Saturday, 26 January 2013

instagrams



I love inst grams  especially taken with such an awful camera phone as mine! They remind me of the pin hole cameras i made with the children that came to my art workshops many moons ago.Made from old tins and boxes the fun we used to have....my friend  Irene Reddish taught me how to make them. The images had a quality of there own....like something made long ago,,,soft focus  as if they had jumped into the present from the past!



she ran workshops for adults and  used pin hole cameras of ton, it takes me back to  the smell of the darkroom!!


When every thing was done by hand,,,developing the negatives, printing, and  hand tinting......



brilliant times......last  time i heard from Reddish shed sold her precious Lecia camera and stepped into the world of Photo shop





She sent me some of her images and true to form they were spectacular!




I  cant seem to make that leap I'm hopeless with photo shop even though Ive took a few courses and my eldest son  is a genius!!!




I still long for my Darkroom,,,the magic of watching the image appear before your eyes the excitement of it all!!!I'm so old fashioned and stuck in the past!!

 My first love will always be photography whether its  made with a pinhole camera, a top of  the range one or a little point and press.................

ranting ranting ranting!

Its so cold, Ive checked on my beautiful bunny BorisSnuffles today to find that even though his home is water tight draft proof packed with straw ...he has poorly eyes!! Ive never been so cold in all my life , and i have heating! poor boy is so missing his wifey but shes snug and warm  busy with the every day slog of motherhood!!Poor Boris doesn't know the fate that awaits next week .....the vets for the dreaded removal of something that he probably doesn't want removed!!  I'm hoping that as the weather improves and  so will his eyes. My thoughts always  go to the poor people who are homeless! some through no fault of their own some because of bad choices in life...we don't always make the right choices .............i know that from experience. I always  tell my children to send a thought for the people who are not as lucky as us, the people who have to face this dreadful cold without  proper shelter and warmth.

I'm sick of wearing my wellington boots or wellies as we call them...Ive lived in them for months...thank you Nancy for donating them! My mam had bought two pairs a few winters ago were both a size 3 which is so handy for me!!One black pair and one pink pair!She rang me to tell me i could have a pair i was so excited PINK wellies!!NO  my mams too  trendy for that, she kept the pink ones!!Which i thought was pretty funny!! My mam is so trendy  shell kill me for saying but shes eighty! and looks twenty years younger.Shes fit, thin and as sharp as a needle! Totally opposite to me who's unfit  fat and half asleep most of the time!!






I blame this person totally for me being unfit fat and tired,,,This is my awesome hubby who i adore,As you can see hes a big lad , i was 4 foot 11 inches when we met a tiny size 10 i ran three mile a day went to keep fit classes twice  a week, worked out at the gym my GP told me i was addicted to exercise...it was amazing i could eat what i liked , i was a vegetarian...........a year or two later id piled on the pounds was eating meat and the most excises i got was walking to the car!!!16 years later I'm about the same shape as dear hubby totally unfit and Ive shrunk an inch!!! Not good!! My mam is always getting on to me to loose the pounds!
but i will try this year Nancy promise and its not really hubby's fault but i like to blame him!




This is my amazing mammy!!! Nancy this was taken a few years ago when we had a mother daughter trip and we spent the night in a hotel in Blackpool after  having a brilliant day at the Beatles museum in Liverpool! My mam is my true hero always has been!!She is the glue that keeps our family strong her and my lovely dad who we miss daily.She is a fighter , a feminist and nurturer  and someone who will tell you the truth! Sometimes when its the last thing you want to hear! Shes  Witty, sharp and so funny ,sometimes she doest realise how funny she is! She calls a spade a spade and will fight for the underdog always!!  Though her judgement on this years big brother  was way off....spidey to win...mother!!!!you were so wrong with that one!!!Rylan all the way

well that's enough of my ranting!!till the next time x















Friday, 25 January 2013

last few weeks in pictures
















BUNNYLOVE


ROSA WITH LEAS BABY BUNNY ........TOFFEE

AND HER BEAUTIFUL AMELIA........TWO LOVELY  BUNNYS TO CHEER HER UP X GET WELL SOON SWEETIE XXX



















Emma

I'm so lucky to have been blessed with an amazing family, thanks to my mum and dad!I'm so close to all my nieces......they are all beautiful girls ...Emma is a stunning photographer, id love her to  go to collage but at the moment shes a busy mum with little ones!!

even her instgrams are stunning!


She is self taught!


and i really don't think she knows how talented she is!!!


Her portraits are second to none............


 her images are different!!



 and she has the knack of capturing a moment....








not just with her children but others ...that i cant show as i haven't asked for permission!!!!




 I'm hoping when the little ones are older shell take her photography to the next level!!!

Emma your a talented talented girl....xxx


Book cover

In Bab, studio with Irene Reddish  taking photos for a book cover