Catherine’s Scrapbook 1915-1925
Category: Photography
Not So Bad Dog
Not So Bad Dog
Speaking of Cake…
This is what happens when you forget to put your cake away.
Bad Dog
I left the cake I baked sitting on the kitchen counter. Harriet got into it and licked the frosting off two pieces.
(Yes, I know that chocolate is bad for dogs, but there wasn’t enough of it in the frosting she ate to hurt her.)
Catherine’s Scrapbook
Scrapbook 1915-1925
I’ve had this scrapbook for some time now. It belonged to Catherine, a family friend who died a few years ago. The scrapbook was done in the late teens through the 1920s, and it’s chock full of magazine illustrations from the period.
Catherine was determined to teach me a thing or two about fiber arts. She took me to a couple of quilting workshops, gave me an old workhorse of a sewing machine (one of those indestructible, all-metal ones that weighs 500lbs), took me to visit a local weaver’s studio, and even taught me how to weave. I didn’t appreciate it at the time, at least, not as much as I should have. I’m glad I had a chance to do those things and wish I’d taken better advantage of the learning opportunity.
(This is not the best image, but it was the 5000th from my little Kodak camera, so I thought I ought to mark the milestone.)
Paint
A coworker has been helping her mother clear about a million years of accumulated junk from her home. She’s been bringing me some of the art-related items, in hopes that I can use them. I have no idea if these paints are any good, but I thought the tins were beautiful, so I brought them home. I figured, if nothing else, I’ll photograph them a few times before taking them to toxic waste disposal.
Morning Belt of Venus
It was crystal clear and cold this morning, which made for a lovely sunrise. From my desk at work, I can see the morning Belt of Venus over the business building. (You almost can’t tell that our windows are caked with dirt.)
Resolutions
I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions, but I thought I’d try to do the 101 Things in 1001 Days project. Howsomever, do you know how hard it is to come up with a list of 101 goals? Aieee!
I’m not going to list them all here (or anywhere public, for that matter), but a few of them are:
- Develop the ginormous backlog of film
- Learn how to make cyanotypes
- Visit Lake Michigan (this spring)
- Write every day
- Take a photo every day
- Get Miss Brown a new collar (done!)
- Take more walks
Leaving and Returning
Bookshelf
Photo of the Day
Duck with Foo Dog
This was a quickie shot through my double-paned patio window, so it wasn’t the best quality to start with. I did some adjusting in Photoshop, then added a layer made from an old negative. (The negative layer was a freebie from a Flickr group, but I cannot for the life of me figure out which one. If I come across it again, I’ll credit it properly.)
Composition Book Journal
I managed to finish up my current composition book journal last night. I don’t normally care if a journal is spread across two years, but since this one was nearly full, I thought it’d be nice to complete it.
These last pages were done with collage and Portfolio watersoluble crayons, using a dip pen and India ink for the writing. Like I said, this is about the only reliable way to write on some surfaces. In fact, at the art museum, one of my jobs was to put accession numbers on objects. For hard surfaces (metal, plastic, ceramic, etc.) we used a base coat of clear acrylic (nail polish will do in a pinch), then wrote the numbers with India ink and a dip pen, let it dry thoroughly, then put a protective top coat of acrylic over it.
red paper boat 