Friday, December 5, 2008

Check it out!

It may be quick and dirty, but it's all mine! (My website that is www.hodgepodgecreative.com).


Yes, it only took a few very long nights (not 9 months, thank goodness!) but I'm proud to announce the arrival of a website to call my very own. From conception to the painfully long uploading process, this site has been a project all my own.

I hope it will serve as an online portfolio to showcase my work while I try to drum up business as fundraising efforts for me & N's upcoming humanitarian trip to Swaziland, Africa. (Stay tuned...more to follow!)

But for now...I just can't believe I managed to conquer the techie frontiers and get this thing up and running (thank heavens for online tutorials!)

Monday, December 1, 2008

Me...

Sometimes, folks just need to lighten up. Don't get me wrong - I have just as much baggage, issues, challenges, and wacko ideas as the next person. But life is too short to take myself too seriously. So, when for this self-portrait assignment, it was time for some fun, dammit!
Now, I know what you're thinking, but yes! even self-professed "creative-nerds" like me know how to have a good time - especially if it's a good ol' fashioned bluegrass hoe-down (just throwin' that out to all my fellow Folk Fest hippies).

Digging deep into the be-costumed depths of my tickle trunk (or in one case, forgoing the clothing option all together) I decided to portray some of my fav musical genres. Besides...I need some 'art' for the walls of my music room, and this was a cheap option!

Fun with light

Creativity can be taxing...especially on the umpteenth outing to capture "light". Sure, it may be a necessary component of "writing with light" (ie - photo-graphy), but some days, there's just only so many ways to shoot an object! So, I found some new victims - er, models, and set out to play hometown tourist for new inspiration in capturing directions of natural light. Who knew I'd end up taking dozens of shots of Canada's most notorious rebel - Mr. Riel! At least this perspective allows him to tower over the Leg - appropriate, don't you think?

Dance Series

For a recent creative assignment, I decided to explore one of my other favourite hobbies: dance. It was a blast exploring the freedom of movement with my best friend, and the resulting images really captured that joyful, almost out-of-body feeling that the best kind of dance produces for a dancer. I only wish every dance rehearsal could feel like the emotions these images stir in me!