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Cara.gracie

graphic designer at skirt! Charlotte

Carefree and free-spirited, determined and focused, organized yet love the “life” in busy surroundings. I crave creativity in every aspect of my life and am enthusiastic about all forms of it. I have an eclectic taste and love for things old that can be made new and sometimes wonder why I wasn�...

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Visual Journal

Summertime has surely not been my time to blog. Ive been taking road trips left and right and as I look back at what exactly the summer has entailed for me, I realized that I do not have many pictures to show for those trips. For a person who has a collection of photo albums dating back to the first grade, this is kinda disturbing. What has caused this hiatus is capturing the moment? The excuse I continue to use is that I don’t have a nice camera. So maybe its time to make the investment.

In college, I was required to take fine art courses outside of my concentration area. One of my choices was Black & White Photography. Not only did this class cause a level of excitement in my life at the time (I took my borrowed Nikon everywhere), but it also instilled in me the true appreciation of the moments in life and the beauty of the most mundane things.

So today, I was reading a number of blogs that I like in order to keep myself inspired and I came across a great idea that I wanted to share. An artist named Leah Piken Kolidas has a blog called Creative Every Day. Her recent post included this great collage/mosaic project that is derived from images on Flikr.com.

So in my attempt to be inspired by some great images and to create a little visual journal about myself, here is my version:

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1.­­CARA DE BUNDA, 2. Cebu Mangoes, 3. The Road To Bridge Of Weir, 4. Red boat - Venice, 5. Adorable orphan #834, 6. Shoes and a Latte, 7. Grace Kelly, 8. Praise and Worship, 9. Friendship, 10. HIPPIES old hangout: Haight- Ashbury district, San Francisco, "Summer of Love", 1967, 11. hippie parents, 12. RGB - Barcelona ­

Here is a background to create your personalized mosaic:

• Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search.
• Trying to only use the first page, choose an image.
• Copy and paste each of the URL’s into the mosaic maker over at FD's image maker.

The questions (I altered mine a little because of what i was finding)
What is your first name? Cara
What is your favorite food?  Today...mangoes
Where did you go to high school? Weir High
Dream vacation? Italy
Who is your celebrity crush? Ryan Reynolds
Favorite drink? Green Tea
Woman who has inspired you? Grace Kelly
What stirs your soul? Worship
What is really important to you in life? Friendships
Place within the US that you want to visit? San Fran
Wish you were living when...... in 1969
Word to describe you. Open to adventure.