CPAC Pinhole Gallery

The CPAC pinholes were highlighted in the Westword Arts.  Participation in Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day is immortalized!

pinhole cameras, 2012

lo-fi and plastic camera workshop

I’m teaching another toy camera workshop this Saturday (May 5) at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center.  A digital artist friend signed up for the workshop because she was frustrated with her Diana F+.  I’ve been practicing with the Diana, and I’m happy with some of the results.  First I had to remember to take off the lens cap!

abandoned gas station, Wyoming

Pinhole

'garden' (pinhole image, paper negative) 2012

For worldwide pinhole photography day, I made a pinhole in brass foil and mounted it on a jewelry box.  The edges are pretty rough.

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

Sunday, April 29th, is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, an international event created to celebrate the art of pinhole photography.  On the last Sunday of April, consider participating in the simple act of making a pinhole photograph.  The event culminates in an online exhibit of the lensless photographs made internationally on the WPPD website.

I’m excited to have the opportunity to join the instructors of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center for a pinhole photography workshop in Denver, Colorado.  We are one of only 33 participants in the United States for WPPD… Represent!

news from the printshop

Adventures in zinc plate intaglio.

'Circle' (intaglio and Chine-collé; 5"x7"; 2012)

“A Closer Look: Richard Dienbenkorn’s ‘Spreading Spade’”

“A work of art often uses complex methods to create simple results,  working hard to create something that appears effortless… decorative and yet enigmatic.”

 

A Closer Look: Richard Dienbenkorn’s “Spreading Spade” from FAMSF on Vimeo.

Krappy Kamera XIV

It is my great honor to have a print included in the Krappy Kamera 14th International Exhibition at the SoHo Photo Gallery in NYC from March 7-31, 2012.

Opening reception:  March 8th, 6-8 pm, SoHo Photo Gallery, 15 White Street, NYC.

The winners’ gallery can be also be viewed on the Soho Photo Gallery website or in the Blurb Book.

plastic camera workshop

I’m teaching a workshop on toy camera photography March 3, 2012, from 10-2 in Denver through the Colorado Photographic Arts Center.

Please join me as I share my love of shooting with a plastic camera and convince you that film and analog will inform the contemporary skill set.  For details about the Krappy Kamera workshop, please click here.

Wat Chang Lom, Thailand (toned silver gelatin, 19"x 10", 2012)

blow up

I am excited to announce that I will be showing a group of my Holga prints in a special exhibition at the Crossroads Theater curated by the Denver Public Art Program.  This exhibition is part of a series featuring the work of Metro Denver area artists, and I am proud to be showing with Mark Sink and Christopher Perez.

The public viewing and artists’ reception is:

Friday, February 10th, 6-8 pm
Crossroads Theater, 2590 Washington Street, Denver Colorado
I hope to see you there!

‘Meditations’ on the Hand of Buddha

'Meditations on the Hand of Buddha' (photopolymer intaglio, 5' x 6', 2011)

I came across a 25 foot statue of the seated Buddha, Phra Achana, in Wat Si Chum while visiting the UNESCO World Heritage historical park Sukhothai, Thailand.  His right hand, in the ‘earth witness’ mudra, stood as tall as myself  and was covered with gold leaf applied by devotees.  I photographed it in color film with my Holga and printed it with a four color process on the etching press.  There are 24 different color variations possible when the inks and plates of the four color process are switched.  I added one more by excluding cyan to make a 5×5 piece that measures 5′ x 6′.