About Elizabeth
I’m Elizabeth, an Australian girl who has recently traded in her hometown of Brisbane for the superior coffee and shopping of Melbourne. Scarlet Words is my blog, and mostly exists to share stories and links to interesting stuff I encounter in my online travels. I love discovering interesting blogs and bloggers from around the world, and reading feedback of the people who find themselves at my site. If we haven’t met yet, I hope you’ll say hello.
I’m a singer and pianist, with a particular interest in contemporary/pop styles and jazz improvisation. I am an eternal beginner guitarist, and play many other instruments with varying levels of success. My collection of instruments is constantly expanding, and a wonderful source of inspiration.
Photography is my other creative passion, and I love to share the images that I capture on this blog. My photography portfolio/shop site is undergoing an overhaul, but in the meantime you can see my work at my deviantART gallery . I like to dabble in painting and sketching, although I don’t think I’m very good at either, and other crafty pursuits. I keep paper journals, and have a potentially unhealthy addiction to specialty papers. I love to make handmade cards and compilation CDs with original artwork, and beaded jewellery.
I belong to two brown-eyed boys: my boyfriend Tim, and a little dog named Harry . I’m lucky enough to have some truly wonderful friends and plenty to be thankful for. I hope you’ll enjoy reading my blog.
Name: Elizabeth
Birthday: March 17th, 1980. A fairly textbook Piscean, although I remain fairly unconvinced about the merits of astrology.
Location: Melbourne, Australia. NSW-born, and QLD-bred.
Rain, puddles, cold weather and Winter clothes. Boots, mules and kitten heels. Fresh air, water and vegetables. Novels and art books. Design and B&W photography magazines. My iPod. Mellow, acoustic songs. Melody, harmony and modulation. Originality, bravery, integrity and honesty. Jewellery - chunky silver, fine gold, and czech glass beads. Chocolate. Soy milk, chai tea and home-made bread. A perfect steak. A perfect beer, or glass of red wine. One-on-one time with my friends. Markets, and op-shopping. Galleries. Window shopping. New pajamas, and fresh bed sheets. MAC makeup, Issey Miyake. Sushi. Altered books. Snow, and bare trees. Seasons. Singing. Melbourne, Boston, Byron Bay, Cairns, Pt Douglas, NYC, Nassau and New England. Clam chowder. String cheese and curly fries. Tulips and roses. Clear nailpolish. Candles and thunderstorms, especially together. My puppy’s warm belly, and his tiny wet nose. Stationery shops. Fountain pens. Fishtanks. Framed photographs. Printed t-shirts and online window shopping.
I love to read about the tools and processes used by other creative people. Here’s what I use.
- Music: Fostex MR8-HD digital recorder, Audio Technica condenser mic. Yamaha U2 upright piano, Roland and Yamaha keyboards, classical and acoustic guitars, xaphoon, violin, viola, nagori drums, bongos, harmonica, tenor recorder, melodica, mandolin, and more hand percussion than any one person could actually need.
- Photography: Nikon D200, Nikkor lenses, Cokin/Hoya filters. SB-600 Flash. Nikon Coolwalker, Sandisk CF cards. Skate shoes, and a fully-charged iPod.
- Art: Prismacolor coloured pencils, Prismacolor Verithin pencils, Prismacolor markers. Soft pastels, charcoal, acrylics, watercolours. Specialty and scrapbooking papers, stickers and magazine cuttings. A5 journals, especially Moleskine and Roma Lussa. Ephemera of daily life, such as receipts, brochures, labels and notes.
[This bio is a work-in-progress, plenty more coming soon.]
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