sneak peak

in my experimental photography class we're working with cyanotype, van dyke, and kalitype chemicals to create beautiful imagery. Part of the developing process for these techniques is exposing pre-coated paper/fabric along with a negative to UV light. Some rinsing and fixing is involved after the imagery has been exposed, a little drying, and a unique print is created.

Shooting for this project has been a bit slow and converting my digital photos into negatives has taken a bit of time as well, but I am now almost ready to start developing. Here is an example of one of the images i took and it's negative. finished products to come :)

sometimes i'm an old lady

i crochet. i also knit. to quite a few people, this = old lady. my friends and i have crocheting/knitting parties where we watch movies and drink tea while practicing our craft. sounds old lady, i know, but the objects we produce are beautiful. the time we spend with each other is lovely. the gifts we give are greatly appreciated.

i just finished crocheting my first bag. quite a feat, since i usually stick to blankets and scarves which are hard to mess up. this particular rust-colored bag went to my friend kate yesterday for her birthday. pretty sure i will be making more, due to requests.

old lady? maybe. but mostly just another way for me to express my creativity.

michelle

simplicity in europe

i miss europe. a whole lot. wishing i could just pick up and go whenever. but i can't. i have school: papers, projects, readings, more projects; work; random side projects i pretend i have time for; family to hug and kiss; friends to get coffee with; and other random occurrences that seem to make their way into my little black book, disabling me to leave on a whim. oh, and there's that money thing. meh.

so, this is me de-stressing, simplifying with some images i took of mr. eiffel tower + one of me atop the massive iron structure. the feel of europe, the mere thought of being there, puts me at ease. although the majority of you faithful readers have not seen my photo montage of all things europe, i look at it frequently...for a little bit of peace amidst chaos. to remember. to simplify.

encouraging you to do the same,
michelle