quiz: what your name means…

What Johanna Means
You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you. You never give up, and you will succeed… even if it takes you a hundred tries. You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice.

You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you… especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You’re a strong person.

You are usually the best at everything … you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic “Type A” personality.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

ahaaa…
right is: you are well rounded… *ggg*

you make my day – award

i´ve been nominated by silvia, sanja and dymphie for the “you make my day”-award (thank you!!) and could pass that on to another 10 people.

as far as i have seen many have that already… and i find it really hard to choose: so take your own choice and simple click through my blogroll;)

book: mixed emulsions

hab gestern dieses buch von angela cartwright bekommen, auf das ich recht gespannt war, weil mir ihre sachen in somerset etc. immer sehr gut gefallen haben.
hab natürlich noch nix ausprobiert, nur durchgeblättert, aber was ich so sehe, gefällt mir sehr! hab schon vor einiges davon auszuprobieren.
das buch beginnt mit einer einführung in ein paar grundsätze künstlerischer fotografie, dann kommt ein kapitel über colorieren. auch wenn die mit transparenter ölfarbe eingefärbten fotos wirklich gut aussehen, mein ding wird das wohl eher nicht werden. für mich wirds spannend ab dem zweiten drittel, wo es darum geht, die bilder mit verschiedensten medien zu bearbeiten und sie in collagen aus papier & stoff einzubetten. das gefällt mir sehr gut! auch das kapitel “effects and beyond” finde ich toll. klasse ideen, werde mir da sicher mal was rausziehen für eigene arbeiten.
am schluss noch ein kapitel mit entsprechenden arbeiten verschiedener bekannter mixed-media-künstlerinnen – hier sind natürlich auch sehr schöne sachen dabei!

so dass ich sagen kann: kaufen gehen! lohnt sich sehr (und ist nicht teuer, hab bei amazon 18,99 euro bezahlt).

yesterday i got this book (via amazon) by angela cartwright. i was really curious, as i had seen some of her work before (somerset etc.) and always liked her style.

so far i only flipped through the book, nothing tried yet, but there are some techniques that really appeal to me and i surely will give a try.

the first part is about some basics in art-photography, followed by the chapter of coloring in photos. working them with transparent oil paint looks great, but i think that´s not what i will try… my favorites begin with the middle third of the book, where she explains techniques of treating the photos with various mediums, embedding them into collages of paper & fabrics, the chapter about “effects”… wonderful samples, i hope to take some of these technique ideas into my own work.
the book ends with a chapter of single works of various well-known artists, great samples of course here, too!

in short: go and buy!! i would highly recommend it (and it is not expensive).

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i add from the amazon site:

“Mixed Emulsions” is a follow up to “The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery”. “Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery” takes a slightly different approach, bringing traditional and digital photography front and centre, showing the many ways that photographic imagery can be manipulated, not electronically, but using various art materials and techniques. The chapters explore ways to add colour (paints, oil sticks, watercolors, inks), ways to add texture embossing powders, pastes, wax and special effects (printing on unusual substrates, imprinting, photo mosaics, using tissue, fabric, cardboard). Angela Cartwright…reinterprets her unique handpainted photographic art with the use of acrylic, oil paints, inks, written word and ephemera.

celestial icicle dolls

ich näh gerade wieder an püppchen und diese drei sind gestern abend beim fernsehen fertig geworden… wenn ich da nämlich nix in den fingern hab, schlaf ich direkt ein… (deswegen schau ich ja auch kaum fern, ist die reinste zeitverschwendung für mich; und kommt eh meist nur schrott…)

finished these yesterday evening… i always need to have something in my hands when i watch tv (what i do seldom actually), otherwise i fall asleep…

wednesdaystamper “gothic arches”

mein einziger vorsatz für dieses jahr: an unvollendeten sachen arbeiten!!
da passt ja die herausforderung dieser woche bei den mittwochstemplern prima… hab ich doch gleich 2 neue seiten für mein gotikbögen-buch (thema: “vögel”) gemacht… voilà, zweimal der schuhschnabel…

my only new-year´s resolution was to work on UFOs… as i have a gothic arch-book (theme “birds”) in progress, the ws-challenge fits;)