the nelou & laura show + week 4 = "inside my jewelry box"

like magpies ... we love us some pretty shiny! 

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All the jewelry you see in my image can be purchased from Violet Bella on etsy. 

next weeks theme is ... "up close & personal"!

be who you are ... not someone else!

In recent months i have dealt copying in my own life & watched as it effects the lives of other incredible talented artists. I've talked about inspiration, about learning from others & about being the best you can be. But there's a fine line between that & just stealing ideas from others. My friend Laura, incredible talented photographer/artists/jewelry maker/fashion designer & well wonderful individual designed the above flier to get the word out that i guess this is simple not cool (excuse the old school cliche). To view Laura's original post head over to her wonderful blog. 

Violet Bella

A few weeks back, as part of the Miss Match project i was par of this triptych with Helene Smith & Violet Bella. Both amazing photographers but from here i somehow stumbled across Violet Bella's blog & did i discover there is so much more to her.

Left: Laura Evans

Center: Helen Smith

Right: Violet Bella

I am constantly in awe of people who are talented at a range of things ... me i can take pretty pictures but that's about it (although i want to learn many many other arts), but etsy is full of artists who can work across all kinds of mediums producing textiles, jewelry, paintings & much much more. Here is one such person & through her blog you learn so much more about her. Oh & i should probably mention she has amazing style too (go figure right).

To me it seems that everything she has to offer in both her shops is incredible unique & i imagine totally her. She loves to reuse items, & everything has this wonderful whimsical quality to it, not to mention one of a kind. The ideas, the time & the imagination that much go into all that she produces (not to mention the skill) are something else. It's a wonderful ability to take someone else's "trash" & turn it into something new & pretty & shiny, & Violet Bella definately has it.

So moving on from her clothing & jewelry to her photography & wow is it breath taking! The detail that goes into pictures is wonderful, from the tiny things you see out of the corner of your eye to the focal points that catch your attention immediately. I always admire those who can take photography to the next level, produce images particular self portraits that draw you as the viewer in.

Oh & this is my favourite ... so unique, simple & styalish. I am always looking for new ways to show off my photography, & there are so many options available especially as far as jewelry is concerned but this is totally different, full of gorgeous colours & then there is off course the stunning photographs on display. Oh & naturally she will custom make then using your favourite photographs from her shop.

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Miss Match ...

Miss Match is one of the diptych projects i am currently taking part in. It's a collaboration between many of the members of the fPoe (female photographers of etsy), & every week we are put into pairs (or occasionally trios) & given a theme. So far it has been a wonderful experience, pushing my boundaries photographically plus getting to work with such talented individuals every week.

Here are the results from weeks one thru four.

surreal

left - Leaca Young

right - me

joy

left - me

right - Joanna Kapica

soft

left - me

middle - Helene Smith

right - Violet Bella

yellow

left - me

right - Julia Williams