Illustration Friday - 'Opposites'

The theme for IF this week is opposites. I did a whole series on this at uni comparing life in the western world with life in Africa. This was a pair I did on beauty. Needless to say, my lecturers didn't like the paintings at all. They said the African image was too steriotyped. My aim was to show the obsession we have with improving ourselves even if we are perfect and compare it to the natural beauty that I saw in Africa.

Photo Friday - 'Common'

This week's PF theme is 'Common'. I snapped this pic when we were in Sydney, he's a gorgeous kookaburra, a very common bird here in Australia. We were in Sydney for a few SIM meetings and spent an afternoon in the national park.