Salvaged Fragments

Rispa's Gift





Joy Of Joys

I've had four nights of unbroken sleep, which is a record for me and can possibly be attributed to two things: Slowing right down and giving up coffee. Neither have been easy! Learning to be still and calm is a daily challenge for me and I feared I would not be able to get myself back into a creative routine. Now I'm allowing myself a little time, during the day, to conduct some iPhone experiments and I've returned to my love of all things scratched, mottled and only partially seen.


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Three iPhone Portraits

Three iPhone portraits to share this evening!

1. My nephew, known as H. Photo processed with PictureShow and CameraTan apps
2. My nephew Dan, H's older brother, processed with PhotoGene and CameraBag apps
3. My sister Prill, processed in PhotoFX and CameraBag apps

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The Big Society

Created with iPhone 3GS

Original images from London: A Pilgrimage, by Gustav Doré; and The Daily Mail Ideal Home Book 1955

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3__YOuU7ARI&feature=youtube_gdata

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Buried Treasure 2010

The Cabbage Field: original digital collage and versions reprocessed With iPhone 3GS

Clumber Street Shrine: panel 1. Original digital collage and versions reprocessed with iPhone 3GS

Clumber Street Shrine: panel 2. Original digital collage and versions reprocessed in iPhone 3GS

Clumber Street Shrine: panel 3. Original digital collage versions reprocessed with IPhone 3GS

The ever-generous Seth Apter has woken me from my blog-slumber by once more inviting fellow creative-bloggers to select and share something from our archives, for inclusion in his marvellous blog: The Altered Page. I've chosen to revisit a series of images that I was working on last year, just before I began my creative love affair with the iPhone. Rather than simply re-post, I've re-worked the collages on my iPhone. There is no definitive version of each photograph, but a series, suggestive of the passage of time.

Last year's Buried Treasure was a huge success and many new creative friendships were forged. Do pay a visit, but be warned: you could be glued to your computer for several days!

Just before you go, like to share the news that recently, I was a runner up in the Eye'Em Mobile Photography Awards. This is a new international contest, promoting the art of photographs taken using mobile devices. There were over 3000 stunning entries and I am thrilled that one if my photographs (posted below) was selected in the final 15. An exhibition showcasing the competition has been staged in Berlin and I understand that there is to be a publication. I'd like to thank the Eye'Em team for all their wonderful work, promoting this new artform.

A Boy's Own Story: digital collage. Runner-up in the Eye'Em Awards 2010

Here's the link to Buried Treasure 2010:

http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com

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This Is The End, My Friend...

Mrs Whistler Finally Gets A Visitor

digital collage January 2009

In response to today's announcement that the pension age is to be raised, I'm re-posting one of my very early blog entries...

"Old Mrs Whistler? Oh yeah, she's in the room at the end of the corridor. Funny old stick, doesn't say much, never wants to go in the lounge with the others. We've put a telly in her room but she hardly ever watches it. She's got a son, artist or something like that, but he never comes to visit her. Would you like to take her cup of tea in with you?"

It can be a lonely, scary place and we're all going there.
Please support Help The Aged and Age Concern
http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/en-gb
http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/default.asp


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A Little Night Music

Yet another sleepless night has dragged into a bleary-eyed morning but at least I've had the beautiful sound of nocturnal rain to soothe me. This series of iPhone images was created back in March, following an early evening walk in winter rain.

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Awake At 4am

Unknown: processed on iPhone 3GS

As is often the case, I awoke at about four o'clock this morning and could not get back to sleep. As is also often the case, I reached for my phone. The photograph of an unknown woman was found on Flickr, sone time ago, but I am sorry to say that I cannot recall precisely where. If you should be passing by this place, and recognise her, please do let me know, and I'll amend this posting.
The texture was found on a recent visit to Painswick Church in Gloucestershire.

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