sicknote

i'm poorly (like whoaa) and my lovely boyfriend brought me these flowers ... and a load of drugs. he's a really good egg X

crochet.

Based on the fact that I like the way crochet looks when it's finished and the notion that it is supposed to relax the participant, my dear mother (who calls it croTchet- already alarm bells should be ringing) decided to teach me how to do it. 

I still love the way it looks when its finished but I have managed to disprove the quite frankly ridiculous theory that it is relaxing in any way. I tense my shoulders the entire time I'm doing it and I also hold my breath - making me not only achey but also at risk of dying. 

Baring that in mind, please marvel at what I've achieved so far: 

I look forward to seeing my granny square grow and living a long and full life. 

the impossible project

With Polaroid foolishly turning their backs on instant film in favour of digital cameras, someone surely had to take up some of the analogue slack? Luckily then, The Impossible Project stepped up to the plate (a baseball metaphor, yes really) and in early 2010 started the painstaking task of coming up with new recipes and chemical processes for the beloved instant pictures. 
I bought a couple of packs of the very first 'flush' of film, hot of the production line - customers were warned of its unpredictable nature and uncertain results. Just one foible of the new PX600 film (for SX70s) was its incredible sensitivity to light after being ejected. Users had to fashion clever ways to shield the newborn pictures from light until they were old enough to be set free! 
Here are my first three pictures:

Not only is this film unstable, quirky, frustrating and unpredictable, it's also very expensive. That said, it's also beautiful, unique, challenging (in a good way) and a positive step in the right direction for Impossible. I am hopeful for the future of instant photography. bon.