Strange and beautiful

I have no idea what type of wildflower these are but I thought they were strange and beautiful. I spotted them on my street yesterday when the afternoon light was just right. Pin It

Mosaic of Me

1. Jessica(s), 2. Shrimp Scampi, 3. Pending Doom, 4. __IR_Cachoeira__, 5. Untitled, 6. wham:a different corner, 7. African Lioness carrying 22-24 day old cub Kalahari Gemsbok National Park South Africa, 8. coffee and chocolate mousse cake, 9. The Earth is God's Canvas., 10. Am I K in your book?, 11. Blue ice adventure, 12. R-G-B

I saw this Mosaic of Me on another blog, The Scoop and I thought it might be a fun little visual project for me to try...

So, here's the deal... you answer the following 12 questions about yourself (my answers are in parentheses after each question):

1. What is your first name? (jessica)

2. What is your favorite food? (shrimp)

3. What high school did you attend? (hoover high school)

4. What is your favorite color? (blue)

5. Who is your celebrity crush? (ryan gosling)

6. Favorite drink? (water)

7. Dream vacation? (south africa)

8. Favorite dessert? (chocolate)

9. What do you want to be when you grow up? (happy)

10. What do you love most in life? (creativity)

11. One word to describe you? (adventurous)

12. Your Flickr name? (none - don't have one!)

Wanna play?: Type your answer to each of the above questions into Flickr's search. Using only the images that appear on the first page, choose your favorite and copy and paste each of the URL’s into the Mosaic Maker (3 columns, 4 rows)... Enjoy!

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Happy Birthday Jiji!

Malea is in town to help celebrate Jiji's birthday. We ate mexican at Amigos and then loitered outside for a while! Pin It

War Eagle!

Tailgating at the LSU game. FUN DAY! Pin It

Polaroid emulsion lifts

Ok...so my camera is broken and I am very upset that I had to send it off to Illinois today to (hopefully) get it repaired. This might be bad for the old blog. I am gonna try to keep this updated even if I have to use the (dreaded) camera phone. In the meantime, I thought I would share my favorite photographic technique with you. These little pieces of art are achieved by taking a Polaroid photo (has to be the 669 film pack) and dropping it into boiling water until the top emulsion layer floats off the backing. Once the top layer is loose, it can be transferred and manipulated to a new surface like watercolor paper! Looks and feels kind of like a jellyfish at this stage. The first one of Dusty is actually 2 different photos placed side by side. The angel was a statue in a neighbor's yard. I love the look of these and how hands-on the process is...such a nice change from Photoshop. The Auburn Art Association actually bought one of these (a hibiscus flower) from me for their permanent works on paper collection! Pin It