September, 2007
The rough and the smooth
Some days are good, and some days are like today – a mess of hormones, pain, panic, fear, anniversaries and general crapness. I think i'll be getting an early night tonight.
I will also be putting pen to paper and making a list of the blessings in my life, to help bring back a bit of perspective. And the list will include my sweet friend Thea who blogged about my photos yesterday (thank you honey) and the fact that my Etsy store was mentioned on the inspiring Decor8 blog today.
September, 2007
Autumn Special Offer… and a giveaway
Today sees the start of an Autumn Special Offer I'll be running in my Etsy store for the next two weeks: buy any two prints, print sets or cards and get one free. I'm already thinking about the Christmas presents I need to buy, and thought lots of others might be too!
As the last print giveaway I ran on this blog was such fun, i thought it was about time for another one – anyone fancy an 8" x 8" print of the Holga above (it's my favourite)? If so, just leave a comment and I'll draw the winner on Saturday :-)
September, 2007
If you build it, they will come
As it usually is when the three of us get together, it was a lovely weekend, one filled with walks on the beach, a photo session, dinners that were lukewarm because we were chatting too much, my first ever Polaroid (taken with a £2 camera I found in a street market) and Anna’s first ever collage. We all talked about our creative dreams, acknowledging how far we’ve come, and how far we have yet to go.
Sunday morning we put our design hats on and mocked up a dust jacket for the novel Anna has started writing. Using one of the portraits I’d taken of her the day before as an author photo, what started as a bit of fun turned into a powerful exercise in creative (and literal) visualisation. Much has been written about the power of ‘acting as if’ something you want is already in your life, and it’s definitely something i’m going to be doing a lot more of.
All three of us put our energy into the project, and that in itself shifted the earth on its axis a bit (no really!), so perhaps the more people who know your dream the more real, and possible, it becomes. Mock up your book (I’ve heard great things about this online resource)… curate your own exhibition in your home… design your first fashion collection in a notebook… buy a guide book and choose the road you’ll live on in your dream city…
I’ve been thinking a lot about my dreams and as stuck as i feel in the day-to-day problems I find myself battling with (money shortages, business doubts and dips in self-confidence), i can’t help but feel a little excited about them. The only person who can make my life what i want it to be is me – lately this has felt more do-able than ever.
