Openings Connecting: the INSIDE story

Sunday, May 24, 2009

the INSIDE story

one of the reasons i wanted to go back to this old beach house, circa 1920's, was to photograph some of the interior's history, black and white family shots ... nags head, outer banks.....old weathered grey shingles, on the water, still with the original family. rented only to friends of friends. we had a lovely first visit in october......quiet time there. very quiet. thought we'd try may. not so quiet, and so much colder...the NORTHEASTERN blew for 3 days. cold. rainy. let go of expectations. play scrabble in front of the oven. forget the hammock for the duration!!

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Renee HowellMay 25, 2009 at 2:10 PM
The photo of the 3 women is so wonderful. Looking back in time to one moment. Where we now have color and polyester - they had cotton.

The reflection with white is nice too. I know it is your white. Interesting combo with the pic - on vacations. Vacations shared through a time warp.
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Leslie Avon MillerMay 25, 2009 at 9:02 PM
I love the trip down memory lane.
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UnknownMay 26, 2009 at 10:26 AM
thanks for stopping by my blog. Yes, you should definitely do a Daily Photos! Lovely memories.
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JudyMay 28, 2009 at 4:31 AM
Bet there are so many wonderful stories hidden in those photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Renee HowellMay 28, 2009 at 5:12 PM
came for a short visit before a meeting..... remembering to stay calm and focused....
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FOUR DIRECTIONS/FOUR VISIONS: Two Graces: First showing for me, JUNE 3, 2011

With no directions home, I found Taos in the late 60s. It felt like home immediately. It still does. I know this sentiment is familiar to countless others.

The mountain stopped me in my tracks, and I stayed for several years. Since that time, I circle back annually.

To me, that circle is symbolic of this body of work at Two Graces. This is a time in my life when I've been fortunate enough to experiment with art making. Not surprisingly, I found myself drawn back to the images in the Ektachrome slides that I'd taken in the early 80s of Chaco Canyon, the San Francisco de Asis Church, dusty roads, and the ever changing skies of Northern New Mexico. The spirit of this adobed land lingers in my core and manifests itself within these works.

This past Michigan winter was spent creating enlarged negatives from my thirty year old slides, pulling part of my past into the present via today's tools of scanner and computer. Using traditional silver-gelatin darkroom processes, these resurrected and modified negatives acquired a new life. The majority of these prints are the result of this mediated reincarnation.

The smaller images took me into photographic processes from the mid-1800s. These handmade platinum/palladium prints are created coating vellum, for translucency, with these metal salts and exposing them to ultraviolet light. They are then bathed in the alchemy of the darkroom. The tonal qualities are unique in each print. Finally, 24k gold is layered to the backs of the prints, emanating the warmth, glow, and depth of these beloved places.