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Scenes from my workspace. After four years, finally have this the way I like. Still need to hang up pictures and art from friends. Click on "all sizes" to see better (or find the individual photos in my photostream).
An inspiration board made from an old cork board (also found in the storage shed) and covered with scrap batting and a skirt. A vintage thrift store scarf and hanky hang nearby.
Office refurbishment in Canary Wharf, London for a financial client. The brief was to create a more inspiring working environment by targeting previously underutilised areas of the existing offices.
Previously uninteresting meeting rooms located throughout the 12,000 sq ft floor were given a radical face-lift with full height photographic images and use of colour across furniture and flooring. The spaces, both open and cellular, are now creative areas successful both in their intended use as well as creating focal points in the open plan floor.
The spaces, both open and cellular, are now creative areas successful both in their intended use as well as creating focal points in the open plan floor.
The breakout area has been integrated with the previously separate tea point to create one large open plan space with zones for dining and food preparation. A large circular meeting table with blackboard ‘cocoon’ provides a great area for team lunches and brainstorming sessions. A full height, panoramic forest image provides a focal point and combined with the use of natural wood throughout creates a relaxing environment for personnel to utilise throughout the working day.
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One of the over-burdened book shelves in Page's office /
Une des tablettes remplies de livres dans le bureau de Page
Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Emily Ballantyne
Date(s) : Unknown / Inconnu
Reference No. / Numéro de référence : AMICUS n/a, MIKAN n/a
Location / Lieu : Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Victoria, Britannique, Canada
Credit / Mention de source :
Emily Ballantyne. Zailig Pollock. Library and Archives Canada, 100_0141 /
Emily Ballantyne. Zailig Pollock. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada,100_0141
This is a promotional guitar we made for Wexley School for Girls. This is a Gibson Melody Maker, but we also made them some Epiphone Special II's as part of the project.
Much messiness and disorganisation. I did the Super Duper Craft Fair in Nov 2011, fell ill, and didn't enter my studio again until late Jan 2012. This is what it looked like on day one of the makeover.
11/09/09
Taken for FGR task "creative spaces", as I could wander the streets of Manchester all evening.
and
TRP task "out and about" although I may be pushing the portrait aspect of the shot to extremes, the blur to the left of the frame is Maggie...
One thing it is very easy to forget is how lax the UK is regarding "jaywalking". Essentially in the UK pedestrians have the right of way on all roads except motorways. Here we are just wandering through the moving traffic. It was I bit of a culture shock when I visited Japan and saw how regimentally people obey road crossings.
We went to see District 9 tonight, I though it was beautifully dark and hilarious... although I suppose that says more about my mentality and the quality of the film. I liked the juxtaposition of characters perspectives, and the twisting of certain stereotypes. It is certainly worth a watch particularly if you liked Children of men. By comparison this film is a slightly watered down version with aliens and not quite so good cinematography ;)
There has been some press stating that the film is racist in it's portrayal of the Nigerian characters. I personally don't think the Nigerians are singled out, as the film is equally negative towards almost all the human characters. The Nigerians are portrayed as gun toting pimps and black market racketeers, and the remaining white and black South African characters are racist xenophobes desperately seeking a "final solution" to the alien problem. Nobody is presented in a positive light. Even the main human character starts off as a rather racist ignorant idiot.
For those of you who have read this far and remained interested ;) this shot was taken at 3200iso which seems very usable.
Lightroom: white balance, vignette, auto levels, reset the black point and push the brightness, sharpen, save to JPG.
I Use both the wirles keyboard and the Magic Mouse. Also trying out a short hair car interior rug if i like it i'll get a big piece that fits the window board.
why have I never thought to bring a seat (not a chair, something a bit more comfortable, mind you) by the window that is close to my creative space ?
when I sit at the sewing machine, I'm a bit in the shadow, and when I am on the sofa, I'm far from the natural light, and even with lights on, it's not perfect, more particularly for embroidering.
so this morning, when I wanted to work on the blue needlecase, I thought of bringing one of the seats of my bedroom, close to the window, where there is a bit more light.
Let Reid Signs design the signage program for your office space. We perform a thorough survey and then present you with unique ideas that fit perfectly within your budget no matter what it may be. Because we are the designer and manufacturer, we are able to choose materials and finishes that perfectly compliment your office environment and stay within your cost parameters without compromising the project. We love coming up with new ways to solve old problems. One of the ways we can save you money is to design a system that YOU can maintain. Once it is installed, you never have to pay for changes again. This has been a very successful approach and is used by many of the top law firms in the country who use our systems.
Office refurbishment in Canary Wharf, London for a financial client. The brief was to create a more inspiring working environment by targeting previously underutilised areas of the existing offices.
Previously uninteresting meeting rooms located throughout the 12,000 sq ft floor were given a radical face-lift with full height photographic images and use of colour across furniture and flooring. The spaces, both open and cellular, are now creative areas successful both in their intended use as well as creating focal points in the open plan floor.
The spaces, both open and cellular, are now creative areas successful both in their intended use as well as creating focal points in the open plan floor.
The breakout area has been integrated with the previously separate tea point to create one large open plan space with zones for dining and food preparation. A large circular meeting table with blackboard ‘cocoon’ provides a great area for team lunches and brainstorming sessions. A full height, panoramic forest image provides a focal point and combined with the use of natural wood throughout creates a relaxing environment for personnel to utilise throughout the working day.
Numerous factors have conspired over the spring to keep me from spending very much time on Flickr. Some of those elements are still going on my life, but others have passed, so I'm jumping on any available moment I can to work on my photography in some capacity (taking new shots, sorting through past images, uploading to Flickr, visiting my wonderful Flickr contacts' streams, etc), as the joy that photography brings me is an amazing counterbalance to the stress and worry said issues sometimes bring to my life.
The image below is one from my archives (albeit a more recent shot, which was snapped this past spring), that shows darling Stella perched on the corner off the desk in my office (or studio, as I'm starting to think of it more these days).
I adore this shot (and the other two similar ones that accompany it) for a myriad of reasons, but most of all because it really captures the perpetual inquisitiveness that Stella is filled with (as evident by the fact that she just had to hop up on the desk to see why I had the camera in my hand, when I snapping shots of something on a nearby ledge). Those big amber hued eyes are so full of wonder and interest, it's all I can do not nickname her Curious Stella! :D
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A view of Page's office, showing both her writing and art spaces /
Vue du bureau de Page montrant ses espaces de travail pour écrire et produire des œuvres d'art
Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Emily Ballantyne
Date(s) : Unknown / Inconnu
Reference No. / Numéro de référence : AMICUS n/a, MIKAN n/a
Location / Lieu : Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Victoria, Britannique, Canada
Credit / Mention de source :
Emily Ballantyne. Zailig Pollock. Library and Archives Canada, 100_0118 /
Emily Ballantyne. Zailig Pollock. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, 100_0118
Reid Signs stripped off the polyurethane coating from this guitar body and then produced deeply carved detail into the body and headstock
Office refurbishment in Canary Wharf, London for a financial client. The brief was to create a more inspiring working environment by targeting previously underutilised areas of the existing offices.
Previously uninteresting meeting rooms located throughout the 12,000 sq ft floor were given a radical face-lift with full height photographic images and use of colour across furniture and flooring. The spaces, both open and cellular, are now creative areas successful both in their intended use as well as creating focal points in the open plan floor.
The spaces, both open and cellular, are now creative areas successful both in their intended use as well as creating focal points in the open plan floor.
The breakout area has been integrated with the previously separate tea point to create one large open plan space with zones for dining and food preparation. A large circular meeting table with blackboard ‘cocoon’ provides a great area for team lunches and brainstorming sessions. A full height, panoramic forest image provides a focal point and combined with the use of natural wood throughout creates a relaxing environment for personnel to utilise throughout the working day.
Let Reid Signs design the signage program for your office space. We perform a thorough survey and then present you with unique ideas that fit perfectly within your budget no matter what it may be. Because we are the designer and manufacturer, we are able to choose materials and finishes that perfectly compliment your office environment and stay within your cost parameters without compromising the project. We love coming up with new ways to solve old problems. One of the ways we can save you money is to design a system that YOU can maintain. Once it is installed, you never have to pay for changes again. This has been a very successful approach and is used by many of the top law firms in the country who use our systems.
Uh, well, yes, I took this photo after dusting + cleaning the top of the tower (on the left) ... the tower shelf contains most of my fabrics, and you can see my computer table + computer on the right. I was standing on a chair for taking this pic, obviously, as I'm not 2 meters high ! LOL (Jan. 09th 2009)
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Page’s well-thumbed Oxford English Dictionary /
Dictionnaire anglais Oxford tout écorné de Page
Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Emily Ballantyne
Date(s) : Unknown / Inconnu
Reference No. / Numéro de référence : AMICUS n/a, MIKAN n/a
Location / Lieu : Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Victoria, Britannique, Canada
Credit / Mention de source :
Emily Ballantyne. Zailig Pollock. Library and Archives Canada, 100_0146 /
Emily Ballantyne. Zailig Pollock. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, 100_0146
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A beautiful view of the back garden from the kitchen /
Belle vue de la cour arrière à partir de la cuisine
Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Emily Ballantyne
Date(s) : Unknown / Inconnu
Reference No. / Numéro de référence : AMICUS n/a, MIKAN n/a
Location / Lieu : Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Victoria, Britannique, Canada
Credit / Mention de source :
Emily Ballantyne. Zailig Pollock. Library and Archives Canada, 100_0139 /
Emily Ballantyne. Zailig Pollock. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, 100_0139