Day 60 . 21 .06.2011

Exams are over...

I am officially done with exam, which means that the free time that I have from now until Sunday will be spent mostly working. There is a collaborative photographic exhibition brief that I was sent, which is called Bodyworks. The brief is exciting as it is about the human body and I am allowed to do a nude shoot. I have been longing for such and can’t wait to meet with my model and long time friend Morgan Strutt, who attends Michaelis at UCT and is currently studying Fine Art. I can rely on her for amazing ideas and 100% involvement in every way.  I am meeting up with her on Thursday, so by Friday we should start shooting and experimenting with ideas.

I know I have a lot on my plate already with the solo project I have been focused on for the past two-three months; however, I really want to work with someone again in creating a beautiful piece. I won’t lie; it’s been a while since I did.

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Day 15 . 07 .05.2011

Happy Saturday

Yesterday was a great day for me. During my break from the classes I had, I found time to take some really strange images. I am beginning to feel the flow again and there is no stopping it now. My day was packed with classes yesterday and consulting lecturers, but in that time, I also managed to sneak in time to speak to some of them, about my ideas and concerns regarding my work for the big day. I don’t know what I would do without the people I have in my life. It seems as if everyone ALWAYS has ideas on the top of their head.

Things are falling into place.

My uncle Bobo Pemba is in the Cape Town. It’s about time. Texting, emailing and speaking over the phone is a great way of communication, but nothing beats a one on one kind of dialogue. He tells me he is already in the process of writing his speech. At least I can tick something else off the list of, ‘things to do’ lol. My week has been crazy, and so I will be spending time running the few errands that I have and doing my washing for heaven’s sake.

At 5pm, I have a fashion show (Parisian style) to attend at the luxurious Taj hotel. Lazuli, a brand that stands for fashionable, classy and fabulous women will be showcasing their debut line. More importantly it’s a family brand, the mom Foziah Cassim (founder and owner of Seven Ounce), daughters Layla Cassim (medical student at Stellies) and Zarah Cassim (Fine Art student at UCT) , have collaborated with two other brands in hosting an evening of splendor. I was in high school with these two lovely ladies. I won’t lie, I always had a feeling they would start something as great as this. They were forever hosting fashion shows back in the day.

Today I must read all my emails regarding this exhibition. This part isn’t fun but it must be done.

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Day 13 . 05 .05.2011

Early Post…

My first lecture of the day starts at 11:30. So as planned, I would wake up slightly later than usual, and do all the ‘morning’ things I don’t get to do, like eating breakfast and walking around the house in my gown. It feels as if there is never time to do those kinds of things, and so when an opportunity presents itself, I am going in HARD. The weather is slightly off putting, but reality is that its autumn/winter and that summer and the sun will soon become foreign to us all in Cape Town.  

Woke up to a link sent by my lovely friend Asanda Sizani (Fashion Editor of Elle – this name dropping thing is weird but it must be done). If there is anyone in this world who knows something about timing, it’s her. I won’t go on about her, as I am guaranteed to get a message from her saying how embarrassed she is. “Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, colour, sounds and work that nourish you”. Just that on its own substantiates my statement in referring to her as a woman of timing.

I need to speak to my Creative Development lecturer about my idea’s for my exhibition today. I tried to look for her in that small campus of mine, but when it comes to looking for someone at Vega; it feels as if our campus is as big as UCT. Everyone is always on the move.  My Creative Development navigator (as they prefer to be referred to as instead of lecturer) is Carol-Anne Gainer. Now this woman is insightful. Not only does she work at Vega, but she is also an artist. We have many navigator’s working permanently and doing what they love freelancing , like Jana du Plessis ( copywriting navigator) with the launch of her book titled ‘Vat ‘n Gap’.  It’s great and makes everything they say entirely more subjective, which is always better.

Check this out for a whole lot of inspiration and words of encouragement. I feel different and much better, about the exhibition and in general, from yesterday because of this à

http://tinybuddha.com/blog/50-creative-questions-to-create-the-life-you-really-want/

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