This is a collection of sights, creations, experiences and reflections. Tune in if you're curious and keep an open-mind. If you've got any questions or feedback, please contact me by email at gaoyide.connect@outlook.com
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23/05/22
🐤
There were five initially and now there are three. They are more agile and larger than before.
22/05/22
🌱
Leaders take damage.
20/05/22
🛁
I read this book: How To Take A Japanese Bath by Leonard Koren.
20/05/22
🍃
Evening view.
18/05/22
🌱
The project continues...
15/05/22
💭
I read this book: Great Anarchists by Ruth Kinna & Clifford Harper.
14/05/22
Here today
The Illustration + Print Fair, St Barnabas Church, Cambridge.
12/05/22
🐥
Evening view.
12/05/22
🐜
I read this book: The Garden Jungle or Gardening to Save the Planet by Dave Goulson.
11/05/22
🐤
Morning view.
10/05/22
🌱
The project continues...
07/05/22
🌕
The project continues...
07/05/22
🚶
A trail between two towns.
06/05/22
🍺
Alcohol Free.
06/05/22
🌱
The project continues...
05/05/22
🏡
Garden view.
02/05/22
🏔️
I read this book: The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd.
02/05/22
🌱
The project continues...
28/04/22
🛡️
I'll stand guard.
27/04/22
✉️
I read this book: The Book Seller Googles Hell by Dennis Gould.
27/04/22
🤝
I read this book: journeys with mindfulness by Chloe Asker and Isabel Mae.
27/04/22
💭
I read this book: Are We Good Enough? by Pyotr Kropotkin.
26/04/22
🌳
Morning view.
24/04/22
👥
I read this book: Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell.
23/04/22
©️
World Book Day and Copyright Day
I'm working on getting permission to use particular origami models as part of my self-published books.
23/04/22
Baklava
An impulse buy whilst shopping.
19/04/22
🌍
Reflection of volunteering and travelling in East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar) March - May 2007
A few pages from my latest project. A reimaging of my journey using my photographs as a reference.
My art is documented on my Instagram: @daz.darryl
17/04/22
🏡
Garden view.
17/04/22
🌱
The project continues...
16/04/22
🍺
Alcohol Free.
16/04/22
📔
Reflection of volunteering and travelling in East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar) March - May 2007
A self-funded trip after University. I used money that I made working in a factory.
My original diary that I created over a period of nine weeks. Whilst downsizing I decided to throw away the diary but one year later I deeply regretted the decision. This photograph is the only record I've got.
I wish I could read it now.
14/04/22
🖌️
The project continues...
09/04/22
✨
A marathon of folding at the British Origami Society Vcon.
08/04/22
😃
C:DT
CAN
03/04/22
🌹
I read this book: William Morris: How I Became a Socialist by Owen Hatherley.
02/04/22
✋
Life Lessons
I'm continuing with the self-publishing route.
I experienced COVID-19 Lockdowns whilst living in Germany. I used the time to challenge myself to create artworks using origami and collage. Previously I've used origami as a tool to build connections with others whilst travelling and working abroad. As a result there are many memories attached to particular models. Most of the designs I've created are based on reflections of my journeys and the lessons I've learned along the way.
My art is documented on my Instagram: @daz.darryl
30/03/22
➕
The ironic side of this mask has reared its head.
I've done well to avoid this until now.
29/03/22
🦁
Morning view.
28/03/22
🌳
Morning view.
27/03/22
🌼
The project continues...
26/03/22
🏃
Parkrun
I came in 16th today and was close to my personal best. I'll aim for consistency from now on.
25/03/22
🌄
Morning view.
24/03/22
🏰
This smart bird has built a nest behind the spikes that are supposed to prevent it from landing. The needles now form a protective barrier.
23/03/22
🚉
Morning view.
19/03/22
🏃
Parkrun
I ran flat out to the finish and placed 13th this week. I managed to shave off over a minute for a new personal best.
18/03/22
🛥️
A walk near the river.
16/03/22
Kuk Sool Won
Blue Belt
Training continues...
14/03/22
💮
In bloom
13/03/22
🧩
I read this book: No Man's Land: Living Between Two Cultures by Anne East.
12/03/22
🏃
Parkrun
I started quickly and noticed my shoelace came undone on the way around. I pushed on regardless and was able to place 12th. It's a personal best.
10/03/22
🌈🏮
Straight men can like bright colours.
09/03/22
❤️
DO WHAT YOU LOVE
08/03/22
👭
Happy International Women's Day
06/03/22
🍺
Alcohol Free.
05/03/22
🐣
One of the young birds is missing.
I wonder what happened to it?
05/03/22
🏃
Parkrun
It's a wet day but the parkrun did indeed run. Despite the puddles, marshy grass and an alternative route I was able to place 26th. I think that means I've improved but then there are a multitude of factors to consider. I'll check the time later.
I must keep this momentum throughout the rest of the day.
28/02/22
🌲
The project continues...
27/02/22
🖌
The project has begun.
27/02/22
🌱
A new project.
27/02/22
⚫
Converge - Petitioning Forever (white)
My favourite track on Petitioning the Empty Sky is Antithesis.
27/02/22
🐣
I've kept my eye on this pair for a while. They chant in unison when anyone gets close.
For a period, one of them vanished and I was concerned something happened to it. The lone bird wasn't as vocal without the partner even when stepping closer towards it.
Yesterday the mystery was solved with a reunion followed by some new arrivals.
26/02/22
⚫
Converge - Petitioning Forever (white)
My favourite track on When Forever Comes Crashing is When Forever Comes Crashing.
26/02/22
🏃
Parkrun
The trees have been cleared but we ran a slightly different route this week. I had a bit more left in the gas tank to push myself to the finish.
Another fresh start to a Saturday.
20/02/22
🚪
I've been looking over some photographs of a series of advertisements for London's Global University.
Each of the ads appeared to have cracks in them but on closer inspection it was only the laminate that was creased. I'm looking past the imperfection and thinking about the next door that will open.
20/02/22
⚫
Black on Black (A Tribute to Black Flag) - Various (blue and grey marble)
My favourite track is Life Of Pain by Anodyne.
19/02/22
🏃
Parkrun
The event was cancelled today because of the aftermath from the storm yesterday. Several trees had fallen and one in particular was blocking the route near the river.
I decided to run anyway by taking an alternative path. There wasn't a marked start or finish line and I won't know where I placed. It doesn't matter.
14/02/22
💖
I read this book: Usborne Illustrated Stories from China retold by Rosie Dickens & Andrew Prentice.
12/02/22
🏃
Parkrun
I forgot my barcode and I left my mobile phone at home so it didn't weigh me down. I still gained the experience but it wasn't documented.
At the finish someone just crossed the line in front of me but I managed to pick up the barcode first. I think that means I placed before the person even though technically I passed the line afterwards. I got either 41st or 42nd. I'll be more aware of this tricky situation next time.
10/02/22
⚫
Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction (orange with black splatter)
My favourite track is Culinary Hyperversity.
10/02/22
🛒
Evening view.
08/02/22
Kuk Sool Won
Training continues...
08/02/22
⚫
Converge - Jane Doe (clear)
My favourite track is Fault and Fracture.
08/02/22
🐦
Morning view.
07/02/22
⚫
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness (picture disc)
My favourite track is Maze of Torment.
07/02/22
🌳
Morning view.
06/02/22
⚫
The Ocean - Precambrian (red, orange and grey swirl)
My favourite track is Stenian.
06/02/22
🍌
I read this book: The Great Food Bank Heist by Onjali Q. Rauf.
06/02/22
Sign of the times
Avoid the opposite sex.
05/02/22
⚫
Converge - You Fail Me (red with black stripe)
My favourite track is Last Light.
05/02/22
🧪
I read this book: The Secret Lives of the Elements by Kathryn Harkup.
03/02/22
⚫
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity (phlegm)
My favourite track is 4th Grade Dropout.
01/02/22
🌅
Morning view.
01/02/21
🐅
Happy New Year
新年快乐
Xīnnián kuàilè
All the best for 2022! 🐅
30/01/22
⌛
👣
30/01/22
⚫
Jesu - Jesu (picture discs)
My favourite track is Sun Day.
30/01/22
☯
☯
29/01/22
⚫
Old Man Gloom - Christmas (clear/gold)
My favourite track is Christmas Eve Parts I, II, And III (Alt Version).
29/01/22
🏃
Parkrun
28/01/22
⏱
Morning view.
27/01/22
⚫
Isis - Oceanic (picture discs)
My favourite track is Weight.
26/01/22
🌘
Morning view.
25/01/22
⚫
Envy/Jesu Split (white)
My favourite track by Envy is Life Caught In The Rain. My favourite track by Jesu is Hard to Reach.
25/01/22
〰
Morning view.
22/01/22
🍺
Alcohol Free
22/01/22
🏃
Parkrun
21/01/22
⚫
Godflesh - Pure (black)
My favourite track is Predominance.
21/01/22
🌑
Morning view.
19/01/22
⚫
Nadja - Thaumogenesis (purple)
The tracks are untitled and this plays as a single composition over 60 minutes.
18/01/22
💧
Morning view.
16/01/22
⚫
Jesu - Silver EP (clear with grey splatter)
My favourite track is Wolves.
12/01/22
🧊
Morning view.
10/01/22
🔥
Morning view.
09/01/22
🐦
I was startled by a crow when walking out of my bathroom. It was perched on a clothes horse in the house. I've got no idea how it got in but fortunately it made its own way out.
It reminds me of the sheer number of crows I saw gathering in a park in Tokyo. I didn't expect to see so many of those birds in that city.
02/01/22
☯
I read this book: Yinyang: The way of Heaven and Earth in Chinese Thought and Culture by Robert R. Wang.
02/01/22
⛓
Some achievements are worth celebrating in the new year.
9 cranes joined tail to wing. This model required a lot of patience to ensure the connections didn't break.
