I came to the conclusion i spend much to much time doing nothing on the internet but looking at awesome crafts, and not enough time actually making stuff!
I have a few new things that i have done on the spur of the moment, so i will upload these in the next few days! but really i spend a goood portion of time just sitting here looking at the pretty pictures that flit past my computer monitor.
Though this new art spurt has made me want to have a masquerade ball for my birthday this year. How old do you get before your supposed to not celebrate with themed/ fun birthdays?
2 things:
Today i witnessed the cruelty of teenagers. At the bus stop a group of three local college girls were verbally abusing a young Asian girl from another college, and spurting such racially vile things from their mouths that i thought had been wiped from our collective consciousness. To see the younger generation repeating the verbal abuse of previous generations is saddening. I sent a letter.
I have just finished reading this really good book! its called "Monster blood tattoo" by D.M. Cornish. really a glorious work of art. If you liked Phillip Pullmans 'his dark materials' trilogy, or Garth Nixx' Sabriel, Lireal and Abhorsen- then you would love this! great stuff!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Naga mermaid: Free Pattern to Download!
Hello all, I know I said a while ago I would upload this free pattern, but it took me much longer than I anticipated!
click here for the large line art version!
She is finally here, The Naga-mermaid who will steal your soul and lead unwary sailors to an untimely demise!( Just change her snake rattle at the end of her tail into a fish tail and she is a mermaid!)
Nāga: (Sanskrit: नाग, IAST: nāgá, Indonesian: naga, Javanese: någå,) is the Sanskrit and Pāli word for a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very great snake—specifically the King Cobra, found in Hinduism and Buddhism.
This pattern/ picture can be used by anyone for anything, I give you free reign to use it- of course, I will play with it myself in coming weeks and we can see what I can come up with.
( I have some printable fabric I am dying to play with)
here are some ideas:
1. embroider this design on some lovely dishcloths or other materials.
2. play with it in photoshop and make it personally coloured or patterned.
3. print it on to some leather and carve it.
4. colour it in with some pencils.
5. make it into a card...
The possibilities are limited only to your imagination!
please enjoy, and link back any projects ideas that you have thought of for miss Naga!
click here for the large line art version!
She is finally here, The Naga-mermaid who will steal your soul and lead unwary sailors to an untimely demise!( Just change her snake rattle at the end of her tail into a fish tail and she is a mermaid!)
Nāga: (Sanskrit: नाग, IAST: nāgá, Indonesian: naga, Javanese: någå,) is the Sanskrit and Pāli word for a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very great snake—specifically the King Cobra, found in Hinduism and Buddhism.
This pattern/ picture can be used by anyone for anything, I give you free reign to use it- of course, I will play with it myself in coming weeks and we can see what I can come up with.
( I have some printable fabric I am dying to play with)
here are some ideas:
1. embroider this design on some lovely dishcloths or other materials.
2. play with it in photoshop and make it personally coloured or patterned.
3. print it on to some leather and carve it.
4. colour it in with some pencils.
5. make it into a card...
The possibilities are limited only to your imagination!
please enjoy, and link back any projects ideas that you have thought of for miss Naga!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The stress Monster has struketh!
It is a very stressful week for me, Uni wise. i have over seven assessments in the space of seven days, most of them falling on tomorrow!Aaaaarggghhhhh
but!
As a sweet procrastination tool, I have been designing something sweet for all of my delightful blog readers!
Come back next week to receive a free image, which you can use as a pattern for some serious embroidery madness! I will be doing a series of these little images which I will upload here for your using pleasure. The series will be called "Naga sisters" and it all ties in to my essay due this week about Lilith, the supposed first wife of Adam!
here is a sneak preview:
but!
As a sweet procrastination tool, I have been designing something sweet for all of my delightful blog readers!
Come back next week to receive a free image, which you can use as a pattern for some serious embroidery madness! I will be doing a series of these little images which I will upload here for your using pleasure. The series will be called "Naga sisters" and it all ties in to my essay due this week about Lilith, the supposed first wife of Adam!
here is a sneak preview:
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
-Max Ehrmann
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
random ramblings just coz...
grrr some ugly car is revving over my back fence and it annoys me!
I went for a job interview yesterday at good old k-mart. Hopefully i will get a job! then the dough will come rolling in and i will be able to afford a wonderful trip to the motherland. sigh * now that i am on the verge of getting a job, i don't really know if i want one!
essays have been driving me wild these last few weeks, i was supposed to hand one in today but that didnt get done either. we have one more week of uni left, then its time for holidays and merry making..or essays and work haha
well i don't have much more to say, save that dave and i are once again health kicking it up, we go for jogs and walks most nights, and dont eat as much crap. wish us luck with that!
I went for a job interview yesterday at good old k-mart. Hopefully i will get a job! then the dough will come rolling in and i will be able to afford a wonderful trip to the motherland. sigh * now that i am on the verge of getting a job, i don't really know if i want one!
essays have been driving me wild these last few weeks, i was supposed to hand one in today but that didnt get done either. we have one more week of uni left, then its time for holidays and merry making..or essays and work haha
well i don't have much more to say, save that dave and i are once again health kicking it up, we go for jogs and walks most nights, and dont eat as much crap. wish us luck with that!
Friday, May 8, 2009
I <3 China
I have made a big change to my five year plan, its funny how these things happen.
Up until very recently Dave and I were going to be buying a house in the next few months, however, that has all changed!
I was talking to a good friend of mine at uni, someone, who, like me has a love for Chinese culture, and also wanted to one day go over seas and teach.
we got to talking about China, and travel in general, and she was saying she wanted to go over relatively soon, but not alone- and I wanted to go over before I got heavily into life (e.g a mortgage, and kiddies) but didn't think it was possible, as Dave doesn't really want to go over there and teach at all! (I think he is scared) - I also wanted to go with someone ( coz china can get very boring by yourself)
I got to talking to Dave, and we decided we both didn't want to jump in to a mortgage too soon and he wanted to spend a bit of time actually looking for a house and not making a crazy spur of the moment decision. As for the babies, they will be put off for an extra six months until I return, Dave will hopefully have bought a house in the mean time and life will be grand! hopefully living a frugal and peaceful life in china will help me to save a fair bit of money.
All of this is still a year away yet, and I still have to graduate, do a T.E.F.L course, and save money for the trip.
I am so excited you cannot believe it!
Now I will leave you with a photo of me from last time I was there!
Up until very recently Dave and I were going to be buying a house in the next few months, however, that has all changed!
I was talking to a good friend of mine at uni, someone, who, like me has a love for Chinese culture, and also wanted to one day go over seas and teach.
we got to talking about China, and travel in general, and she was saying she wanted to go over relatively soon, but not alone- and I wanted to go over before I got heavily into life (e.g a mortgage, and kiddies) but didn't think it was possible, as Dave doesn't really want to go over there and teach at all! (I think he is scared) - I also wanted to go with someone ( coz china can get very boring by yourself)
I got to talking to Dave, and we decided we both didn't want to jump in to a mortgage too soon and he wanted to spend a bit of time actually looking for a house and not making a crazy spur of the moment decision. As for the babies, they will be put off for an extra six months until I return, Dave will hopefully have bought a house in the mean time and life will be grand! hopefully living a frugal and peaceful life in china will help me to save a fair bit of money.
All of this is still a year away yet, and I still have to graduate, do a T.E.F.L course, and save money for the trip.
I am so excited you cannot believe it!
Now I will leave you with a photo of me from last time I was there!
Friday, April 10, 2009
the book
I think I finally decided what it is I want to be when I grow up-
I am currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts degree here at my local uni, and when asked what it is that I would do with my degree at the end of three years- I had to have a good hard think. I hate how in our modern society one is defined by their job, As if most of us have a choice. We as humans are all in this constant state of flux, especially in my age group where I often here a sentence along the lines of "oh, I am only doing this until something better comes along" or the old "...but I want to be a..." it is a sad state of mind that carries on for months, years, even lifetimes, this feeling of having to just make do with your lot in life.
Basically what I want to say is to not just dream of your dream job- DO your dream job! Don't be a carpenter if you want to be a footballer- be your dream, and that goes for those of you who really want to be plumbers instead of writers, students instead of secretaries! Don't be afraid to just try!
For me, I had always wanted to be an archaeologist- to be digging around, seeking out new and exciting things- unveiling history and travelling, but I didn't want the responsibility, the cataloguing- the years spent begging for grant money to follow a whim- I wanted to dig, to be in that moment when that rare and valuable treasure is dug up- whether it was a fortune in old coins, or an ancient bead from a forgotten temple, I wanted that moment- in perpetuity. I wanted to be a treasure hunter.
It wasn't until I came to uni to study philosophy that I realised that treasures of histoy and culture do not lie solely beneath our earth but in the myriad folds of our internal histories- the modge podge of cultural identity, the myths and legends and folk-tales that make up our world- both in terms of beliefs and religion, but also in what defines US. Whether it is culture or social understanding of our ancestors or of our selves. Every single day we are creating treasures in our stories and movies, and we are collecting and re formatting stories of our shared past.
These verbal, literary, and hereditary treasures are where my interest now lies, my one goal is to collect and correlate these stories as they have appeared and reappeared throughout various modes in our culture, whether it be through written media, song, story, poem, or movies.
so- my proposed future "job," the one thing I really want to be- something I could spend my life doing, is... ( drum roll please)
Christiane Ferguson,
MYTHOLOGIST
collector and correlator of myths and legends!
With the first order of business being to write a book on some of my personal research into the field of symbolism and archetypes.
( I bought a really crappy book called the encyclopaedia of signs and symbols and was extremely disappointed with the content- so I propose I will be able to do a much better job!)
would you like to help me with my research?
In the comments, tell me what your personal interpretation of the symbolism of a tree is- is there any myths, legends or ideas that come to your head when you think of a mighty oak, or a sapling pushing from the ground?
- over and out
Christi Ferguson
Mythologist extrordinare.
I am currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts degree here at my local uni, and when asked what it is that I would do with my degree at the end of three years- I had to have a good hard think. I hate how in our modern society one is defined by their job, As if most of us have a choice. We as humans are all in this constant state of flux, especially in my age group where I often here a sentence along the lines of "oh, I am only doing this until something better comes along" or the old "...but I want to be a..." it is a sad state of mind that carries on for months, years, even lifetimes, this feeling of having to just make do with your lot in life.
Basically what I want to say is to not just dream of your dream job- DO your dream job! Don't be a carpenter if you want to be a footballer- be your dream, and that goes for those of you who really want to be plumbers instead of writers, students instead of secretaries! Don't be afraid to just try!
For me, I had always wanted to be an archaeologist- to be digging around, seeking out new and exciting things- unveiling history and travelling, but I didn't want the responsibility, the cataloguing- the years spent begging for grant money to follow a whim- I wanted to dig, to be in that moment when that rare and valuable treasure is dug up- whether it was a fortune in old coins, or an ancient bead from a forgotten temple, I wanted that moment- in perpetuity. I wanted to be a treasure hunter.
It wasn't until I came to uni to study philosophy that I realised that treasures of histoy and culture do not lie solely beneath our earth but in the myriad folds of our internal histories- the modge podge of cultural identity, the myths and legends and folk-tales that make up our world- both in terms of beliefs and religion, but also in what defines US. Whether it is culture or social understanding of our ancestors or of our selves. Every single day we are creating treasures in our stories and movies, and we are collecting and re formatting stories of our shared past.
These verbal, literary, and hereditary treasures are where my interest now lies, my one goal is to collect and correlate these stories as they have appeared and reappeared throughout various modes in our culture, whether it be through written media, song, story, poem, or movies.
so- my proposed future "job," the one thing I really want to be- something I could spend my life doing, is... ( drum roll please)
Christiane Ferguson,
MYTHOLOGIST
collector and correlator of myths and legends!
With the first order of business being to write a book on some of my personal research into the field of symbolism and archetypes.
( I bought a really crappy book called the encyclopaedia of signs and symbols and was extremely disappointed with the content- so I propose I will be able to do a much better job!)
would you like to help me with my research?
In the comments, tell me what your personal interpretation of the symbolism of a tree is- is there any myths, legends or ideas that come to your head when you think of a mighty oak, or a sapling pushing from the ground?
- over and out
Christi Ferguson
Mythologist extrordinare.
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