Lorna-Cabble

Hola. I've not posted pictures in a while, but I'm currently undergoing a poetry and literature photography project in college and I'm still in the brainstorming process. I think I'm studying Sylvia Plath's poetry with Ransom Riggs/Lewis Carroll's photography. Fingers crossed I get some ideas!

I'm a bit weary of uploading these pictures specifically to DeviantArt, but what kind of artist would I be if I wasn't completely intact with myself, thoughts and emotions? I'll always believe that raw, personal art will always be better than the staged art, although I am in love with all sorts. From the age of about 11, I've struggled with self harm, not so much it hinders my life, but enough to niggle at me daily, and to remind me daily. I have told about 3 people. Since the beginning of February, I hadn't cut in over a year, and I was ridiculously pleased, but the past few days, everything's been getting on top of me, college work, going

I'm inspired by Diane Arbus. In my mind, she is brilliant and she is my past life. For a college project, I decided to do something that (in my eyes) highlighted society in a bad way - So I decided to do Drag Queens and Transgenders as they are generally taboo in your every day society. I used an ex lover of mine, to stimulate these pictures; http://lorna-cabble.deviantart.com/art/Taboo-354414939 My inspiration was Diane Arbus. I was going for a pained expression. Unfortunately (though I'm sure it's now fortunate), he decided to break up with me the Monday before my project was due in, and it still had to write up about the pictures and