Mysterious Klaudia

Bag Me One of Those

Just two GREAT examples from our groups Bag Me One of Those project, which was completed in just shy of TWO hours, isn't that amazing!

The rules are:

1. You're not allowed to say no, everyone does the same activities, even if you find them really hard.
2. You have a go at EVERY activity set.
3. Try to work within the time limits set.
4. Only make positive comments about other's work.

And what a great job our REALISE participants did, some fantastic self portraits from memory along with some kind adjectives, strong literacy work and an all round positive group vibe!

Nice one gang, see you later on for our next installment!

Bag Me: Week Two

After the massive success last week with the bag project we continued with this project, working a little deeper into the core skills of the work.

Everyone added things into their bags that represented different parts of who they are and added their name to the bottom of the bag to complete their "take away me."

Lauren adding bits of herself into the bag!

Bags: Week One (Jess and Lauren)

Lauren's Self Portrait

Jess's Eulogy

Bag Me One of Those!

This week we made start on a project where you have to recreate yourself...as a bag!


There has been some great self portraiture work along with some really lovely peer comments that are boosting esteem and motivation throughout the group.


My camera has decided to have a wobble and has randomly deleted the pictures of the work that I had taken. As such, I will follow this post with some pictures when I can take some more on Wednesday.


More to follow then!

Leading By Example

Me But Better is such a fun project but it can be quite hard to get into it in a more serious manner, thinking about the kind of skills you are using and also about the kind of photograph you are producing and why.

On Friday, I decided to do a hands on demonstration, dressing up, posing and giving directions to my volunteer photographer.

 Thanks to Beckii for the beautiful spotty dress I am wearing, Caroline for some of the amazing props and Jess for her skillful photography.

Here are the results of my demonstration session. I had fun and learnt a lot, I hope you guys did too!

Self-Portrait One

Self Portrait Two

Me But Better

Dressing up...


Acting out...


Becoming someone else...


Strike a pose...


Snapshot...


Memory lane...


Emotional journey...


And that's just the start!

Next Project

Here's a sneaky peak of what is in store this week in our new project: 'Me But Better.'

Genevieve Thauvette is a contemporary photographer. Find out more by clicking here; Genevieve's F'book page!

Perhaps consider unusual angles to create a totally different kind of self-portrait. Get creative and you will soon see that the sky is the limit!

Props, backdrops and costumes are all going to be an important part of the week. So if you have any wacky hats, weird wigs or funky clothes that you could contribute then please do bring them in!

See you tomorrow :)

Visual Map of Me

Today we started our Visual Map of Me project which will run till Friday.


Visual Map of Me is based on four photographs of body parts and four questions:


Head:   Who am I?
Hands:  What am I good at?
Body:   What do I like/dislike?
Feet:     Where am I going?


Mixed media is used to work in layers on top of the photographs to try and answer the questions using words and pictures.


Keep watching for the final results!