365 Day 38

2011-02-07T23:31:00.000Z

What I did at school today.

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Day 37

2011-02-06T23:56:00.001Z

Day 36

2011-02-05T23:36:00.000Z

Day 35

2011-02-05T23:31:00.000Z

Day 34

2011-02-03T23:30:00.000Z

Day 33

2011-02-02T22:02:00.000Z

Day 30 - Last Day in Florence

2011-02-02T14:35:00.002Z

Day 29

2011-02-02T14:29:00.000Z

Day 28

2011-02-02T14:12:00.002Z

There were so many photos from the knit show but this one perfectly summed up the point.

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The Florence weekend - Day 27

2011-02-02T14:09:00.000Z

A view from where I stayed

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Day 32

2011-02-01T23:39:00.000Z

A not quite penniless student.

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Day 31

2011-01-31T23:55:00.001Z

Day 26

2011-01-26T19:15:00.002Z

Tomorrow I'm off to Florence for a few days. Will catch up and post when I get back.

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Day 25

2011-01-25T23:22:00.002Z

Day 24

2011-01-25T08:48:00.001Z

Day 23

2011-01-23T22:24:00.000Z

Day 22

2011-01-22T22:34:00.000Z

Day 21

2011-01-22T11:40:00.000Z

Day 20

2011-01-20T22:38:00.000Z

Day 19

2011-01-19T22:41:00.001Z

This turned out brighter than I'd hoped but then I guess that's the shutter speed trade off. I may well come back to this and try again.

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Day 18

2011-01-18T19:52:00.000Z

This was the sight that greeted me as I left Uni this evening. Isn't she beautiful.

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Day 17

2011-01-18T19:47:00.000Z

AKA - why I didn't post yesterday. *ahem*

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Day 16

2011-01-16T23:03:00.001Z

Day 15

2011-01-15T23:05:00.002Z

One of my many chores today was some Uni work. This coat will be pulled apart tomorrow and explored for further information on shaping and construction. It's hard being a student sometimes.

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Day 14

2011-01-14T20:09:00.004Z

Day 13

2011-01-13T20:15:00.002Z

I've been working on pattern shaping today at Uni. I wasn't really up to much else due to feeling a bit under the weather.

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Day 12

2011-01-13T20:03:00.001Z

I took this yesterday during a research expedition. Unfortunately events conspired against me so I couldn't post.

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Day 11

2011-01-11T21:19:00.000Z

Day 10

2011-01-10T21:06:00.002Z

Today was the first day back at Uni. This meant the start of a new project brief. Therefore today we have been playing dress up and drawing our "creations". This was one of mine. The hard life of a student.

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Day 9

2011-01-09T22:00:00.002Z

Today I've mostly been sorting out fabric to make into other things.

Day 8

2011-01-08T20:52:00.001Z

Day 7

2011-01-07T21:39:00.002Z

I've been working on some design/inspiration stuff for Uni. Worryingly enough this was as good as it got.

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Day 6

2011-01-06T20:31:00.001Z

Day 5

2011-01-05T23:29:00.004Z

An insect-eye view of my desk. This is in celebration that I have a working keyboard again.

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Day 4

2011-01-04T23:31:00.003Z

Day 3

2011-01-03T20:26:00.001Z

Today I finished knitting a project that seems to have taken forever but in terms of actual knitting took only a short while. I'm really pleased with it and it's warm too.

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Day 2

2011-01-02T21:00:00.000Z

Day 1

2011-01-01T21:14:00.004Z

Day 365

2009-12-31T21:13:00.002Z

So this is it. My final post for the year.

When I started I honestly didn't know if I'd see it to the end. Some days have been harder than others and some have been a bit late, (those boys are such a bad influence and my internet connection has proven to be jazz), but here it shot number 365.

I'm going to have a year off and work on a different challenge but I'll definitely do this again. It's been a real experience and has helped me as an artist.

Thank you to people who have stopped by, left comments, encouraged and told me when I could do better.

I'm off to enjoy several glasses of bubbly.

Congratulations to all my fellow 365'ers who've made it to the end and a peaceful New Year to you all.

Day 364

2009-12-30T22:38:00.002Z

This evening I caught some fast moving traffic. I love the streaks of lights.

Day 363

2009-12-29T19:31:00.001Z

I finally went home today and there was a package waiting for me. Stitch markers made of LEGO!!!! Genius.

Day 362

2009-12-29T19:27:00.001Z

It's still icy.

Day 361

2009-12-27T23:12:00.001Z

We braved the outside today.

Day 360

2009-12-26T23:38:00.002Z

This is out of focus and blurry but deliberately so. I didn't want a crisp and perfect image, I wanted something soft and more abstract. Getting closer to my beloved spirals.

Day 359

2009-12-26T23:28:00.002Z

We didn't leave the house today. A condition of R and I spending Christmas together is that we don't get dressed. I've spent the last day and two halves in my jammies.

Therefore I had to take something that was inside. R's radiator has a screen and this is what you get when you press the camera up against it and shoot. I love the shapes, shadows and the hints of the radiator.

Day 358

2009-12-26T23:18:00.002Z

A different house, a different internet connection. This time there was none so I'm now playing catch-up (at my 3rd and final"hotel" over Yule).

Anyway back to bed No. 2. I spent Christmas Eve to Boxing Day with R and her son Ro. I've had Christmas with her before and it's the best one I've ever had. When she asked me if I'd like to repeat the experience,I jumped at the chance.

This is her light that hangs from her wall. It's a Christmas star or a pentacle. The choice is yours.

Day 357

2009-12-23T18:37:00.002Z

E and I went to the beach today. Yes it was minus something or other, yes there was snow on the beach, yes it was cold, but we had a fantastic walk.

This guy was trying to find something to eat. He didn't have a lot of success.

Day 356

2009-12-23T18:29:00.001Z

I'm in a strange house at the moment, visiting my friend E for the first time. Consequently I had not internet connection last night so couldn't post.

Day 355

2009-12-21T21:05:00.002Z

I made my postie chuckle today when I almost kissed him with joy. He brought me TWO packages that I knew were both full of wool that I can knit with over Christmas.

I had to take some shots of it for something else but was really pleased with the results so wanted to post them here.

Day 354

2009-12-20T21:43:00.001Z

I've loved Angel chimes ever since I was small.

Day 353

2009-12-19T22:43:00.001Z

I didn't venture very far today. It was too icy under foot.

Day 352

2009-12-18T17:38:00.002Z

And this was one of the shots I took home when I trudged home at 7.30 this morning.

Day 351

2009-12-18T17:27:00.003Z

OK I know this is a really late post but I was stranded last night at my friend's with no computer to post an image on.

We had snow last night - about 5 inches of the stuff. This was a more artistic shot I took late last night.

Day 350

2009-12-16T21:27:00.002Z

A very pretty tree

Day 349

2009-12-15T21:30:00.003Z

Before we go any further let me say I'm not anti Consumerfest .... sorry .... Christmas. It's just not my religious festival. I'm honest about that, rather than those dreadful people who don't celebrate the birth of Jesus but still bitch if they have to work a couple of days between Christmas and New Year.

Despite my seemingly bah humbug tendencies. even I like candles and holly. (OK they're electric - blame my housemate).

Day 348

2009-12-14T20:20:00.003Z

Today's shot is from inside a vase. This reminds me of snow and felt quite fitting considering the very cold feeling there is in the air.

Day 347

2009-12-13T20:20:00.003Z

This was taken through a garden ornament. I really love the sharp outline and edges it gives the "background" and the hints of colour beyond.

Day 346

2009-12-12T14:29:00.004Z

My friends have been decorating their Christmas tree. I really liked the reflection in the TV - especially when I made the lights smile.

Day 345

2009-12-11T16:32:00.001Z

It looked really cosy inside the church in town this afternoon.

Day 344

2009-12-10T18:18:00.002Z

I've almost finished my Yule knitting!!!!

Then I can make fun stuff for ME

Day 343

2009-12-09T20:39:00.002Z

I walked past this tree today and was struck by the colour and texture of the wet wood.

Day 342

2009-12-08T22:48:00.003Z

It's been raining again. (Just for a change) I wanted to take a shot of lights reflected in the wet streets. It seems to be a favourite thing at the moment.

Day 341

2009-12-07T21:05:00.000Z

Day 340

2009-12-06T18:17:00.001Z

The view from our bird table.

Day 339

2009-12-05T21:36:00.002Z

I found a fantastic little pub in Walthamstow today. When i move there, it is so going to be my local. It was the first time I'd been there and they were decorating for Christmas. Not only did they give us a warm welcome, they invited my friend and I to decorate the tree (we declined - we were knitting) and passed round the mince pies.

This pub has a really lovely community vibe to it and puts on a lot of art events, craft evenings, pub quizzes and film nights. I can't wait to go. (29 months and counting).

Day 338

2009-12-04T21:41:00.000Z

It's tough on the streets of Bucks.

Day 337

2009-12-03T22:17:00.000Z

Taken as I headed into Uni. (Spot the self portrait)

Day 336

2009-12-02T19:00:00.002Z

This piece of knitting uses the colours relevant to my current project. It's made from strips of fabric and I love the fraying texture it gives.

Day 335

2009-12-01T22:04:00.002Z

I'm afraid it's another shot of what I've been up to at Uni.

I'm currently looking at colour within my work using different types of material to try and make a textural piece. This is just a work in progress and the work in progress will be wildly different. This is just a starting point.

Day 334

2009-11-30T22:40:00.001Z

Not the best but the only shot I took today - whilst on a "not date".

Day 333

2009-11-29T21:03:00.001Z

I've been cleaning today. It seemed appropriate to snap the tools of my trade.

Day 332

2009-11-28T20:17:00.001Z

This was a random nothing that caught my eye today. I love the diference in the surfaces.

Day 331

2009-11-27T23:13:00.001Z

I had a friend pop over for supper this evening. I cooked a yummy stew and she provided the chocolate.

Day 330

2009-11-26T21:13:00.002Z

These are Christmas fairy lights in the local shopping centre.

Capturing them was a bit of a challenge as they flash on and off all the time but I lengthened the speed a bit and got some shots I'm very happy with.

Day 329

2009-11-25T20:36:00.003Z

I went to the V&A today to get some inspiration for my current Uni project.

I found this in the Islam section which is not only useful for my research buy also exquisite.

Day 328

2009-11-24T22:16:00.004Z

There's a beautiful mural that's been painted on the window of a disused building which I pass every morning on my way into Uni.

The overall mural itself is eye-catching and brightens up the area, but it's this section I like the most. It has lots of really interesting lines and movement within it.

Day 327

2009-11-23T22:31:00.002Z

What not to do.

Day 326

2009-11-22T22:54:00.003Z

This was a gift from my lovely friend MB that I was allowed to open last night.

It's a gorgeous glass bauble with spikes facing inside and a gorgeous bubble sheen to it.

Because I spent alot of today travelling and finishing my Uni essay, I didn't have alot of time to take a photo, but when I have such a beautiful object, it doesn't matter.

Day 325

2009-11-21T23:56:00.002Z

We kind of had to go Christmas shopping. This was the view from the staircase - the vehicle for the lucky buggers that managed to escape!

Day 324

2009-11-20T23:25:00.003Z

My friend has the most fantaastic light which happens to be in my room. I had to make it today's subject,

Day 323

2009-11-19T23:45:00.002Z

I went to Liverpool today. I'm stopping with a friend for the weekend but also The Seagram Murals are here and I wanted to check that they were still ok. This was the scene when I left the gallery.

Day 322

2009-11-18T22:21:00.002Z

This evening I was pulled towards the fold of curtains. That may sound random but I love the fold and shadow of the material.

Day 321

2009-11-17T17:10:00.002Z

Gloomy rocks today. I love the curve of these - they make me think of Henry Moore sculptures.

Day 320

2009-11-16T23:02:00.002Z

Today has been the first day of reading week. So I've been knitting. I've got a chance to get cracking with some Yule gifts, this being one of them. I have a pair of socks to finish, this scarf, a couple of other scarves and some other bits I can't write about in case someone gets nosey.

Day 319

2009-11-15T16:50:00.002Z

I've been chained to my books today writing a 1500 word essay. It's been a bit of a slog but once I got sat down and started writing, it only took me a day. Thank God it's a topic I love and know a little bit about. I've just got to do the bibliography and email it to my old tutor who has agreed to give it the once over before I had it in next Monday.

To celebrate I'm off to Scala tonight to watch The Dodos. More jumping around and singing at the top of my voice. At least I have this coming week off.

Day 318

2009-11-14T20:10:00.002Z

Another "look up" shot.

This is the underneath of our shelving at home.

Day 317

2009-11-13T22:54:00.000Z

One day I may even get it back to the way it was.

Day 316

2009-11-12T17:02:00.002Z

Guess where I went this evening.

Day 315

2009-11-11T17:45:00.002Z

This is a view of the roof just outside the top floor of the library at Uni. I find the lines beautiful. There's a symmetry that is very pleasing to me. The angles create interest and break things up. There is a certain unpredictability that the odd angles introduce and there is also a suggestion of something hanging together.

Oh God I've been at art school too long!

Day 314

2009-11-10T17:20:00.002Z

I spent the afternoon stitching into paper. This is currently one of my favourite techniques at the moment.

Day 313

2009-11-09T23:02:00.001Z

I finished my Uni assignment this evening. I chilled out with some beer and my knitting. Crazy I know but sometimes life demands a little reckless behaviour.

Day 312

2009-11-08T22:32:00.002Z

This is the reflection of streetlights through the ribbed glass of our porch window.

Day 311

2009-11-08T17:06:00.002Z

I know this is late but I ended up crashing at some mates' last night after the trauma of Bonfire night and of course I couldn't post my photo until I got home.

This was a tricky shot for me because it meant that I had to let go of some one's hand long enough to be able to take the picture. That just wasn't going to happen. To say I'm frightened doesn't do the irrational fear justice. Anyway, I managed to get this shot from the back of the pub and under cover. I know it's out of focus but that's what I like about it. To me it has a lot of textile potential.

Day 310

2009-11-06T23:04:00.003Z

A take on the usual leaf shot.

Day 309

2009-11-05T22:40:00.002Z

A reflection of our kitchen through the glass cabinet.. So many reflections. Yummy.

Day 308

2009-11-04T23:18:00.001Z

I saw these and decided to make them today's subject. I really like the colours and the textures.

Day 307

2009-11-03T22:29:00.001Z

I've had to photograph some of my clusters for Uni today and thought you may want to see one.

Day 306

2009-11-02T23:28:00.000Z

I'm knitting another pair of socks for Yule.

Day 305

2009-11-01T22:36:00.002Z

I've been painitng stripes today for Uni. I mixed a couple of colours to get a pretty olive green. However, I really like the varying shades between the turquoise and the sandy yellow. I wonder what it would look like dyed in wool and then knitted up?

Day 304

2009-10-31T23:45:00.000Z

If anyone can guess this I'll be amazed.