Life's Tapestry: January 2015

Saturday 31 January 2015

Etsy PensPhotoArt

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PensPhotoArt?ref=hdr_shop_menu

Digital files I have for sale on Etsy .... some are Limited to 500 file uploads. I considered for a long time how much I should charge for my image files; eventually I decided that my images are important to me, they are part of me, they are original art that have taken time working on the ideas, getting the image that conveyed the concept I wanted to convey. I use film and medium format cameras and have studied the art of photography. And so I decided that I would limit the number of image files I would sell and sell then at a price that reflects how I feel about them.

Friday 30 January 2015

Earth Hour UK teaser 2015

Tuesday 27 January 2015

R A F Davidstow

London November 2014...........

35mm Colour Film Images shot on Pentax Camera

Paddington Bear

Poppies at The Tower

Tower Bridge

The Thames River

Thursday 22 January 2015

Doors Open

The doors are no longer closed and I am no longer looking through ....

In 2015 I am setting myself challenges so that doors will, and are opening, and I will be taking part, not watching from afar.

Last year was difficult; I found that life passed me by because I spent so much time working. I am still working but this year work will only form part of my life, not all of it. This year I want to live my life, do things I enjoy, leap out of my comfort zone, meet new people, have fun, laugh, enjoy life. So that is what I intend to do!

Dianaf Lomo Image Cross Processed 120mm Transparency Film

Wednesday 21 January 2015

Carew Castle ...

Dark Day

DianaF 120mm Black and white Film

Monday 19 January 2015

Marvellous Monday

I started my new job today, it went well. There's a lot of new things to learn but that's good, I like learning. The jargon is all pretty foreign to me now, but in a few weeks I hope it will all become more familiar. I'm happy that I was able to find employment so quickly in 2015, and I feel lucky too.

It has been a Marvellous Monday. I attended an audition a couple of weeks ago to join the local Theatre group, Saunderfoot Footlights. This evening I had a call from the director telling me that I had passed the Audition, and did I still want to be part of the group. It was a happy surprise and yes, I did want to be part of it. The first rehearsal is on Wednesday evening. I'm looking forward to it.

Thursday 15 January 2015

DVDs of the Week...

Sarah's Key ... Quite a harrowing film to watch, but one of the best I've seen for a long time. The story of a journalist in the present day, and a young Jewish girl and her family in 1942. It is a French/American film with subtitles.

Image courtesy of stuff.co.nz

Broken ...This is the story of the love between a father and his daughter, and their unpredictable neighbours. Its a touching story, a naive young girl finding her way in an angry adult world. One of those little gems you find every now and again.

Image courtesy of filmmovement.com

Tuesday 13 January 2015

A New Job

2015 seems to be taking off with a blast! I had an interview yesterday, today I got a call offering me the job. I was both pleased and surprised as they had told me they would let me know on Friday. I hadn't been too confident that I had done a good interview. But I start next Monday. Good News!

I took a leap of faith when I resigned from my job as a Carer after Christmas. It felt like the right thing to do, and it just shows that when you listen to your heart, it usually knows best!

Saturday 10 January 2015

My First Challenge for 2015

2014 was all about work. I did very little else. After graduating in 2013 I found it difficult to find work here in West Wales. It wasn't that I didn't try to secure a job that would have suited my skills set better, I just wasn't successful.

I think of myself as an artist, a photographic artist, but it was never something that I intended to do as a career. My Degree was a dream that I had held for a very long time, to achieve something for myself, to find my niche in the creative field. I did that. I love analogue photography. I hope to sell my work on line when I have organised my negatives and created digital files to enable me to do that. I'm working on it.

The only work I was able to secure in 2014 was as a Community Carer and then as a 24 hour Carer. I resigned from my job after Christmas. A year of Care work was enough for me. I knew I had to take a leap of faith. Being a Carer was stressful, exhausting and physically tough. It was also a very lonely job. The job is all encompassing, there is no time for life outside of work. On my days off I was too tired to do anything, I slept and watched TV. It became very depressing. It began to affect my health, back ache, stress, high blood pressure, depression ..... I had to take my first steps into 2015 on a new path.

So today I was in the Library, reading the paper, working on my CV ...when I heard singing coming from the hall. It sounded lovely. I love to sing and I asked what was going on. It was the auditions for the next show by Saundersfoot Footlights. I had no idea that the auditions were happening today, I had no intention of auditioning, but I thought why not. Its a new challenge for me in 2015, something that is completely different. I gave it a go.

I haven't sang for ages and I hadn't practised, so I'm not sure that the panel will decided to take me. But I feel good that I gave it a go. I would love to take part in the show, but if my singing isn't good enough then I think I will help behind the scenes. I was chatting to some of the other members and they said that they are always looking for background people, and they need a photographer!

I'll wait to hear what happens....

In the meantime, I'm happy that I've done my first challenge ... what will the next one be ...!