I am twenty seven years old and I feel middle aged. The other day I discovered three grey hairs. Three! My alarmed cry of “Oh God, no!” d…
I am twenty seven years old and I feel middle aged. The other day I discovered three grey hairs. Three! My alarmed cry of “Oh God, no!” did nothing to change the fact that I am getting older. Being a redhead is a jip. The claim that redheads stay gorgeous forever is but a cruel myth, designed to make us feel better about the fact that we are dying out and we can no longer blame our screaming matches on our hair colour. Next thing you know I’ll be sagging beneath the weight of crows feet, liver spots and incontinence. I’m already halfway there, I have two cats. And then I’ll be asking people to give up their seats on the tram and baking fruit cake. Sigh. Goodbye youth. We had alot of laughs.
A wise man once said “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on”. My artist has been swinging wildly in the wind for so…
A wise man once said “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on”. My artist has been swinging wildly in the wind for some time now and one by one her fingers are losing grip on that knot….. A new pain, seemingly the result of compensation from her old pain, has risen in her hip. Two weeks of staring at the ceiling and a cortisone shot later, the pain has subsided to a dull annoyance. Do not underestimate the capacity for disruption borne by a constant dull annoyance. Unable to get much creativity through, I have attempted to entertain her with daydreams…. an island in the sun / a cliché to waste the day away. Part time work has not worked out and my artist will spend the remainder of time before her recovery at home. I hope with all my wishing that that time be short. She reads a lot and writes a little (when I push) and you would be surprised how much entertainment “Buffy” still holds the third time through. “It would be nice,” she thinks at times, “if I could draw on a higher power to see me through.” But you can’t force belief…..only hope that one day it will find you. She’s jealous of them….you know, them….Catholics, Muslims, Jews, Tom Cruisologists. Their faith provides cushioning to this world’s sharp corners and she wishes she had that. She wishes she had that as adversity piles on itself like cancer and eats away at her….bit by bit. The end may not be in sight, but I’m sure it’s up there through the trees. I’m sure this is the right path….it will turn soon. It will turn. Artist’s Note: Thank you so much for all the lovely comments and messages, your support helps me more than I would’ve thought it could xx
Hi people! I’m currently having this crazy obsession with designing shoes over at Zazzle! I cannot seem to stop and I’ve been at it si…
Hi people! I’m currently having this crazy obsession with designing shoes over at Zazzle! I cannot seem to stop and I’ve been at it since yesterday when Zazzle launched its first ever custom shoes by KEDS. It’s very, very addictive!! There are 3 styles available for women: slip on, mini slip on & lace up and 2 style for kids: lace up and slip on. I have many designs still pending under review and the pics below are fresh from my Zazzle gallery. Do check them out! Click on this link to check out my entire collection of custom KEDS SHOE gallery Cheers! fatfatin
Hi everyone….I’ve been busy working on some customized shoes….so far only three pair are complete…..it’s kind of cool…......You c…
Hi everyone….I’ve been busy working on some customized shoes….so far only three pair are complete…..it’s kind of cool…......You can check them out here: SHOES
So we are moving this weekend, and with moving comes the inevitable internet outage. Aack! And while contemplating tonight the deep…
So we are moving this weekend, and with moving comes the inevitable internet outage. Aack! And while contemplating tonight the deep dark hole the absence of Redbubble will create in the centre of my being until I get my internet back I realised a pretty amazing thing… I have been a member of Redbubble for two years now! For a person that has a short attention span that’s a pretty bloody amazing achievement in itself. My personal journey as a photographer, thanks to Redbubble, has been an incredible experience but it’s the people I have met, the friendships that I have formed along the way that make this community more like an extended global family, more like my virtual home, that is what has been so important to me over the last two years. So instead of prattling on about what I have done and achieved as a photographer I thought I would take this opportunity to give thanks to a just a few of the people that, thanks to Redbubble, I now feel blessed to count amongst my friends. My darling heart, LisaG for mentioning one day in passing that I should “check out this new site called Redbubble”. And for being my constant support person. Mel Brackstone for always finding the time to answer all my stupid questions in a way that didn’t make me actually feel stupid. Rose Moxon for all those crazy phone calls, and for convincing me despite my own very considerable misgivings, that I could be a covergirl Paul Louis Villani for his always inspirational work, but most of all for his HUGS! Deborah Parkin for teaching me that black and white are colours too :) xx Billyboy for being all that and so very much more. A true lifetime friendship has been founded here BB. Love ya lots jelly tots! Shaddy for sharing my love of Sisters Beach. Marion Cullen for adopting me and being the best cyber sis ever! Paul Tupman for not growling at me when I have my Horizon Nazi hat on, and for sharing with me the beauty of his world. Juilee Pryor for always having a sweet word to say, and being so very supportive. Andrew Bosman for christening me the ^ Horizon Nazi ;) And for holding my hand as I took my first baby steps into the world of photoshop. Nat Tyler for introducing me to the world of t-shirts, and for believing in me when I couldn’t believe in myself. Julie Langford for having such a kind heart. David Murphy and Garth Smith for inviting me to be a part the most amazing exhibition experience. Kitsmumma for being one of the most amazing individuals I have ever had the pleasure of crossing paths with. Paul Vanzella for allowing me to experience the wonderful person that he is… and for making me beautiful. Michael Alesich for giving the world his Ground Angel Series. Karin Taylor for being not only quite possibly the sweetest person I have met here on Redbubble but also for designing t-shirts just for me :) Ok, so of course she doesn’t… but I just love her t-shirts so freaking MUCH that sometimes it feels like she is designing them just for me ;) Peter for giving me the opportunity to show him I am worthy of his trust. Geoff Coleman for not only being a great friend, but for making me feel like a real photographer for the very first time by buying a piece of my art. Hop for being my chill pill. Richie Dean for pushing sheep down hill… or uphill… or sideways… whatever he needs to do to get the shot! laughs. And last but by no means least… Stuart Chapman. For being my fellow world domination co-conspirator, for letting me be Aunty Bella to his son Adam, for making me snort coffee and various other drinks outta my nose more times than I care to count, and for always being willing to play my silly games with me. Holy guacamole Batman!!! Writing this up has made me realise I am one very lucky chicka indeed. I hope that I haven’t missed anyone but it’s the end of a very long day… my house is in boxes, and I can’t remember if I packed my pyjamas yet or not so I’m bound to have missed someone vitally important. Forgive me? One last thing before I go… heartfelt thanks to anyone who has ever taken the time to stop by and leave me a comment on any of my works. Now, let’s crack open the bubbly!
I don’t normally do this. But lately due to a series of events in my life, I wanted to post that there have been many other people on th…
I don’t normally do this. But lately due to a series of events in my life, I wanted to post that there have been many other people on this site who have nurtured me and inspired me and made my heart beat and tears come to my eyes, and Provided wonderful and sublime support for me as a writer, I actually was going to write Individual letters to each these three, then thought to myself, perhaps these letters / Need to see the light of day LisaJewel Lisa knew innately somehow that Biographyofred8 was the car / And I was the driver. Meaning that she completely accepted me / As a person with the right to not be conveniently slotted into the narrow / Definitions that our society have created such as the binary gender ones / From the very moment I began to post on redbubble, she accepted me and she also / Did what not many people know how to do, that is separate the art / From the artist. Or as writers, find that balance where a person can / Interpret their world by presenting it in a non-flattened form. Also she / Has nurtured me as a writer in / Ways that are not tangible, not solid to explain. I do dance along / The wayward paths, but when I read her work I do, for she is speaking / To me through images, emotions and frames (she carries around with her / These picture frames) and she is able to interpret her world in a visual narrative / Form that speaks to me beyond reason; meaning that for some strange / Reason I often feel as though she is a kindred spirit and perhaps she is. / That is not to say that other writers are not; but Lisa’s writing speaks to / Me in a way, that brings about a place and a time that steps out / Of the ticking of the clocks and the barricades. Cassidy Like no other bird that flies so close to the sun, Cassidy has been the net / That has caught me so many times and often without him being fully conscious of / His tender heart that softened my fall / Cassidy has a strength and wise wisdom; he has the ability to nurture / By holding out his hand and his smile and he listens, Cassidy really listens / To people which is so rare in this world, to have that ability, to read between / The lines, to see out of the corner of his eyes, to transform, liberate, break down / The boxes and then build them again, interpreting boxes in shapes that / Have never been created before in this world, Cassidy is the “he knows, / He knows, he knows” in his writing and in his support, friendship and love / He has experienced things that people in this world should not, and yet / Has walked through the fire on bare feet, each burn, each spark for he / Is the keeper of the fires, the magician and the fool at the same time, he / Is the one walking towards the edge of the cliff and willingly with his / Beautiful to bear all to the rays of the sun, leaping into the unknown / With a strength, brilliance and marvel of a shooting star / Whilst at the same time, holding out lollypops with new made up flavours, / To dance in the forest with the other wild things that refuse to be tamed Mr B Butchart was one of the first artists and writers on this site to plant the seeds / Of hope in my fingertips, his writing often leaves me stunned and silent, / Like walking into a Buddhist temple or spiritual place created by / Nature, something that is rare and few and far between in this world, a person / Who genuinely without fan fair supports other people and writers with a heart / That is of the lion, Mr B knows that people write in different ways, interpret the / World in different ways and all of those different ways of interpretation / Are just as valid and important as the driver of the words, his presence for me / Has always been as the voice of reason, even if he does not see this for himself / He has inspired me to push forward, to reach that unreachable thing that is ahead, / That I know exists and he knows exists perhaps all of / Us knows exists but does not have a form or shape / He is the reaching, hope, survival, wisdom of the shaman
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/ sold these cute little KEDS SHOES today @ zazzle – yay!
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