Hope everyone's having a nice weekend so far! I've had some really fun shoots recently, including modelling (dancing/leaping) in a full authentic, beautiful Japanese kimono for a west-meets-east art project (it was sooo heavy; amazing to have worn and the images looked so cool, though they are non-publishable until Jan) and a stock shoot which involved blowing on glass doors, crafting with pipe cleaners, dry-leaf arranging(!), gazing out of windows with mugs of tea, upholstering and lying down on a bed of autumn leaves taking photos of myself with my phone. (Hence:
)I've had such a nice day today so far, indulging in a marathon of recorded Merlins from Saturday nights and also going to hobbycraft with my Mum (yep!) to accompany her sparkly wool buying, and I bought a massive glass-fronted board from a nearby shop which will shortly be smothered with some amazing postcards I have amassed over the last year or so from art galleries and museums all over the world, since my current one is full. I will probably divide them into colour and monochrome and make two boards. I am also going to be asking very nicely for a few prints from some artists/photographers whose work I've admired online, since my lists of favourite images over on my Model Mayhem page (quick plug there; it's recently updated...) are full of some amazing stuff I want to possess for my walls.
....Also, there is more dividing and conquering to announce: I have a new updated website! Well, it's the same website, but with long awaited newness in the way of THREE new galleries. So with the addition of Pisces, Luxe and Video there are now 15 fully distinct galleries on my website. Take a look!
I already have 'Elemental' for nudes amongst striking landscapes such as rocks formations and earthly arrangments, but now have 'Pisces' for anything to do with water (pisces being the most wonderful astrological sign, obviously...). I really do love modelling in water, by it, near it... it's so expressive, and makes me extra expressive too maybe... Meanwhile, I already have the 'Figurative' gallery for studio work focusing on body form, abstracts and shapes in monochrome, but now also have 'Luxe' for nude figurative work made in wonderful, glowing colour! I love the connotations of 'luxury', which is a mood some of those images suggest to me, but there are also more airy, bright, and whimsical nudes there too. Video is still being created and is self explanatory, including dance work as well as some 'show reel' style snippets such as the piece I recently blogged. Will do it soon!
What else...?
Oh yeah, I've agreed last minute to step in for a model who's pulled out of a studio day at Eye for an Image Studio in Banbury on Sat 15th December, so you can book me there in 2-hourly slots to work on some fashion/arty/nude/dance/bridal/whatever you like imagery there if you like - just email me at ellarosemuse@live.co.uk. I think half the day has gone already, but there is still available time and I'd love to hear from you.
And here are some images recently sent to me from Neil Snape made in Paris way back in March. Neil was lovely to work with, and an excellent photographer, letting loose with this 'raw' mirror series, and I'm so glad I can now show these extra shots (I blogged a couple earlier, after the shoot: 'Lionness Lightplay'). I think my favourite is probably the last one. Neil's hoping to exhibit his work for this series in an exposition sometime next year.
