Howard Hill Studio: March 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Polaroids (Fuji 100C) Transfer / Negative Recovered

Well, over the last few months I have been telling myself that I need to see about taking a few more polaroid shots and doing some transfers with them. (I also have been thinking that I need to see about doing some lifts with them too -BUT haven't) Then these past few weeks while working on the house and cleaning and stuff I have seen these lil pink blossoms on the tree in the back yard and I have wanted to take some shots of them - but just no time to waste on shooting.... SO then... yesterday I saw this image online -- it was an image from the negative shot from a polaroid - typically you just throw them away. I have ALWAYS wanted to try and see if there was a way to save them and use them to create more work. -- AGAIN.... I just never have the time!

But when I saw that it could be done... =) Well, I decided to put together these things I have been wanting to do and so early this morning I took a shot of the blossoms and then did a transfer.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Obama and the Alien Tie???!!!

When I first saw this image it was on the front of Yahoo (the news section) - At a glance I noticed the "tie" and the giant alien head on it! HAHAHA... but then I realized that it was the mic and the lighting on it... I just thought it was funny...

*Image from Yahoo (front page) March 28,2011 - no credits posted.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Cyanotype: Developing

Well, I haven't had ANY time to do any kinda artwork.... And I haven't really been sure if I really want to keep doing artwork at all... but then I think that I have just needed an escape.... Like my whole life has kinda been turned upside down... and I just have been trying to catch up... I think that I have began to get overwhelmed by all that I have to do and all that needs to be done and I think that I just needed an escape ... to feel something that is "normal" in my life... something that I would have been doing before my dad was sick/ passed away, and before there were all these things to do and get the house ready/ pack - ect! So I FINALLY have gotten around to taking my negatives and exposing them with the cyanotype mixture I created. This is 2 of them being exposed.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Packing

I have been packing up my room since we will soon be moving.... It is just so hard to pack up your things... deciding what to keep and what to trash!

In going thru everything - I have really forgotten how much different artwork I have done - I just have so many pieces and parts and SUPPLIES!!! -- Just tons and tons of different supplies for different types of work - all kinds of photography things, printmaking, painting, sculpture, casted pieces, tons of pencils and pens and inks... but then I have a bunch of assemblage objects that I have found and been storing... so many cool lil pieces of ... well... junk! hahaha It just makes it hard to know what to do with - I also have cloths for shoots that I hoped to one day be able to use in photo shoots - just a bunch of stuff - and I really don't know if I even want to really continue down that path very much...or just "play" with artwork here and there... and so if so... do I just trash my supplies and everything? I don't know....

Working on the House

Today I was working up towards the top of the house... fixing things -- getting things ready to sell it. But in order to get to the where I needed I had to "play" around to get into a position that would work...

I had to add a milk crate to the ladder - to give me more distance out from the house - and then later I had to tie myself around the ladder and then have the rope come down to the ground where an 80 something year old man was pulling the rope tight so I could lean back on it! HAHAHA... If he would have let go - I would have fell backwards and landed head first on the concrete! I guess I gave away our long ladder too soon while getting rid of our stuff to have less to have to move. Here is a pic of the ladder and crate.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Magical Puck

I just loved the way this seemed so "magical"

Friday, March 11, 2011

Japan Devistation

Not to take away from anything that the people in Japan are feeling or the terrible event ... but this is kinda artistically what I was feeling the other day with the loss of my dad and just all the things that make me feel "safe and normal" ... My family and I - our lives just feel like a huge wave came in and swept us away....

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Celebration of Life: Info

My dad was just an amazing man! Such a loving heart and a servant to all -- He was my dad but he was also my best friend. I am continually blessed to have had someone like him in my life - and just to see the way he was a father and a husband is something that leaves me in Awe! Sitting there at his death bed, watching him get closer - there was soooo MANY lil things that he did -even at the last few seconds of his life - that were just so loving and thoughtful! -- I hope to share a couple of these stories at his memorial. (working out those details still) We will really miss my dad, but he is not lost... we know EXACTLY where he is =) And we will see him again! -- Thanks for all your prayers, keep praying for my mom - who seems more concerned for us then herself! =) She too is such an amazing woman and a blessing! love you all -- me

We are having a Celebration of His Life: Open to the Public, Info can be found at:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189911994381609

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Parents 36 Yr. Anniversary / Funeral Home

Today was my parents 36 year anniversary.... and it was just such a sad day after my dad passing away over the weekend.... and I imagine it would be just very hard for my mom... But what makes it even worse is that she had to spend the whole day today 9AM to 6PM at the funeral home making plans... And besides that today we realized that we are going to have to move / get rid of a bunch of our stuff... so it is kinda like we just lost our dad, our home, our stuff... and everything is just kinda overwhelming...

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Staying at the Hospital in LA

My dad has been at t a hospital in LA so I have been sleeping in the Hospital parking lot. My dad has had some amazing views from the different rooms in the hospital that they have had him in. Here is a couple shots from my time there.

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