Glass Memories

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 in Europe

It’s funny how time works. A few months ago, I was pouring plates and contemplating what images I wanted to make for my exhibit. And I was taking days to think about my work, or about one image. I was moving slowly and pensively. Time was a plentiful commodity. Today, I’m scrambling about checking lists, looking in boxes, talking to myself and running around here like a chicken with its head cut off. Time has become a scare commodity and there’s no way for me to buy anymore – we leave Sunday for Paris.

The good news is: I’m almost there. The big stuff is finished (thank God). I just completed framing the two big silver prints from Barcelona. I need to put the dust covers and wires on them, but that’s it. I ended up with 70 framed pieces and almost 100 images in this show. Unbelievable!

I got a brand new 8×10 camera from Steve (Rochester, New York) a couple of weeks ago. Much better than the first one I had! Paris will be its maiden voyage. I’ll use it for the demos, the work on portrait days, etc., and the students in the workshops will use 4×5 cameras. We’re taking one 4×5 and the gallery has three. I should’ve set my workshops up like this a long time ago. It’s easier to operate, less stressful and better for people learning the process. There should be some very interesting images coming out of Paris next week.

And yes, that is a bad-ass t-shirt! Notice the design? I illustrated a Wet Plate Collodion camera from the 1860s, with a big Jamin-Darlot (cone) lens and put it on contemporary tripod. You can click on the image to enlarge it.

28" x 32" - 16"x20" Silver Gelatin print from Collodion Negative/Positive - Barcelona, Spain