Let it be so

Well, the Diva has pondered then spoken. The year is . . . . "2012 CreaDiva - Hell on Wheels" Hot ideas burning down the road of creativity.
cranking creating collaborating
I like it so there it is.


As for creativity so far this year would be buying a used 35mm film camera. I have missed the ease of an easy to use camera. This is a camera that can be totally a point and shoot but I can learn more of the manual settings to transition me into a more manual camera then maybe a class? I have always wanted to take a class to learn more tricks of the craft. Costco develops film very inexpensively ($3.99) so that is cool. I can also for a bit more ($1.99) get the photos on a disk to load on my comp. I found a good brand of film in a four pack for less than $10. DJ was telling me not to buy it just because I could get it for less than $35. He was saying the cost of film and developing would be greater than saving for a new digital.

I have also started using my digital more for the experimental shots. The bad of that camera is it is 8ish years old and I cant get the software for my much newer laptop. I showed it to a co worker today and he said it is a good camera but a hassle not having the ability to transfer the photos right away. I have to take my camera in and pay to get my photos transferred onto a disk. For now I can work with that. No instant showing of cool photos.

I spent my days off going on a few walk-a-bouts and taking mostly dig photos. I even took my camera on my last bike ride to finally capture some shots I have always wanted to shoot. Usually on a bike ride I don't stop but I really needed to do something artistic. I really enjoyed the time and got some cool photos. I really did not stop much but it was fun.

2012 New Year in My World

On my first bike ride of the New Year I was thinking about what "this year" would be in My World. I really like the year 2011 and what it represented and not sure I wanted to let it go. ("2011 the Year of the Creative Moo - the Perfect Brainstorm" obsessive oblectation oligomania) Ideas were bouncing around as I pedaled along. I have the basic idea of the 2012 "Year" but it is not complete. Maybe I will throw it out there and get your feed back.

"2012 CreaDiva - Hell on Wheels" Hot ideas burning down the road of creativity.
cranking creating collaborating

I do get ideas and solve project problems (and other problems) while "burning down the road". Sometimes I solve them because I went on a ride. I get out of my head but at the same time zone into my thoughts. Anyone who knows me or reads my thoughts (should) know my bike time (on "BBB") is very important to me for many reasons. That is why I am trying to combine the creative, biking and Diva (Me and my sewing machine "DivaDo")

Brain Storm me!

New Year . . . oh crap!

Happy New Year to all! I cannot believe a new year has rolled in. I have had a lot going on in the World of Marta and especially a lot in the brain because of it all. I feel like I have gone backwards in my profession since taking my current job. All of that thought process is for another time.

I realized in giving a title to this post that I need to come up with the next "Year of" and what it means. Way to give me a heads up, Awesome! I have not really thought about it at all! More later. . .

I rang in the new year by doing some thing I love to do. I took a camera (film) and walked around taking pictures in my 'hood. I really enjoyed being out in the 'hood and looking through a lens. I am either buying a film camera from a co-worker and buying an external flash from Brooke's camera shop or using the "free" camera from Brooke but buying the flash and a lens. Tonight I used the flash and the "free" camera with the co-workers lens. We shall see how they turn out and what I will be doing. Stay tuned!