Carol Mania

This has kind of turned into a photo blog!

I scanned the photos of Carol on the great Nikon scanners at Uni and without technical difficulties/destruction. I am missing a strong one that I left on the school computer.

Not sure which one to use for the portrait assignment, any suggestions?

Spring Showers

It may only be February, but we've been experiencing some bi-polar weather. We've had warm showers...


Then a brilliantly sunny frigid day followed..


The Lethaby building has some neat shadows when the sun shines.

More lovely sun on the way to the Irving Penn exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery...

Portrait Assignment

My lovely cousin agreed to be my model for the photography - portrait assignment. She was an incredibly easy subject and such a good sport about coming into the studio at Uni. Love her to bits.

I shot 3 rolls on the pentax (as if that needed to be mentioned) and processed my own b&w negs. I love getting my hands into everything. This is the gist of how they turned out. Quite a few seem rather overexposed so I hope it isn't so when I get proper scans next week.

more pentax bliss..

After breaking the Uni scanner and having my negs stuck in it for a day or so, I finally got them back but haven't had time/bit apprehensive about using the scanner again. So here's a rubbish scan from my printer for now!


Here are the proper scans after they repaired the scanner! These are taken along the path beside the Thames that runs behind our complex. Oh and one of my lovely housemate Mimi + I on my birthday.

Vegan Yummm

While I don't normally post silly things like what I consume on this blog (yes I have a food blog too!) I just made this ridiculously delicious + easy dish the other night.

It is what I have been surviving on (happily) the past few days, not having much time to cook. Tofu Taco Salad, I'm hooked on you.

One Brilliant (Beings) Birthday

Happy birthday Mr. Oberst, you retardedly talented man.

Long Live Lethaby!

Today was the crit for the Lethaby project, so I had to haul in my heavy-as tiles to Uni. We were all dreading the feedback we were about to receive from our tutor, as she was rather blunt/borderline cut throat during the interim crits.

I found out she grew up in Canada (Montreal) and it was quite interesting to find out more about her life. Annyway, the crit went well for most of us and I was pleased that she dug my idea/outcome. Everyone had fantastic concepts/work. I am constantly reminded that I am surrounded by a very brilliant bunch.

Here are a few more pics of the tiles and some postcards I picked up from the school museum during the first week of my research.

Wish Book Completion

Ah the wish book. Here it is in all its painstaking glory!
So proud.



This is the exhibition space we designed:

And the advertising poster for our exhibition: