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Embroidered drawing of suicidal ideation - the spilling of lifeblood in the bath, soaking away the sorrows of life.
Soft coloured pencil on curtain thermal backing, embroidered with polyester thread.
Imagine, how fortunate we are living in suffiency, healthy and having complete limbs.
I took this shot in a Prague winter years ago. I don't know whether he had shelter or not. Pity guy.
The sudden rupture of a 33-inch water main during a period of freezing temperatures brought Los Angeles Firefighters to the 12000 block of Cantara Street in North Hollywood, California on January 18, 2007. An LAFD dump truck and skiploader joined Neighborhood Firefighters in the quick and effective creation of sand barriers to divert rising water from dozens of homes and into the area's drainage system.
I'd look into the mirror every morning only to find the same guy staring back. Then, it seems suddenly, I find some 50 year old grump is staring back. Who is this guy? The changes happen so slowly with such steady force I failed to see them. I noticed the laugh lines around my eyes are now stubbornly etched into my face even in times of scorn. As I contemplate these changes I think of friends and family and how, in my mind's eye, they are still 21, bolted down in time. Just like me, or so I thought. Now consider that old friend you haven't seen in 10 or 15 years. Think of how you had to do a double take when you met after all those years. The face is familiar but the changes make you not quite sure. You hesitantly state their name with a question, "John?"
For me my home town is curiously like encountering that long lost friend. I have lived here my entire life yet over the last couple years the changes in Detroit have, at times, struck me as startling. For most of my early life, as a schoolboy and a young adult, I spent my time working throughout the city neighborhoods and business districts. During all that time these neighborhoods were in decline, I just never noticed the change. About 10 years ago I took a job that had me traveling a great deal in Canada and since that time my professional life has found me spending most of my time away from home traveling all over the Midwest.
As my body banned me from playing basketball and my lack of patience killed my golf game, photography filled the distraction void. Trading the links for a photo safari on my weekends, I started to wander around my old haunts mostly in search of connections to my memories. I was struck by what I found, or in some instances failed to find- my home town suddenly got old. “Detroit....right?”
Decided to attempt an illustration of the Christian Grey character from the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy by E L James. He's often described being in deep thought with his fingers steepled in front of his face and maybe a finger or two resting against his lips. So, I thought I'd give that pose a go! You can see and read more at: www.rufflesandrestraints.com
In this age of Ipods, TV, Mobile phones and games consoles it was nice to see this kids enjoying the scene before them. Please View Large On Black
Taken at Hever Castle in Kent
I chickened out and didn't choose any of the four (well three were pretty similar). Even a great hair style is not going to turn me into Raquel Welsh or Mandy Moore.
They seem to miss the sea as much as I do...
Many many more (and visit to hairdresser's) on the blog.
(sorry for not visiting you these days, just a few days with family and time for nothing else!!).
Parece que echan de menos el mar tanto como yo...
Muchas muchas más (y visita a la pelu) en el blog.
(Perdonadme por estar "desaparecida", estamos pasando unos pocos días con la familia y no hay tiempo para mucho más!!).
Redbull art of motion champion Jason Paul teases Mr Armitage - Copyright Scott Bass www.ampisound.com