I liked him so much more before he let his mask slip

Again this is based on an emotional response to a situation in my life, and i'm sure many other  peoples lives. I've noticed that often in life and especially in 'love' people put their best mask on and pretend to be someone and something that will never hurt you, but over time everyones mask slips and leaves the other person feeling like the bewildered little lamb, wondering 'who is this person i said i loved?'

I haven't used any backgroud on this image as i wanted people to focus on the characters and nothing more. I didn't want a background to detract from this. Also i feel that characters situation is meant to give a feeling of bewilderment and isolation , i feel a white background amplifies this feeling of bewilderment , you feel so lost at this sudden reveal, the person you thought you loved wasn't real at all, it was just a mask, just another lie.

I dont think so!

Another day another heartache.

Sometimes I feel like i want to cry, and dwell upon situations. This piece was done after my mother tolled me,, ''You may feel horrible about what has happened, and you are justified to feel sad about it, because it was wrong, but, just like fred and Ginger sang in swing time,, you have to 'pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again,, you need to dress and look fabulous and show people exactly what they are missing, even if you feel like dying inside, you can't let people know that''  And she was right, you can  never show people your weakness, this piece was a reaction to that. I felt angry and hurt by peoples hurtful words and actions, all of which i did not deserve. I'd like people to look at these characters and relate to them , and if just one person takes this 'advice' and meaning, then i will feel very happy.

Again i haven't used any background as i feel the characters are strong enough on their own and i didnt want to detract from this.

Lost to the waves

 It was beautiful until just like the tide his love was washed away and lost to the sea

(Niagara)

I've loved Niagara's work for a long time , although it looks nothing like my work it does influence me in its sheer element of femme fetale attitude, whitch i think every girl needs to adopt at some point in her life, i love her strong characters and witty one liners, her work always makes me smile and i love the use of bright colours, it looks 'trashy' but in the most amazing way possible.

(Tara Mcpherson)

Its all screen printed, its all about loss and heartache, it's all very appealing to me !

(Laurie Lipton)

I like the haunting atmosphere Lipton creates in her work, her drawing skills amaze me, i do have a soft spot for realistic drawing. Again she is macabre and witty, often depicting lifless mourners around coffins holding radient angelic (very much alive) beautiful women.

(Katie Jane Garside) Darling They Found The Body

''they drag the canal, i swim with birds, here is my stone dress ...''

Katie Jane Garside has always been one of my favourite performers, Mainly for her singing but also for her performance art. Again her work , both musical and performance is dark ,moody, full of emotion, angst and heartache. Darling they found the body was a series of photographs of Garside, depicted i feel as a woman on the edge, fragile yet strong but still tipping over into insanity. She has always created these worlds through all of her work, magical yet real, an emotional landslide at times but still very raw and beautiful. I only hope that Garside continues with her performance art as well as her musical career, i felt that this exibition was raw, and fresh, i think a lot of people are afraid to show that 'crazy' side, but raw emotion is something i feel very commected to, although i dont do the same thing in the same way as Garside in my personal work , i feel that i still have that raw emotion that the brings out in all her work, this is why i feel so heavily influenced by her and also her lyrics.