"Over the Rainbow"
After much deliberation about how to articulate this phrase, I decided to take a folklore approach (that is, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow). A leprechaun trying to hitchhike his way to the rainbow's edge has just been refused a ride, whereas I'm attempting to beat him to the gold on foot.
"Eye of the Tornado"
The eye/center is the calmest area of a storm, however a tornado's 'eye' is somewhat minuscule in comparison to larger storms
, and at times is not even noticeable. I decided to have a photo of myself, sitting at a park table & reading a newspaper, completely oblivious to the calamity occurring around me; outside the eye of the tornado.
"How the West was Won"
My initial reaction to 'How the West was Won', was to have it being won as some sort prize giveaway, reward, etc. This concept then proved somewhat vexing when it came to deciding on the final image. Eventually I decided on Western Europe being bid on in an auction
"A Stitch in Time Saves Nine"
I took a literal approach to this phrase, stitching a clock to my face (using nine stitches), and using the painting "The Persistence of Memory" by artist Salvidor Dali as a background.
Better to Burn Out than Fade Away"
For this composite I used simple imagery, but with an interesting and somewhat literal meaning behind it. There are two figures in two scenes. One is holding a match in the pitch-black darkness, and the second is curled into the fetal position under a spotlight, but is slowly fading into nothingness.
Darkness is capable of existing only where & when there is no light. The figure fading away has let himself be overcome by darkness, and now cannot see even the light around him. The other figure is holding his last matchstick & source of light, but can still press on through the blackness, rather than giving up hope & fading away.
