When Good Ideas Multiply

For weeks I've been trying to come up with a 365 day creative project as well as contemplating my annual New Year's resolution. I made the deadline and had them both decided on when, yep day one, I'm already being over ambitious.

My resolution is to spend a minimum of fifteen minutes outside EVERY day. Besides when gardening, I spend surprisingly little time out of doors that doesn't involve going too and from my car running errands or dropping my little one off at school. So I just want to spend time being outside. I figure my dogs and I could use the fresh air, even when its snowing or windy and there's no sun to soak up. Plus I'm hoping that actions speak louder than words and my son will frequently join us.

Anyway this last week I tested the waters to see if it was likely I'd do the outside thing. Each time I brought my iPhone with me to time the event (you'd be surprised how long 15 minutes can be in the frigid cold) and decided it was doable. So there I was messing about taking photos with the Hipstamatic app while fulfilling those 15 minutes of time when in a moment of clarity I realized I could do this everyday. I love taking photos and there's no self imposed pressure to come up with a masterpiece... hello its taking photos with a crappy lens on my phone using an app that intentionally distorts, discolors and otherwise mars the images! It's so bloody fantastic. So just like that another project is born - interestingly before the first one has even taken off. Good times.

So welcome to HipstaFifteen the side project to my bug a day endevour. The pressure is off, so no doubt it'll be the success. ;)

Happy snapping.

Reinette
1/1/12

Friday, February 17, 2012

Anticipating the loveliness

Funny how beautiful newly fallen snow only lasts for a few magical moments then it turns into something very undesirable. Unfortunately the freeze, thaw, snow-a-bit-more cycle we've experienced is leaving a landscape of crunchy, pock marked, filthy-ness that is starting to annoy me. I can't get away from it and it isn't very inspiring. Not getting much love from mother-nature. I plug on anyway anticipating the loveliness we'll see in the coming weeks.

I am posting my cutting room floor a bit early this week as I have a weekend drawing class that I must devote more attention too.  Here are the photos that didn't make the cut this (or last) week.

...photos to come. (Week 6 days 36-42) (Week 7 days 42-49)








 
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