Carbon Makes a Star

Thursday 14 July 2011

Friday 8 July 2011

Birth Month Tattoo design

I have been asked to create a Tattoo design incorporating the idea of the Birth month Flowers.
The tattoo includes four different flowers representing my boyfriends moms four children.

The Rough Outline getting the basic shape.

choosing the lines and making them darker to create the solid outline.

Shading added to create a 3d effect.

I have 3 tattoos, all being quite a large scale. I had my first tattoo at the age of 16... i do love my tattoo for my memories as well as the fact i have drawn all my tattoos my self including my first one but i do wish i would have waited and perfected my image and researched into better tattoo artists before going through with it. My first tattoo was done in Walsall i advise against it.

My First Tattoo...
I wish to have it extended up my leg further and the thick swirls
covered over. 16

My Second tattoo is my favourite of the three, it was a present to myself on my 20th Birthday. I was inked at the Red Sea Tattoo shop in Manchester, there tattoos rate is bases on sitting time and not size of the tattoo. The staff are really nice and over all a great result.

Birds and Bow. It fits perfectly around the moles on my back lol 20

My Third Tattoo was a random spur of the moment adventure, while in Stoke-on-trent. The walk in at Rogsy's Tattoo shop in Hanley. The tattooist was cheap but took no effort with detail of the colouring and the hole Tattoo took under 20mins including the preparation of the drawings. I do love the tattoo though but thats more about what it means to me.

Love Hearts 22

In the future i want matching Magpies on my feet representing The Magpie superstition of One for Sorrow, Two for Joy. ( although i really struggle to draw magpies that are realistic ... if any one can help please do ) I also have designed a pin up style tattoo for my other calf.

Away with the Birds

Wednesday 6 July 2011

How i learnt to Knit

I really enjoy textiles especially hand crafted traditional methods, knitting, crotch, cross stitch and batik.

Each one of these technics i taught myself with the help of books and the internet.

one of my first finished pieces i made for my cousin Lexi-Boo.

Lexi-Boo in her pram with her hand knitted blanket.

My love for skype

Because his face makes me LOL

His like a Naughty Puppy!

I really hope Microsoft don't buy Skype and make Mac users pay for it! :(

Preparing for Summer Activities... and the rest of forever ...

So i finally managed to finish University ( YAY) and now i have to embark on getting a Job, preparing for the rest of my future...... Well its a good Job i applied for just over 50 Jobs and now i'm set for at least a few years with a full time job starting in September :) As well as a little summer job to earn me some pennies for my English summer holidays hahhaa... rain rain rain.

So one of the many and most important things i have to look forward to is Leeds Festival!! Where me, my beautiful boy friend and younger cousin have planned and booked to attend!!! We are only going for the Saturday but preparation is still needed !! After last year (My first year at Leeds Festival) i am fully aware of what to expect when it comes to sanitation around the toilet area and will defiantly be buying anti bacterial hand gel! ew ew ew I am hoping this event for me and my cousin will turn in to an annual event! Some might even say a tradition!!!

She is VERY excited to see Beady eye.. VERY being a under statement!

I am looking forward to New Found Glory, Offspring, Bring me the Horizon, Noah and the Whale, as well as the Deftones.

http://www.leedsfestival.com/2011/