Year of Creative Scotland 2012 - Is the beginning of an
exciting programme that will embrace London 2012 and celebrate Glasgow 2014.
It's a chance to spotlight, celebrate and promote Scotland’s cultural and
creative strengths on a world stage, and to position Scotland as one of the
world’s most creative nations to audiences at home and across the world.
Through a dynamic year-long programme of activity we will celebrate our
world-class events, festivals, artistic and cultural heritage.
Find out more on the website - creativescotland.com
This got me thinking, how I would showcase my own creativeness
for the Year of Creative Scotland 2012, with so many artistic genres being shown I don’t
quite know were my talents will fit in? For me the concept is what represents
Scotland to you the individual and what you think others should be seeing from
a Scottish creative. I have a great love for Scotland, which has grown through
years of travelling with work up and down the country; I never get tired of
what a stunning country we live in. Steeped in history and beauty which leaves
us dramatic and amazing scenes around Scotland to visit and story’s to match. My
love for history and fashion goes hand and hand and I have brought all of these
together for the shoots. The locations, tell their own story as well as giving
us some amazing back drops to show case our final looks.
Princess Warrior
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| Princess Warrior Shoot at Burn’s Monument in Kay Park, Ayrshire |
Head Strong by name and nature there has always has been a
bit the Scottish Warrior in me and I have always loved the Celtic Warrior look.
This was my instant thought to recreate a warrior look, which comes in many concepts;
these are the first in a series of shoots I will be creating throughout the
year of 2012 with the Scottish theme in mind.
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The Princess Warrior look - Inspiration
coming from Scottish flag
Miss Galaxy Scotland 2012, Jade Leigh Hunt was my first
thought for this shoot, having worked with Jade before, she is a
total delight to work with, she always gives 110% and brings her own creativeness
to every shoot I have worked on with her, a true team player and nothing daunts
her.
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Princess Warrior
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I have been a wig fitter for over 20 years, manly to
recreate a natural workable style for those with hair loss and want a
customised hairpiece. Session styling I have more recently moved into and want
to use some of those skills on these photo shoots.
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Jade at Kay Park
Jade’s dark hair transformed into long blonde curls with dip
dyed blue ends with a wig designed by Head Strong. Makeup artist Stephanie Kerr
from Peaches and Paint made her a crystal mask designed in a Celtic knot design
to compliment the blue in the hair and Celtic Scottish theme.
Work
is easy even on the long hard days if you have a team of team players and that brings
in other talents and their own touch and flare to your idea’s. Working alongside Head Strong on every shoot
is photographer George M Monaghan and Makeup Artist Stephanie Kerr.
Feastival Warrior
Keeping it in the family Karen my younger cousin has worked alongside
me since a young age, now my right hand woman in my creative world. Here Karen and
Lesley – Head Strong, are putting together the outfit for our shoot at Scone
Palace.
Truly couldn’t have asked for a better day that we did on
the day of shooting the Festival Warrior theme. One of the best days of
the year so far, here is hoping every festival in Scotland had weather like
that this year??
My attempt at making a tartan hair plait
Stephanie adding
some body paint to Nika in the shop before
leaving for Scone Palace.
We arrived on time to Perth to get ourselves ready at Markus
Eagleton family run shop Scottish Sporrans. We were using Markus designs in the
final look for the Festival Warrior and going on to show case some of his bags
with a slightly different look later that day
Festival Warrior – To celebrate the Scottish festival
culture and fashion
 
Stone of Scone also known as the Stone of Destiny and often
to referred to in England as The Coronation Stone used in the early coronations
of Scottish Kings, In 1296 the Stone was captured by Edward I as spoils of war
and taken to Westminster Abbey, where it was fitted into a wooden chair, known
as King Edward's Chair, on which most subsequent English sovereigns have been
crowned. It wasn’t returned to Scotland until 1996 on St Andrew’s day were it
will remain until it’s needed for the next Coronation.
   
Nika my perfect Scottish Festival Warrior
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A quick change of the hair style and it gives it a whole new
look to show case some of
Markus's Sporran Bags. Blog on this coming up next …
