Inktober Day 4

A rough beginning on an intuitive sketch turned out to be not very inspiring, so I decided to try this photo from Sktchy which I thought would be a great challenge. It was, and there are multiple mistakes. Still, it was fun and with a daily deadline I can't dwell on the mistakes or do-overs. Time to take the photo and move on. #inktober #intober2017

Inktober Day 3

A quickie today - Grey squeezy pen, Gelly 08 white pen, some kind of black ink pen I'm testing. The grey pen is a Pentel Arts Aquash Pigment Ink Brush with Light Black Ink. I'm not too fond of it, I have to squeeze a lot to get any ink flow. In a way that could be good - lots of dry brush happens. Maybe I need more practice. #Inktober #inktober2017

Inktober Day 2

I realize my best drawing time is in the evening and my best time to take photos of the drawings is during the afternoon, so I will be a day late most days. Here is day 2 for #Inktober #inktober2017.
I used a squeezy pen that has grey ink, a fine point Pitt pen and a Posca pen that has white acrylic paint in it. I think of the Posca as pen and ink because I keep it with my pens. But technically it's not ink. So I may be breaking the rules.

Inktober drawings

I am participating in Inktober. More info here: Inktober
I am not using the suggested prompts, my goal is to work with scribbly lines until I see an interesting image. Or until I get tired of scribbling. The image is then refined, but I don't want to over-do it with details. My goal is to keep it loose and intuitive. I guess I'm also going to re-learn how to use blogger. More to follow. The tile is Haunted. Sqeezy grey pen, brush pen, felt tip pen. On watercolor paper.

#Inktober #Inktober2017

Pinhole Photos and Cameras at Filoli

Above: Pinhole photo of Late Cretaceous, taken by Tyrannosaurus photoventris, my handmade pinhole camera that takes photos of the Late Cretaceous.

I have been invited to show my handmade pinhole cameras, Spirits Under Glass, and part of my old snapshot camera collection in the visitor center at Filoli, Woodside, California. At the same time I will have two photos in "Hidden Beauty," an exhibit of photographs, also in the visitor center. The show is up from June 25 to August 18, 2013. Hours are Tuesday - Saturdays, 10 am - 3:30 pm, Sundays 11 am - 3:30 pm.


Above: Zymo 127 pinhole camera, ©2011. Camera built to take photos in the Zymoglyphic Museum. About 12 inches high. Altoids tin, brass, found spring, wooden dowel, brass nuts, fabricated, 127 film format. Spirits Under Glass, artist's book that holds the photos from the Zymo 127 series. ©2012, 10.75 x 8.25 x 3.5 inches. Davey board, Arches cover, acrylics, brass with heat patinas, beveled glass, photos printed with archival inks, varnished.

There will be two "Meet the Artist" days July 20 and 21, (10 am to 3 pm Sat., 11 am to 3 pm Sun.) Some of the photographers in the show will be selling other prints, cards and books on the "Meet the Artist" days. (I will not) There is an admission charge, which also admits you to the grounds of Filoli: Adults $15, Seniors $12 (65 years and older), Students $5 (college students, please present current I.D.)

Here is the postcard - both images enlarge.

Happy WPPD!

Above: our garden fence, taken on WPPD, 2013 with a Yorkshire tea tin pinhole camera.

Today is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. I love the idea that people all over the world are out taking pinhole photos today, posting them in a community of like-minded people. There are no language barriers in photography. Having expensive equipment doesn't make you a better photographer in a world where discarded cookie tins and matchboxes are commonly used to make cameras.


Above: a device I made for sifting rocks out of garden soil, close-up with Twinings tea tin pinhole camera.

The internet brings us the world, for better or worse. In this case, it's for the better. No discussions about politics, no arguments about global warming, no movie star gossip. Today it's all about admiring each other's ingenuity and quirkiness.

Again with the Open Studios!

May 4 and 5, 2013 Studio 19 will be open from 11 to 5 for Silicon Valley Open Studios. If we are being honest, the large-sounding Studio 19 is really my work and my husband Jim's Zymoglyphic Museum. The strange and mysterious museum was the subject of my Zymo 127 photos. We both allow photography. There is more information on my web site.