I heart scanner

Yesterday I got my Epson 2450 scanner in the mail. I won it on ebay and shipping cost me as much as I won it for, but WHATEVER! It's an old discontinued model, but if you are interested in scanning negatives up to 4x5, I would recommend trying to find one while they're still kicking around.

One thing I have wanted to do for a while is to scan all of my grandfathers old negatives. It's going to be a huge undertaking but it's something I've wanted to do for a long time. I have only about 30 frames scanned already, I was using them for a couple of books that I made last year. Aside from just having a digital archive of his images, I feel like I still want to work with them in some way.
My Grandfather was a great portrait photographer. He inspired me to get into photography in the first place. I have fond memories of him in his tiny dark room in the basement of my Grandparents house. Oh, how I both loved and feared that red light.
After having gone through some of his old film, I was really amazed at some of the candid moments he captured. Even when people were posed, he seemed to manage to capture something inexplicably special. Whenever I look at them I realize that he still inspires me to be a better portrait photographer from beyond the grave, and I'm proud to have his film. It's given me glimpses of his past with his children and his life with my Grandmother. Not everybody has that privilege.
I'll eventually post some of my favorites. Here is one:




I'm also scanning a bunch of my old drawings/sketches, negatives, books, etc.
Stay tuned.

I haven't shot 35mm in so long.

Everything always slows down once school lets out but these may be a part the start of a series I've been thinking of about for a while. Taken a few months ago? ps, my concept of time... not so good.

remnants. loss. senses. recollection. physicality. absence. sentiment. materiality.

NON-MAJOR GRAD SHOW

I've been organizing this show since September and it's finally HERE:




G+ is just around the corner from the Gladstone!
The reception starts at 6pm for G+ and 7pm at the Gladstone.

This is the work I had in the OCAD (Tour de Force) Grad show this past weekend. I also had 2 books somewhere in there but I couldn't find them. anyway, click to enlarge.


photo installation (2 60x28" B&W rc prints)


left detail


right detail


These are my silkscreened prints from my series of crests. All three prints are an edition of 2 and were hung next to each other. Excuse the mad glare, I need to take better photos of them sans the frames but until then...

wood

2 critiques left to go on Monday and then I'm doneskis. like forever. OCAD Alumni. ch'yea!

Here are all my wood projects from this semester.
Click to enlarge!:


My second spindle turning (first one broke). It's a spinning top. walnut. It's kind of wonky when it spins.



Constructed box made of cherry wood, for the lid I used a piece of firewood I found.



Cherry again. MY PINHOLE CAMERA!


Close-up of the pinhole.


Interior.


Tripod mount made from a tee nut.



Close-up of the grooves for easy film insertion.



1st negative with a 30 second exposure.


2nd negative with a 15 minute exposure.



Print from the 1st negative, a self-portrait.



Print from the 2nd negative. Scooter sleeping on his chair. he's the tiny blob that's hard to make out.



A pair of plugs I made out of basswood. the colour was a lot lighter/nicer before but I coated them with olive oil.



Close-up.



Cherry bowl. My first faceplate turning. It's unfinished, I still plan on oiling/polishing it.


Whittled sticks:


I hate this one. It was supposed to be a launcher for my top. I think it's maple?



Cedar



It was v-tines day so I made a heart. gay.
basswood.



tree branch



tree branch


basswood. This was a spindle turning gone wrong. I was going to make it into a babushka but it ended up as this guy.



MDF.

disclaimer: those man fingz aren't mine, by the way.