Rainbow Nails

Everyone has been talking about nail varnish recently and whilst I don't normally paint my nail that much (the chipping annoys me) I thought I'd jazz them up for a change.

I painted them a few days ago in an attempt to avoiding doing some revision for my final viva voce on Friday. I couldn't decide on which colour so thought I'd go with a range =)

Please excuse the awful chipping and my shoddy fingers!! My thumb looks black but it's actually dark purple in reality. Most nails required 3 coats to make the colour really opaque but it's quite soothing the painting process so I don't mind too much.

The yellow is from Barry M
The blue, pink and orange is 17 (must have been 3 for the price of 2)
The purple is from Miss Sporty

I think I might paint my nails more often because it really does spruce up a look and adds a bit of fun colour.

Do you guys paint your nails much and if so what colours do you go with? Next time I think I'll do different colours rather than sticking to the same thing all the time.

I am currently obsessed with Dexter, oops x

Meet Mooey

If you been following me on twitter (and if not why not) than you will be full aware I adopted my cousin's rabbit Mooey on Thursday. Mooey has been a darling member to my aunti, uncle and cousins for the last 5 years but since everyone has moved away to uni etc she has been rather neglected and lacking essential hugging time. My parents never allowed us to have pets when we were younger, mainly to do with the fact we would go to our house in Ireland for most holidays so it would be difficult getting animal care. However, since we've grown older and I don't go over to Ireland as much due to jobs and uni etc they totally agreed to us looking after Mooey.

So here is the gorgeous little lady...

Dress from River Island

Apologies if you're aren't really a pet person but I love this little bunny so much so I had to include lots of photos for you all to see. My little sister H is making me include the fact that Mooey bit her so that you all know she isn't as cute as she seems! She hasn't bit me yet but she does runaway lots so I think she doesn't like me much anyway. Fortunately our garden is very secure so we can let her hop about all day but at night we have to put her in her little house so the foxes can't get her!!!! She even hops inside the house too =)

Lace top from Topshop

She spends a lot of her time in the herb bush so she smells of mint which is strange but nice. Do you guys have any pets and do they do anything strange or hid in weird places?

I officially finish my masters on Friday, woop x

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

I already mentioned that on the journey home from Leeds last weekend we stopped off in Wakefield to visit the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. We had noticed the signpost on the way too Leeds on Friday so thought it would be a nice idea to visit on the way home on Sunday.

The park is set in 500 acres of 18th Century parkland where sheep roam free amongst an abundance of sculptures, which are scattered all over the site. Seeing as we arrived at 3pm we didn't have time to explore the whole site but what we did see was beautiful. We paid particular attention to the David Nash exhibition where his work was exhibited in several galleries and across the park.

David Nash is a British artist who has the ability to transform the shape of nature and control its growth. By this I mean that over the past 40 years he has been slicing into trees, cutting out sections and making holes in branches so that they grow in a contorted manner and their branches twist in and out of each other. Through the exhibition of sketches, videos and wooden sculptures you can see how David Nash has made his imagination has been transformed from little drawings into real life works of art. Through his ability to manipulate the growth of tress he has created dooms in the forest that look almost ritualistic yet strangely beautiful and enchanting. He has created sculptures from burnt wood and made charcoal drawings so that the objects appear to have jumped out from the walls. Eucalyptus wood has been crafted into the most beautiful shapes in such a fashion that every groove and score Nash makes can be seen, whilst still making the piece appear effortless yet magnificent.

I particularly loved the videos and sketches showcasing his work since the 1970s so that the progression of his wooden doom can be seen.

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As tress first started as small upright poles they grew more contorted and twisted as the years progressed and Nash cut into them. Now the trees are fully conjoined creating a magnificent looking doom which in the winter looks eerie and dead compared to it's full of green life in the summer making it perfect for child's play.

We weren't allowed to take photos inside the galleries where a lot of his sculptures were displayed however I did buy a nice little book showcasing a lot of his work.

Another area of his work I loved included the pyramids, spheres and cubes.

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These were sculptures of the same three burnt shapes with complimentary paintings making them appear to have been created from the painting itself. The book I bought contains many of these sculptures Nash has created from all over the world, all made in wood and all representing the same thing...

Pyramids rise, Spheres turn and Cubes stand still... The sense of the Cube is solid unmoving representing Matter. The sense of the Sphere is one of movement turning representing Time. The sense of the Pyramid is rising expanding representing Time... David Nash 2005

I'm not really that 'arty' but even I can understand this poem!!!

So, I'm sure you'd like to see some photos now. I have some from the David Nash expo and some from other random sculptures scattered over the site but I stupidly didn't write down any details so I'm not sure who made them

Black Step by David Nash

This reminds me of a group of people carol singing OR pencil tops by David Nash

Glass house full of herbs and plants but they all look the same when they first start growing

A big old sphere and some beautiful views of Yorkshire by David Nash

Sculptures and sheep live in peace

Walking amongst the sheep and their poo!!!

As I sad before there is so much to see and its recommended that you take at least 3-4 hours to see EVERYTHING! I loved all the art inside, which we couldn't snap but the sculptures outside are equally as stunning and look great against the beautiful English country side backdrop. This is a place I definitely recommend you visit if you are ever in the Leeds area, especially if it's a nice day and you can take a picnic along to eat in the gardens. It's fun walking amongst the sheep and nowhere nearly as scary as I though it would be (I had images in my head of being chased...) plus IT'S FREE ENTRY which is mental considering how much there is too see!!!

All in all a fantastic day trip even if we did only get to spend 2 hours wondering around, getting lost and nearly dying as we walked up a massive hill.......

In other exciting news, yesterday I picked up Mooey the bunny from my cousin's house where she is now happily living in our garden and is completely adorable. Pictures to come soon but check out my twitter for some quick snaps.

Have a good weekend everyone x