during the last few days I thought, a bit surprised, that everything would come to an end very calmly and unexcitedly, but suddenly I´m as nervous as a beehive!
The birds, sun and summer smell coming through my open window don´t help. I´m fidgeting as I type this. 48 hours to go!
(this pretty polaroid transfer was made by elandsman on flickr, check out the rest!)
... until my degree project is due! Scanning cleaning retouching... and graduating!!!
... until my best friend since Kindergarten, my Michelle, will return home after spending 1 1/2 years in New York & Virginia! It´s good to have her back! Although I majorly enjoyed hearing all her exciting stories... She was also sweet enough to always welcome the things I "couldn´t live without" and ordered from US stores, and make sure they´d find my way!
This is us in Virginia, when I visited her last November and had the best three holiday weeks of my life. We´re playing pilgrims here. Isn´t the cap made for her?
Hello there!
You can find a little interview with me & some of my polaroids in the recent issue (No 4) of lovely Antler Magazine! Not only does it have the cutest "fav-badge" (that´s a word, right) ever, but it is very worth reading for some dozens of further interesting work & interviews you will encounter, like the one of Pat Hamou, who makes me want to move to New York, or Sofia Barao. Check the preview here, or have a look at the three past issues, also.
Just saw that Pat Hamou also as an etsy shop, how nice! If I could make a wish, I´d ask him to draw some female tap dancers (which seem to be mighty popular right now). I love his males, but I love the females even more. Maybe he reads this?
"Excuse me, this may sound a little strange, but there is a sheep in my car, and would you perhaps help me carry it to my apartment?"
I am quite certain I did not say that ever before. But I said it today, to my neighbour. She was really cool, that´s for sure, and didn´t blink more than once.
not seldomly I really swear about it, but then there are times like these when it makes me very very happy.
Crappy photo´s from my mobile phone, which is always used to shoot locations. Is it a common photographer problem that you have so many professional cameras that you forget to buy a little digital one to just take with you for fun and smiling friends?!
* I almost bought an ice cream machine. I KNOW I´d have to move out to fit it into the apartment. In fact, I am moving out soon, so it makes no sense at all. But the thought of making yoghurt ice cream every day is very nice.
* after shopping for props for another photoshooting on saturday all day long, I turned left and went into Toys´r´us. Couldn´t help it, I just love toys. And nowadays toys do so rock ("furreal" furry moving talking dogs)! But had the impression that Barbie dolls turned uglier. When I was small, they were so pretty!? (I wandered to the attic one day, and found all my old dolls, and despite having thought they were adorable little things years ago, I was horrified to see they all looked very creepy)
* after that, turned left a second time and found myself in the pet shop. Furry little creatures! The rabbits were too cute to be real. And, other than 15 years ago, I now COULD afford them...
* got to know Passion Pit and love Moth´s Wings. Perfect soundtrack for daydreaming about what´s to come very soon...
* watched a long & great DVD from artist William Kentridge and swooned. I adore his style. The charcoal drawings and animations, the films and this overall subtle and sublime creepiness! Watch here, for example.
the photo credit for this post goes out to illustrator George Pollard!
I´m going to Stockholm! I´m going to Stockholm!!!
I got an acceptance letter for the master´s program storytelling at konstfack in Stockholm, Sweden. Woooohow!!! I wanted soooo much to study there. I feel dreamy! Off to dancing :-)
