Archives for posts with tag: mood

Not as intended

June 4, 2012 //

Yesterday I finished the Fairy Godmother. While I was watching TV, I played with her for a while, to figure out her traits. No matter how I turn her, she looks very benevolent. A good thing for a Fairy Godmother, right? However, I wanted my one to be a retired Fairy Godmother by the name of Mrs Esta Blished, but this just didn’t work out. I can’t see Esta in the finished work at all. So Mrs Blished will have to be another puppet. I definitely want her too.

This morning, when I opened the curtains in the living room, the Fairy Godmother was still lying there and she looked as if she has just awoken from sleep herself. I couldn’t resist taking her photo as she was.

Tags art, arts, character traits, creative writing, dede puppets, images, imagination, mood, story, story telling

Categories Art, Fun, Hand Puppets

Blind eyes

May 22, 2012 //

Staying with images of eyes, with this photograph I always had my difficulties. It is a straight shot, not manipulated in any way. The image made me realise that our cat is blind, not clumsy. The vet later confirmed, there are no clumsy cats. She tricked us for a very long time. It was amazing how she still found her way around the house, though she didn’t want to go into the garden any more. It was a dangerous world for her.

Tags art, images, life, memories, mood, nature, personalities, pets, photos, thoughts

Categories Art, Life, Photography

Is it an obsession?

May 21, 2012 //

Yet another image where a little creature watches. Poor thing, she minds her own business laying her “egg” and here I come and intrude. No wonder my puppets have these scary faces. I do seem to have an obsession with eyes.

Tags art, images, life, mood, nature, photography, thoughts

Categories Art, Life, Photography

Slow moving

May 20, 2012 //

At the moment I feel like my Nosy Neighbour puppet. In this image by Sonya Roussina he looks pretty depressed. Everything seems to have come to a halt, even though I have so many things nearly finished… My dede puppet film is done, but I can’t put it up on Youtube before I have one more thing sorted on our Web page. I was so sure I will publish both this weekend, but now this weekend is gone and it still isn’t up. Ah well… Such is life. I still haven’t started on my Procrastinator puppet either.

Tags art, blog, Characters, dede puppets, mood, personalities, photos

Categories Art, Hand Puppets, Life, Self-publishing

Tears, idle tears

May 12, 2012 //

Another one of my tree eye series. It is called “Tears from the depth of some divine despair”. Which in turn is the second line of a beautiful poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson called Tears, idle tears. My current tears are not idle: Good bye, mum.

Tags art, arts, blog, images, life, mood, nature, photography, photos, thoughts

Categories Art, Photography

Lament for a lost friend

May 9, 2012 //

Where I was brought up (and when I was brought up), an artist was considered somebody who was shy of work. “Artist” was more or less a cuss word. When somebody was refered to as being an artist, you knew, they didn’t amount to much – they just fluffed around. Of course there were also the big name artists who were revered. But there was no path between the two careers.

Tags art, arts, images, life, mood, photos, story

Categories Art, Life, Photography

Bogeyman

May 8, 2012 //

This painting is called “Who is scared of the bogeyman”.

I noticed I have a three tier approach to my artworks. I am hesitant to show my paintings publicly, as I use the painting process to solve problems. The act of painting decelerates my speed. The resulting images are often quite scary. I personally don’t mind their scariness, but each and every image reminds me of the issue I dealt with at the time.

My photography and composite imaging is different. I use it to explore moods as well as my surrounding and I don’t have a problem showing the pictures, as long as I am reasonably happy with the outcome.

My puppets on the other hand, have a life of their own and I can’t shut up about them (: Even though they are very much part of me, they also reveal the least about myself. Throughout history, puppets were allowed to say what they wanted. I like that! I can always blame the character. I love their fun and their cheekiness. My paintings are no fun.

Tags art, arts, character traits, hermit, life, mood, reflections, thoughts

Categories Art, Fun, Hand Puppets

Sad

May 5, 2012 //

I am reluctant to put my paintings on this blog as they can be pretty scary. Painting is an amazing leveller of moods for me.

It’s not so much the outcome, but rather the process I am enjoying. I go through all possible emotions while painting. When I am reasonably happy, I have to hide the work for a while – otherwise it will get painted over the next day.

Last week was frantic and I am so looking forward to finishing one of my puppets today. The Sad Puppy. It only needs its skin.

Tags art, arts, Characters, imagination, introvert, life, memories, mood, painting, personalities, reflections, sad

Categories Art

Dwarfted II

May 3, 2012 //

We are moving towards winter. While the days are still gloriously sunny and crisp, the nights are quite nippy already. I am starting to dig out all the images that exude loneliness. I am obviously preparing for hibernation.