BOOK & PAPER ARTS his copper book was producd with two chemical processes, door hinge, nut and bolts a hand drill. It all began with the photocopy of a floral border that was etched onto the copper plate and left sitting over night in ?? to finish etching the design. It was then oxidize and aged with ???. The antique look was sanded to remove some of the black coating so the design can show through. It was finished with a door hinge, drill and a few nuts and bolts to hold it altogeter. The handmade paper was made with corn stalk and cotton pulp; imprinted with pulp painting and a wheat stencil; and inclusion/wheat stalk. I was very intrigued by the concept of harvest. The backdrop paper was made with dandelions and assorted plants. The pulp-painted paper was then put through the letter press machine to make a perpetual Calendar.
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DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY
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his series of black and white photographs
explore the relationship between dance and nature. I did a photoshoot at the Oak Park and Chicago Convservatories; Oak park the School of Dance; and lake michigan. The images were combined in the darkroom with a process called negative sandwiching. The collaged image was then toned different colors based upon the plant or aspect of nature it represented.
Children Dancing/Lake Michigan at Sunrise
Dancers/Field of Wheat
Dancers /Bouquet-Blossom of Flower
Child Dancers /Blossom of Fruit
chrysallis Classical Street Musicians
Child Dancers /Blossom of Fruit
DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY
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his series of black and white family
portraits was taken on a unusually warm, rainy January day with a tripod. The reluctant cast are My mother, sister and step-father and myself.