Idea Post -- Word Association? pt 2

Last time I did one of these, it was things that I was considering putting in my images.  This time, I'm going to put down words that I want my work to embody and communicate. Or rather, these are words that I want to be associated with my work as a whole, not necessarily only in this piece.  Some of these words may not even be expressed in my work thus far.


cold
despondent
numb
feigning
pressure
loneliness
fear
anxiety
reluctance
distress
chill
weight
hopeless
trembling
exquisite
somnambulation
solitary
confined
aching
hesitation
separation
fading
falling
distress
lost
discarnate
dissolving
silence
reflection
restlessness
disassociation
haunting
isolation
futility
fey (as explained in this definition: Magical or fairylike; Strange or otherworldly; Spellbound; Doomed to die)
creeping
decay
fallen
sickness
gnawing
fright
exhausted
worn
drowning
unashamed
resolute
clarity
rebirth
calm
freezing
blue
grey
black
bleak
icy
surreal
shattered
jagged
lucidity
dreaming
erased
frail
freezing
frozen
stripped
pale
abject
hidden
weeping
crying
seeping
rotting
choking
fragmented
sorrow
pain
seclusion
flawed
discontent
binding
desperation
displacement (from this definition: In psychology, displacement is an unconscious defense mechanism whereby the mind redirects effects from an object felt to be dangerous or unacceptable to an object felt to be safe or acceptable.)
abandoned
echoing
cutting
isolation
somber
hollow
longing
pleading
tainted
impure
crawling


Sorry for any repeats, they were just flowing out like water.

Idea Post -- Word Association?

bird cages
meat
mold
cat tails
hard boiled eggs
oversized things
shadowy figures
altars
candles
flowers
long exposures?
darker lighting?
reflections
disconnect
eye contact
no eye contact
porcelain dolls -- full and in parts
baby doll parts (hands)
cats cats cats cats cats
record player/victrola
monocle
opera glasses
gloves
feathers
gears
keys
antlers
teeth -- anatomical dental models and smaller teeth
milk
light bulbs hanging from cords
antique cutlery
dead pan
candid
posed
lower camera angle
hourglass
playing cards
top hat
long cigarette filter
knives
meticulous placement of items
ABC blocks
virgin mary candles
horse bit
reins
ribbons
bruises
orb mirrors
palm reader's hand diagram
cameras
old images (victorian, memento mori)
x rays



I really felt like I needed to sit down and do that.  With that said, I think it was very helpful.  I prefer to do a lot of thinking before I actually DO things, which includes the sketches that Jeff suggested I do before reshooting the pictures. Today I went with Ms. Hobson to the library and I made out with a nice stack I think, so hopefully this will satisfy the idea requirement for now. I really like posting in here I think it's helping me sort my thoughts out which is a good thing.