These are the men in my life. Each one important in their own way. Each one bringing richness and balance to my life, challenging my opinions and inspiring me to strive for more. My Dad. The man who brought me up, for a time as a single parent after my mum passed away. A man [...]
This is what happens when you let a 3 year old loose with your iPhone and ask him to take pictures of his ‘world’. Aren’t they fab? I think so anyway, but then I’m biased! ******** This post was written for The Gallery at Sticky Fingers.
by Ellie on April 28, 2010
When you’re 3 years old the world is a place full of magic and adventure. The lines between fantasy and reality are still happily blurred, and the day is for playing and playing some more. There are no complications, no grown-up worries, no phone calls to make, bills to pay, or appointments to be on [...]
by Ellie on April 21, 2010
Many moons ago, in a place that seems a lifetime away from the existence I now lead, I was an art student. As a child of 9 years old I remember being asked to draw a portrait of the form tutor, one wet afternoon, and was shocked at the praise I received for my efforts. [...]
by Ellie on April 14, 2010
It’s Wednesday already, which means it’s time for this week’s entry in The Gallery. With the theme ‘Joy’ I knew exactly which photograph I was going to post. It’s a picture I took on my iPhone last week using the Hipstamatic App. It was taken while we were having lunch out in our local Costa [...]
by Ellie on April 7, 2010
I seriously struggled with the theme for this week’s Gallery. When I read the theme was ‘Ugly‘ I knew it was going to be a challenge. You see, I’ve always tried to see the beauty in anything and everything. If I’m going to point my camera at something and shoot it, I’m more than likely to [...]
by Ellie on March 31, 2010
Our terraced house isn’t grand. It was built in a bygone era when the only vehicle using the road outside would’ve been a horse and cart delivering coal. The distance between the houses is short which means natural light isn’t plentiful. The only views we have are into the neighbours houses, unless we look out [...]
by Ellie on March 24, 2010
Who do you think I am? That’s what the prompt ‘Me’ for this week’s ‘Gallery’ got me thinking. Mostly you will hear me talking about being a Mum and all that comes with it. But what is there beneath that layer? For starters I’m a bossy boots, a total control freak, I drive people mad [...]
by Ellie on March 17, 2010
What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘colour’? Do you imagine a technicolour rainbow? A single block of your favourite shade? The colour of your or someone else’s skin? The contents of your knicker drawer? The possibilities are endless. Colour is everywhere. When I heard the theme for week 3 of ‘The Gallery’ [...]
by Ellie on March 10, 2010
Week two of ‘The Gallery’ is here already with the theme ‘a number‘. I spent quite a bit of time pondering over my entry this week. The theme was left wide open to interpretation. After uploading some pictures I took in the last couple of weeks I knew I wanted to choose the number nine. [...]