was amazed to discover today that Polaroid were due to finally release their new film for both the old SX-70 and One series cameras, on the 25th March...today! Being the owner of a one series and having only 4 Polaroids left to my name, for a good 5 minutes i was very excited about finally getting my hands on some new film. Until i found out the release of film for Polaroid One has been delayed. Boo.

In an attempt to reinvent myself, i had all my long blonde hair chopped off. I miss it terribly, i think sometimes i hope that if i change my appearance i may change my perspective, offering fresh ideas, and artistic inspiration.
we'll see.

My work centered around dreams has led me to Gregory Crewdson.

The images depict a surreal american suburbia in which the ordinary twists, and forms images you would fail to imagine.

I particularly like the last photographs which is very Ophelia (Hamlet), the drowned living room -so still the water appears mirror like. I really like the colours used, to emphasise the familiarity yet the darkness which is evident.

Currently feeling a little depressive about my lack of hair, this is severe vanity maybe it's a good thing its gone!

Funny how the little college girls call language corrupt.

Vampire Weekend we're amazing when we went to see them, but with lyrics like those in 'Holiday' how could they not be.

A vegetarian since the invasion
She’d never seen the word BOMBS
She’d never seen the word BOMBS blown up
To 96 point Futura
She’d never seen an AK
In a yellowy Day Glo display
A t-shirt so lovely it turned all the history books grey.

It's so clever and cutting.

So I havent blogged in a while but i've been very busy with university preparation and interviews! So fa i've had loughborough which i loved and manchester met which i also thought was great :) fingers crossed i think they went really well , though i was so nervous for manchester met which was odd, because it was one that i wasn't overly worried about. Never mind, off to leeds in two weeks for an interview!

My new art project for my major final piece is going to be on sleep, dreams and our subconscious i've decided. I recently discovered Chiharu Shiota, who's installations features different object, dress or even sleeping  people (including herself occasionally), surrounded by tangles of a web black yarn. The installations features sleeping people feel so scarily intimate, as sleeping appears to be such a delicate state to be in, however we are in fact less intimate with them as when they are awake, eyes closed, off in their own world... we couldn't be less connected to them. I think this is a brilliant concept and her work has really inspired me to involved something around our subconscious. Going to work on a piece inspired by the dream i had last night now :)