L.S.H Winter Update
HELLO WINTER!!!!!
Brrrr can you feel the cold??!? I have to remind myself to not be a pussy and harden up. I have been in Auckland for a year now and I have to remind myself that cold winters days here were like hot Autumn days in Christchurch.. Oh the years of living in student flats where you never had crisp paper and you would burn anything for warmth.
Not to mention sleeping with a
sheepskin underlay
a blanket
flannelette sheets (thats just the bottom)…
Another sheet
sleeping bag
old duvet inner
winter duvet
and a blanket.
And sleeping in your
down jacket
with your hoodie on and up
and also a beanie.
Clutching as many hot water bottles that you could afford.
And wearing every pair of socks you owned.
Auckland you are def not that BRRRRRRRRRRR.
Since it has been awhile since I did a post I thought I would just bunch them all together in a winter update…
First up..
UNI
It’s no secret that I have been struggling with this. Mainly due to lack of self esteem. Silly really and I know I will be kicking myself soon! But I have been making work and making stuff that I am really proud of. We had crits last weekish and I had a really good time listening to my group questioning my work. They asked some really interesting questions of my work and provided me with a lot of options so I am really excited to try some of them out ahead of my mid year submission.
Here are my images I put up for my crit (Sorry about the quality, these are snaps off my phone)
And because I have a few curious friends out there.. here is the room where all the magic happens, the colour darkroom. YAY!
Next up..
Collecting and Idea Hunting
It’s not a major secret to most of my nearest and dearest but aside from photography I love to make things. I have always been a hoarder of any kind of accessories and also making them but lately this has turned into something bigger. I have started to love fashion blogs, spesh DIY ones and they have inspired me to make MORE to potentially turn it into something.. You know like a label or a nice weee earner. Who knows. The only down side to this is I suppose it is eating away at all of my uni resources haha!
Here are my lastest purchase from the lovely Katie at Sweet Lama Suplies all the way from Argentina!
and I also added to my stash a selection of huge washers and nutts. I have always loved industrial looking things mixed with pretty and colourful things
Lastly, I did my first attempt at dip dying or in this case dip bleaching… A few more goes and I should have it down!
And last but not least..
FUTURE THOUGHTS
As much as I am loving have this time to be able to get stuck into my art, I can’t help but feel that I am still going no where. I have all these awesome people around me that are getting stuck into a career. I want that. Buuuut the career I want is a little harder to crack. Its also the $$ side of things. Being a student in Auckland is HARD! So one side of me is wanting to get back to earning (which means less time for art) and the other side of me wants to either finish off my masters or go onto studying something else maybe secondary or primary teaching or graphic design… so many OR’s on that side of me!!!! But I have a little time on my side to decide what I think is best. At the end of the day, you gotta live you life they way you think you can get the most out of it, so I suppose thats where I need to start.
When I read back at these kind of blog posts I can hear the tone in my voice not be so enthusiastic as it usually is. WHAT THE HELL!!!??! I pretty much have nothing to be a sad sack about. Just gotta wrap up, eat up and live it up. Winter, we have never really been friends. I can hear summer calling my name already!
Come onnnnnnnn
I am craving a little (I am actually spoilt for love, but a little more is always AWESOME!)
Love
lots of WARM
Sunshine
and oodles of
Happiness!
Now go get and have yourself an awesome long weekend.
xHx
Hippie Treats
Today was one of my fave Auckland shop’s 10th birthday! So to celebrate such a milestone they were giving away 50% off to their Facebook Likers which is AWESOME for people like me..
The Third Eye is the place up on infamous K’ Road and they have an awesome array of everything I love. Easy to wear and pretty clothes, funky, raw and unique jewellery, beautiful scarfs and blankets.
And for a person born and raised in a place that breads hippies this is the next best thing (and a lot cheaper!) to me getting on a plane and heading home.
Floral Barcelona Pants
Bangle with Inlay Metal Beads
I luuuuuuuuuurve the pants! I have been wanting them for awhile and at that price I will more than happily live off noodles for a week to have them. I have been obsessed to say the least with Thai Fishermans Pants for years so these are a nice addition to my easy to wear range.
With having a second look at the image I made of my purchases, I really like these harsh metals with the black and the florals. IDEA! ZZZZIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGG!
I hope you are all set for a good weekend, again I am working, but HEY somethings gotta pay for the pants!
Enjoy!
Love
Sunshine
Happiness
xHx
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Lazy Rainy Days
I have been a busy wee bee the past week and today I have to say I am stuffed!! Had a full on week last week (I spent every day AT uni!), also had a jam packed weekend of working hard and seeing some friends and then this week has been crazy again.. Group work for uni, crits next week and starting to get my serious brain into gear and READING.
Today I was ment to be doing something I have been amped to do, get stuck into the colour darkroom, but I am so pooped! And lets also chuck it out there that this rain we have been having didn’t really help. At least I know I have a nice view.. even if I am stuck inside for a bit!
BUT yesterday I did get some mail loving, I have been busy slowly buying up stock for a wee side project that I am going to be getting my teeth into over the winter hols. And I finally got some fabric from Argentina! I have always been obsessed with colour and I am so stoked to see these colours and patterns coming into fashion. I cannot wait to use them, just gotta match them with the right bits and pieces.. Im thinking gold square studs, gold eyelets, black leather….
I love Etsy mail! Every package I have received has cute wee notes like this lovely ‘Thank You!”, it just makes me smile.
Hope you are all having a good week so far!
Today other than just enjoying the nothing for a bit I am going to be going to a film developing refresher.. YUS!
Keep up the smiles..
Love
Sunshine
Happiness
xHx
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Adding to the TO DO List…
A few weeks ago I FINALLY purchased a sewing machine. This means a whole lot of awesomeness to me…
It is the start of MAKING AND CREATING a whole pile of stuff that has been in my noggin, waiting to be made.
So rightly so the things on my wish list this week are… beads and fabric.
#1 Matte Metallic Aztech Czech Fire Polish Beads in Copper – Always loved metallics that look rough rather than over polished.
#2 Mixed Colour Skull Stone Beads – I am always on the hunt to DIY things I find to expensive but love (who isn’t?!).. NZ designer Misty Lang has bracelets with these suckers on for $65. Why not DIY these and make your own and while youre at it, share the love for only $5.60nz.. Why not!?
#3 Vintage Leather in Cerise Pink – Love ze colour!
#4 24k Gold Greek Triangle Beads – LOVE LOVE LOVE!
My other thing I am going crazy for at the moment is fabrics
I am in love with the colours, the print and the rich cultural heritage behind them.
I have just purchased both of these and cannot wait to work with them and turn them into SOMETHING… AWESOME!
I need a name first.. Any ideas??
xx
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Magic Monday
Today was one of those great days. Lots done, I learnt something annnd I rewarded myself with a little relax.
It really was a magic Monday!
First up I got to learn how to develop colour films. I am so excited about the process and getting back to making images from scratch, the process is so rewarding. I am really excited about the whole colour darkroom thing.
And just by talking to one of the fourth year students in the space of developing time, I came up with a new idea for some photos. I love that. I love art school for that. Banter creating ideas. Love.
I also managed to FINALLY get some prints developed that I have been meaning to get done.
Heres the end result.. Pretty happy with them and they just need to be homed in some box frames and pinned down.
Young Nicks Head, Gisborne, New Zealand
Abel Tasman Nation Park, New Zealand.
Pretty fabric tape :)
Now this is just the start to my 2012 Creative Collection.
I am very excited to be working pretty hard on ideas for a whole pile of awesome STUFF to be ready to sell before the end of the year.
WATCH THIS SPACE!
I ended up the afternoon with heading down to The Cloud to smell the sea, sit in the sun and The Cloud was bursting with sweet tunes.
What a great way to finish up such a productive morning.
I had a smile on my dial and was loving that very moment in my life.
Awesome.
I hope you all had a great weekend!
L.S.H
x
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MAIL TIME!
Time for another round of postal loving.
This time I received some treats that I ordered off Etsy…
And I also received the second issue of Print. Magazine. This publication is so perfect. I love the paper stock, the pages filled with bucket lists and quotes and the images inside are beautiful and raw.
I hunted high and low but it was all sold out at my local Mag Nations so I decided to get my hands on it via the lovely people that are behind it.
I loved the touch of a wee note inside, computerised or not, it is still so nice.
I will definitely be looking at getting the next issue.
I hope you are all looking forward to the weekend.
Mine involves a spot of work and I might just make an action plan for the week to come.
Boring I know, but I can’t let these lovely days slide past without getting something made/done/taken.
I now have a sewing machine so hardly any excuses now!
Enjoy whatever the weekend may bring.
Hopefully it has lots of…
Love
Sunshine
Happiness
xx
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Snail Mail LOVING!
I love getting things in the mail. I think most people love getting unexpected presents in that little box that sits out the front of our homes. It is honestly one of the happiest things to get (aside from bills hehe). I love it.
My lovely friend Amelia is one of those friends that likes to gift me things via mail. She is AWESOME!!
Easter was clearly a great reason for her to send something my way and I enjoyed every single part of the experience…
How cute is that???
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
I know we shouldn’t need a reason to send our buds mail, but I am super happy with my wee Easter surprise.
I love my friends, they are some of the best people out there.
And when you get things like this in the mail, its nice to know they think the same about you.
Why not make the time to even write a nice letter to a friend that is away from you?
Or like Mealz you can make it a good reason to get your DIY ideas on the go.
♥
Amelia I need to come up with something to top this, you are a superstar!
You put so much time into this and it truly did warm my wee heart.
♥
Hope you are all having a good week so far.
I keep thinking its Friday… Oh no!
L.S.H
xx
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**Mr and Mrs Currie**
This was my first trip back to Christchurch since I left in 2009. And what an event to return for!..
On Friday the 13th of January 2012 I was so very lucky to see my sister from another mister, Miss Kylie J Lloyd turn into a beautiful bride and walk down the aisle towards her hubby to be, Robbie, only to turn into Mrs Currie.
It was a day filled with so many smiles, lots of laughs and a few tears (including my own!) backed by a sea of rainbow colours and cute wee handmade treasures. Just magic!
You guys know this already, but I think you’re pretty awesome and I wish nothing but awesomeness for your life together. Just remember me and Marky are entitled to your first born for setting you two up :) x
Thanks to Amelia for being my photo buddy. You are a legend! And to everyone else that helped us out on the day. This was my first ever wedding to shoot and my first time going to a wedding that I remember so it was definitely an experience to learn and grow from. Thank you so much Robbie and Kylie for taking a chance on me and letting me be apart of your special day :)
Taken on a mixture of digital and film cameras. Canon 300D, Holga with 120, Holga with 35mm, Oktomat, Kodak 127 Brownie with 35mm. Shot with 200iso, 400iso and 800iso.
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The BIG to do list..
For AGES I have had a list of things that I really want to get a making.. BUT you know how life is, it just gets in the way.
Today I woke up and had a look around my room and the evidence is right there in front of me.. A massive collection of bits and pieces that just want something to happen to them.
I think this a great way of shaming myself and to help me realise that I do not really have any excuse to make stuff.
Granted for some I do need to get some added materials/sewing machine to get a making but, a girls gotta dream and I am looking at 2012 being the year to finally getting it all started.
I have boxes and boxes of material, old bags, clothes, cheap jewellery, ribbon, beads… I do have a plan.. HONEST!
Meters upon meters of canvas rolls.. You get the left overs pretty cheap at Gordon Harris. Now do not get me started on my stretched canvas collection.. Opps!
Skateboard decks waiting to be stripped back and given a new life…
And these wee beauties are my lovely Great Aunty Fay’s pressed flower pictures.. I have been meaning to scan these for ages and make use of them. They are SO pretty!
GOSH I think that’s it..
I have an aim to have a stall at the Grey Lynn Festival at the end of the year..
Better get a making then aye?!
Now I hope you are all having a magic weekend.
The sunshine has decided to say HELLO so it looks like we might have ourselves a wee flat BBQ this arvo.
First up tho, a nice stroll up the road to check out Kraftbomb.
Kick back, relax and go get some
Love
Sunshine
Happiness
xx
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The WWW Buys..
A few weeks ago when I had cash, I made the decision to invest in a few things that I have been dreaming of for so many years…
Thanks to Urban Outfitters I was able to get a few things from one place and at some awesome prices.. Which makes it all even better!
A few posts back I made a post the Wishlist, and now it has come true! At the start of the week my package finally arrived, I was so excited!
I also spotted Baggu Bags on OnceIt and couldn’t wait the distance for the special to come up.. Lucky for ME I did a search on UO and came across some on Urban Outfitters and at awesome prices. When you think about postage and all that guff it might not add up but since I was already buying some goodies I thought why not! If you check out the prices on the Baggu website, they are really reasonable.
♥ I love the colours and the pattern.. Now she is all washed and ready for a hard life at Uni ♥
Speaking of Uni I should head off and work away in my wee cubical.
I have so much to doooooooo!!!!!
The sun is finally OUT so I am going to make the most of it.. YAY!
Hope you are all having a good week so far!
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