What are you like? is a favourite expression of a friend of mine.
I typed the phrase into google and came across a blogpost by Kirsty Neal who talked about an exhibition in Dulwich Picture Gallery in 2008, that she didn’t see.
Still with me?
The exhibition was of works by artist-illustrators, painters, designers and public figures for whom drawing is important and was based on the Victorian parlour game in which players were asked to describe themselves through a series of drawings of their favourite things.
This gave me an idea of making a photographic collage of things that are ‘me’
Of course you could do this by painting, cutting and pasting in the original way, drawing or as I have done, by taking pictures.
I would love to see What you are like?
This is me in 11 pictures (I started with 32!)
Neat idea. I like your collage of You. I am sure most of us are made up of so many parts, some of which would seem random to the un-knowning eye. But when we put all those pieces together, ah the creation that is uniquely us. Those Victorians were on to something …
How funny … this post chimes with e for lots of reasons … firstly because Kirsty has provided the illustrations for my book and – where several of them are collected together on the front cover – they sum exactly what the book’s like. And, in serendipitious timing I’ve just posted the full book cover on my blog!
And I was just thinking yesterday that my Instagram feed really does demonstrate the patterns of my life … so pretty much ‘what I am like’!
p.s: I love the robin photo.
I’ve always thought of this as a N Ireland expression. We certainly say it a lot round here, usually accompanied by a laugh and an affectionate roll of the eyes. I’ll be imagining it in different accents from now on!
What a wonderful idea, I can see the things you are fond of, I will have to see what I can do!
fabulous challenge and love your collection
I think this is a wonderful idea, Miriam, and I’ll bet lots of fun too.
I love the way yours turned out.
Happy day to you, my friend.
xo.
I love this idea, currently thinking what I could put in mine.
What an interesting idea and fascinating to see you in your collection! Your hyacinth bulb is doing beautifully … We use that phrase around here too – or the self-deprecating one “what am I like!”.