Ghosts

While sorting through some images of past work for my website I came across these final pieces from last year.

I found an undeveloped roll of film inside a camera I bought, I developed it and got these prints.  The camera dated from the 1920s, and the film looks to be war-time/post war (any better guesses would be appreciated).  I have worked with found images lots in the past, but this was particularly exciting as I was the first to develop the film and therefor the first to ever see these photographs.   I added text using my SUPER SECRET darkroom techniques, and the three prints below were the result.  I was particularly proud of these at the time, and looking back with 12 months in-between, I still am.

I made a conscious descision to remove from 'darker' side of my personality from my work, while still aiming to retain the same themes through the introduction of colour and (sometimes) humour.  What struck me when looking at these is just how much I have managed to do that. 

A favourite of mine. 

Looking at these now, I can see quite a few ways to develop these and progress them further.  I think a return to these will make a nice little summer project

Be Beautiful

I came across these lovely little cards on my way home tonight.

New Collage

I have been working on some new collage.  This time I am working directly onto the glass of existing pieces, obscuring them and adding another layer to the work.  

New text piece

This piece started out as a base for more collage, I decided against it and left it as it was. Definitely one of my favourite pieces so far, and I'm considering putting this one into the Generator Members Show instead of one of the framed collages.

Collage on board

This past week I have begun a series of collages on found boards (mainly pulled from the skip at the back of our studio). Something about the section on the right hand side isn't quite right and I can't quite put my finger on it (not totally happy with the cardboard text), and as a result none of it is permanently fixed down yet.

I feel I need a day outdoors collecting new items to work with, a lot of what I have in my studio has been there since last semester and Im getting bored looking at it. I did find a particularly lovely rusty and squashed tin can in the road last week but so far it has remained homeless.