Monday 30 September 2013

Earth Blood

I'm just about ready-ish for my imminent far-flinging-of-self to outward geographical extremities, from Kuala to koala, with some rice paddies, dragon-formed island cliffs, yoga classes & treehouse bars, 'old quarters' and kaleidoscopic underwater creature-greeting in between. I'm getting those last minute heebyjeebies, of course (well, they've been creeping up for a while..), but I'm used to that and I know things always tend to work out once you're there. It's hard to tear myself away from home, but hard not to! Adventures are calling.

I'll be back sometime before Christmas (I'm not currently sure exactly when), and am now taking bookings for January. (Also, just to note, I'm keeping a list of photographers who've asked me to contact them to let them know when I'm back, in case we can fit something in before the end of the year. Please let me know if you'd like to be added to that list. My email address is ellarosemuse@live.co.uk.)

A final update before I go:

Modelling for the extremely talented 19-year-old woman that is Katie Eleanor was a pleasure. I had a quick jaunt to Hampstead Heath on a recent Saturday, to cavort with papier maché toadstools and have paper cut-out moths stuck to my body, before meeting friends in a Caribbean bar staged in an old shipping container in Shoreditch.

Katie is such an exciting, passionately creative person, and her style and penchant for whimsy and ethereal confusion and myth, stories and (tainted) nature is right up my street.

These were shot on film, then painted by hand afterwards. I think they're a bit Victorian looking; a grown up flower fairy minus the flowers? I'm excited about following her work and seeing what she does next!