Carmen McNally's Art

  Body Wrapping This was my first task of my Fine Art Degree where we worked as a team. 2 member of our team River and Beth volunteered to be wrapped in paper by the rest of us. We didn't know one another yet so it was a bit awkward being up close and personal but also a great ice breaker to get us talking to each other and asking questions.  River chose to sit in a cross legged meditated position.   I wanted to keep my work smooth with defined creases that showed the arm and leg definition in the cross legged position.  It was interesting to see our different styles of wrapping come together as a whole as others preferred to use a crinkled technique. Once we got River out of the wrapped paper it felt like there was still a person inside, it was eerie and spooky-like. The back looked abusive, with the tape suggesting lashing and whipping like something cruel had taken place. This was also mixed with a peaceful, out-of-this-world connotation from the meditated seated Buddha pose tha

Traces of Landscape                                                                                     During the summer whilst visiting family and friends in London, I took photos of numerous places.                              During an evening stroll, I was able to catch some great skylines and views.                                                                                                                           These photos are from my travels throughout June. My boyfriend and I rode on his Harley Davidson through 7 European countries. We saw some amazing scenery that I was able to capture, a lot of my footage was via video. A big part of our adventure was the journey itself on the 'twisty' roads that had the sharpest bends I'd ever been on.                                                         My daughter had her gymnastics competition in Lincoln. When she had finished we made our way to the Lincoln Cathedral.  I had a great summer with my children visitin