My Life Line Origami Art Project: Prototype works

The results of the working prototype is here.








Things I used to make this
Image Scanner : Scan in my pieces of stuff.
Gimp : To cut my pieces scanned into transparency space.
Inkscape : To create my design and assemble.
A4 Paper : My media solution.
Super Glue : Stuff to glue my pieces of paper together.

How I came about the Idea
It is a prototype, as I bumped into a couple of issues. What is great about this piece, is that I can fold it various ways and fold it into my pocket. The idea sprouted from two places.

One was a suggestion from a counsellor to create an artistic impression of my life, known as a 'life line art'. You can do this in any form of art, from scrap booking like, to water colours. I was pondering then how to go about doing it.

A few weeks later I created an Origami Workshop for a day to a social community place, called, 'Holybrook Center'. Which went well, I taught 6 people how to do origami and created two models. Also gave them a 3rd diagram to take home. The chairwoman of this community organises various workshops and she is an artist her self. She showed me a 'scrap booking' piece that had this origami like technique. The my brain clicked to wanting to making something like this..

I knew how to finally create my 'life line' project, so I went straight to using Inkscape to create and plan my design. During that process I learning how to use this nice piece of software.

The issues I bumped into whilst assembling this: I didn't have pritstick, so I used super glue. I had to trim some over lapping pieces, I meant to rotate the black/white square in Inkscape.

Game of Life

François-Marie Arouet

Said

“Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.”

Human

A snippet from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human

Motivation and emotion

Motivation is the driving force of desire behind all deliberate actions of human beings. Motivation is based on emotion — specifically, on the search for satisfaction (positive emotional experiences), and the avoidance of conflict. Positive and negative is defined by the individual brain state, which may be influenced by social norms: a person may be driven to self-injury or violence because their brain is conditioned to create a positive response to these actions. Motivation is important because it is involved in the performance of all learned responses. Within psychology, conflict avoidance and the libido are seen to be primary motivators. Within economics motivation is often seen to be based on financial incentives, moral incentives, or coercive incentives. Religions generally posit divine or demonic influences.

Books of Interest

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
Pema Chodron

Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
Pema Chodron

running with scissors
augusten burroughs


Quotes I need to write somewhere else
"Don't Sweat The Small Stuff...and it's all small stuff" by Richard Carlson, PH.D.

"If you don't have life throwing shit at you, you won't have anything to sing about" by some song writer I need to look up.

Lost all Trust

I lost a lot of trust of both worlds....

REAL and VIRTUALLY.

Discovered this in my last counsellor meeting. It is important is to slowly regain trust of both realms.

Over 1yr and half ago, I lost all respect for the Internet and social sites. Since that period I am now a member of various places online that keep me busy.

For the real world, I have few close friends but they cannot be with me everyday. I walk the dog everyday. Recently I a stranger come up to me and asked if I'd be interested in breeding my dog. Turns out his a real dog lover and even baby sits some of his family and friend dogs. We have started to arrange for regular walks. And on top of that I am getting to know a few new friends.

Whole World is a Shitstorm

To be more accurate.
Good and bad weather....Life is like a tidel wave. Full of ups (Positive moments) and downs(Negatgive moments).

Encouragement

I stumbled upon a couple of interesting photos about smoking. I have been trying to stop on and off. This just one of my ways to encourage my trying even more.

Gambling Moments in Anger

I was given a new piece of instructions to remember amongst all over instructions to remember. I muddled myself at the beginning, the newly placed curtains were confusing me, I placed my new item in place. Then waited 3 secs to push the prop. Then.....

PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


This has been ringing in my head since Tuesday afternoon. I cannot sleep because of it. I hope it goes by Wednesday.

It has been echoing in my mind ever since I got home. Ever since I made that cup of tea, made my late dinner. Ever since I updated my online document files. Ever since I read news online. Ever since I updated my blogs. Ever since I checked how my friends are doing. Ever since I tried to sleep....My mind is in torment at this moment.

Yet I was re-assured I was doing a good job. Cheers and good health to all! ^^. He is under a lot of stress and he did say that and assured me again I was doing a job. So he was understanding that he over did it. He also wants me to do a good job. Also that we our performance will be live this Thursday it was our last rehearsal. For some reason I cannot seem to keep my anxiety under control :( I have been trying to distract my mind. Then after a long while of trying, I decided to study...."anger". I also take pills to help lower it. Till over time I will be used to it.

During my school years, I thought if you have been a very bad boy you get shouted out and then given detention. But really in the real adult world....Stress exists majorly. We all have stress buckets, and they can all over flow. We all get shouted out for suttle mistakes that we just suddenly get unlucky moments of being the one that needs to be shouted at. That bad kids swore and the good kids don't.....Man this is confusing........

A snippet of interest from wikipedia: Anger ::::

According to Leland R. Beaumont, each instance of anger demands making a choice:^[34]

• Respond with hostile action, including overt violence
• Respond with hostile inaction, such as withdrawing or stonewalling
• Initiate a dominance contest
• Harbor resentment
• Work to better understand and constructively resolve the issue

Modern psychologists view anger as a primary, natural, and mature emotion experienced by all humans at times, and as something that has functional value for survival. Anger can mobilize psychological resources for corrective action. Uncontrolled anger can however negatively affect personal or social well-being.^[8][6]

While many philosophers and writers have warned against the spontaneous and uncontrolled fits of anger, there has been disagreement over the intrinsic value of anger.^[9] Dealing with anger has been addressed in the writings of earliest philosophers up to modern times. Modern psychologists, in contrast to the earlier writers, have also pointed out the possible harmful effects of suppression of anger.^[9]

Life is full of ups and down

Just when you thought everything was getting better for the best, and things almost look plain sailing. Somebody decides to throw shit right in your face, throw you on the ground and stamp on it till your face turns bloody as hell. Your skull is cracked in various place, you almost unconscious yet you have just a little amount of energy to stare into the sky.

Nobody said life was fair. ..... It never really is. It is the choices you make in life that makes your future. We get ups and down through out life like a sound wave. I am going through a rough patch, yet again. I am not a criminal, I don't do drugs, I have never started fights, I don't cause trouble, I always work to the best of my abilities. Yet cannot seem to get the right help. Dispite the factors around me, my life still treats me like fucking shite, course these are my choices. it is my doing. If I want the pain to just go, i can make it go, that will be my choice if I want and nobody else's. By writing an entry in this journal is a choice, yet I know some people may hate my words and dislike me for them. This entry could even in danger my possible future career in some company. Course this is my choice.

Humans are a vicious species, we constantly fight, from verbally in work, in government, to fighting for peace in other countries. Life is a stress hole to almost the whole of the population of this planet. We all have problems, even the rich. Nobody really cares for one unit loss. Babies are born by the second, we've lost tons and tons of humans in this world as it is.

Yet dispite all this fighting and killing, I am hoping this week will be a positive one, even though my luck does not look that great. Theres always hope.....I hope. Especially with friends and people who do care.

Newbury to Calcot then Reading

16ish mile walk from Newbury back home to Reading

We kind of cheated when we got to Calcot as one my rambler friends over did it. So we took the bus home from Calcot.


Enjoy the pleasant views of the canels in high res here
Oh theres a few spooky shots in there :P

My Fav foods

Italian
Home made Italian bolognaise with bacon bits
Pizza topping types and sauces
Sausage Casserolle with Pasta and Extra Veg Goodness
Chicken Pasta

Sainsbury's

(with juicy bits), Pure Orange Juice, from concentrate

3 for
£2.25

Brain Connections

Our brains always strive for connection.

Se echoes of previous experiences, our brains always remember lost connections.

It hurts at times yes, but these echoes is meant to be nice to know you experienced those connections.

If one side of the connection is faulty, then the connection needs to be repaired. Sometimes these connections were so strong that it takes time for our brain to adjust to find a new connection that has similar to traits to the last connection.

So it is important to still remember that last connection experience. We not like plugs where we can simply change sockets. It is the beauty of life evolving.

The program "Life" demonstrates this very well.

Plays I wish to watch

Mousetrap
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mousetrap

Wicked the Musical
http://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk