Month: February 2006

I decided, after much thought & frustration on my part, that I am no longer doing self portrait tuesday & I feel like I need to get my rant out.

I don’t think that you should be able to use photoshop or any image enhancers when the goal of the self portrait is to be truly honest. I understand not being happy with a photo, but that means you need to reshoot the photo or come up with a different scape to get your point across. Not scan in a bunch of different photos, fonts and backgrounds to make-up a photo. When I first started it was all just snapshots, with artistic flare and eye in the photo itself, every week that matched the theme. Now it’s like full scrapbook page layouts & it’s a contest to see who is the most creative without really stretching the photographic artistry of it.

So I am withdrawing, I will check in time and again to see if things get back to true self portrait photography but until then I am not taking part. I think it’s a fantastic concept but too competetive. You should push yourself for the artistry of it,not to be a featured weekly photo.

End of rant, that is my 2cents.

Yes, I am on the finishing touches of the peabrain sweater! The collar is all that is left & I am thinking of just leaving it a roll neck maybe with a loose light blue bind off to match the color of peabrain.

I will be wearing it tomorrow night at js, all washed & blocked pretty (well as pretty as it’s going to get).

I came home from Suzanne’s bday re-do party at Tracy’s with a bag of random yarns that either Tracy didn’t want anymore or it was yarn I had given her long ago that she would never use. Scrap stash enrichment of the worst kind! I am considering doing a project a day through the olympics. I think that is pretty damn challenging!

 Any good quick ideas for a ball or less of yarn that can be done in under 4 hours? Leave me comments please! Original ideas, not hats, scarves, lacy shawls, I mean really original ideas! You give me the challenge I will see if I can do it! Sound fun? I am totally opening myself up to your torture now so be gentle with me!!