I had a hard time deciding whether I wanted to focus on art that I made myself and the things I had at home and saw around the city that I found so enticing in the first place. So I ultimately did a combination of the two very different categories, yet the central theme I went for was a sense of color, whimsy and girliness. I went for things that spoke to me, such as the stickers that reminded me of why I began a collection of them in the first place, to the shoes from The Phantom of the Opera that make me wish I could walk around like a Victorian lady.

Two things I did keep in mind as I was choosing photos and as I was taking the photos themselves was that as much as I adore all things Ireland, only a few of the photos I took were ones I really enjoyed, which is why only the one with the flag is featured.

Secondly, just to add a sense of whimsy, I did try to give each of the photos a title that’s a line from a song or a well known saying, etc. and when I couldn’t manage that, I settled for stating the obvious. 😛