Friday, April 22, 2011

coming out of the dark---room!!!

       as if Michigan winters aren't dark enough, I've spent a great deal of it in a darkroom
processing my slides from 1980 that I'd taken in New Mexico...taking classes to convert them into digitalized negatives to print. . . When I finish this series, and it's shipped off to Ranchos de Taos, I'll write about the process and post images: most are silver, and a few of them are coated by hand with platinum/palladium on vellum, exposed to light, and bathed in developer. Dried, and then gold leaf is laid on the back side.....Here are two of my prints:

                                                       GIVING US THE LIGHT.




CHACO CANYON, 1980




SAN FRANCISCO DE ASSIS CHURCH, RANCHOS DE TAOS


My work will be part of a four person show across from the church at Two Graces Gallery.
The show is called "Four Directions, Four Visions".
I appreciate this opportunity and  will be sharing it with the owner Robert Cafazzo, as well as Caterina Giglio and Vicki VanAmeyden. 
It opens June 3rd.

15 comments:

  1. I was there once and I will never forget it. Wish I could be there for your show. Congratulations.

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  2. Your photos look wonderful! I will hold my breath until June 3rd. I look forward to it.

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  3. i love what you create .always !

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  4. Lovely work, Nancy. Congratulations!

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  5. What an intense process of developing...well worth the effort as these two pieces are beautiful. Congratulations on the show!

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  6. Yea! Into the light! I do miss your previous banner. Personal reasons. But this skye is nice. Very nice.

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  7. Beautiful photographs. Wonderful warmth to the images - what is this process called? Look forward to hearing more about it

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  8. WOW!! I am so impressed by both your images and the fact that you are processing them yourself! Congrats on your show btw!

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  9. Your images are infused with warm light-- like the location-- such a warm lit sense of place- looks like it will be part of a wonderful exhibition.

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  10. beautiful images and love the soft suffused light of the first image -- congratulations on your upcoming exhibit!

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  11. Wonderful photos, wonderful spaces. Good luck with your showing!

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  12. These are beautiful Neva. I can't wait to see what comes next in the process.

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  13. Oh Neva, these are gorgeous, and your show will be amazing! Congratulations and I can hardly wait to hear more about the show, and your photographs. sending the warmth of the sun (and wishing I had some!) to you. roxanne

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  14. the chaco image takes my breath away.
    i, too, am drawn to the southwest
    though i haven't been back in a while.

    wish i could see the show and lean against
    the adobe of the ranchos church looking up at
    the new mexico sky.

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