Smile and Nod

Saw this the other day and thought 'I can relate to that!'  It's a very busy Friday for me today, working to a hectic and stressful deadline...  Off to see Coriolanus tonight at the DCA and on an exciting note, Brian Cox will be there in the flesh to introduce the film!  Have a good weekend everyone! 

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House Hunting!

So I am still on the hunt for my perfect family home and still constantly dreaming of perfect interiors...  I've always said that photography was my passion but interior design comes a close second!  I do love living in my rented mini castle but I can't wait to get on the old overalls and haul out the power tools for a damn good bit of DIY!  Here is the additions to my wish list...I just need to find a loft/warehouse to convert in b/ferry!

            

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(desiretoinspire,beachbungalow8,designsponge)

Life according to my iphone

  It's been all work and no play these past few months - pretty much all of the photos I have been taking lately are to be used within resource packs.  And as I work for a community organisation, I never feel completely comfortable posting images of young people that haven't give their permission for them to be used in this way...  So all I am left with is my trusty iphone for those impromptu moments!  Hopefully I will be able to show my latest work soon x

Glasgow Transport Museum

stolen test tube!

home alone

the things you find at a recycling centre!

wish I'd bought this...

my old work

T Ann Cakes will end me...

Christmas swag!

Muji home comforts

outside my office

Ice cool...eek

At Auntie Wowa's house :)

Nyla's doodles

What a princess!

Spot of costume making...

x

Stylestalker

Ah good old Stylestalker... once again they produce an effortlessly cool collection for this season and what's even better than that?  They shoot the whole lot in a skatepark! Amen x

stylestalker

Writing to Reach You

 It's just occurred to me today while uttering the words 'oh yeah I made a book' that I haven't written about my biggest achievement to date which, now that I think about it, seems almost crazy.  Maybe it's because it feels like a lifetime ago (well 2 years) and I almost forgot or maybe it's because it was such painstaking, labour of love that my brain won't allow me to revisit it very often!  Either way I thought I would share it with you...  The book is called 'Writing to Reach You' and it is a photographic drugs educational resource, aimed at raising awareness of the issues surrounding recreational and problematic drug use.  The book doesn't have a specific age range, and it was produced like a glossy coffee-table book so that readers would engage with it more so than if it was typically educational.  

The whole process was a real journey for me, I heard and saw things that lived with me for a long time, things that made me cry with sadness and with pride and things that change my opinion of drug users quite dramatically.  I worked with a small group of very talented young people (aged 14-17) to help produce this book and I know they got as much out of this project as I did.

The stories inside the book are personal, honest, real-life letters written by people who have been affected by drug use.  It took real courage and trust to share such personal information, but they did so knowing that ultimately they would be used positively and for the benefit of others.  I am forever grateful to those who took part in this project because without their insight, this book would never have been possible.

Here are some of the photographs from the book and some sneak peaks of the inside contents... if you'd like to see the book in full you can view it online here or if you would like more information just get in touch!

Taken from a 'Brother's Story'

Taken from 'A Sister's Story'& 'A Prison Story'

this was taken inside the visiting room at Perth Prison

Taken from 'A Clubber's Story'

Lomo fisheye was used for these shots

Taken from 'A Mother's Story, 'Facts from a Needle Exchange'

Taken from 'A Story of Misdiagnosis'

This photo became the front cover!

hope you like them!

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3.1 Phillip Lim SS 2012

I think my heart skipped a beat when I saw these shots last week from the Phillip Lim S/S show in New York.  The collection, inspired by the "freedom and fragility" of kites, is everything I want for spring!  The pastelesque colour palette of soft whites, pale blues, lavender and peach against starker greys work perfectly and then there is the oh so perfect split-front relaxed fit trousers that stole the show for me.  This collection pretty much sums up what I am seeking this summer - Lim delivers another effortlessly cool, simple yet totally chic collection that the high streets will be replicating left right and centre, and I love it!