Jan

25

Winter Lights on Second Life

January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

[art, virtual worlds] Winter Lights, an art and photography exhibit, has just opened in the Gallerie Octaviana. The show features work from Mad Swiss Cow, Marcel Moré, Sume, Marjie Kennedy, Pirate Johnny, Smiling da Vinci, and Nancy Waldman on the first floor of the expansive gallery space. Upstairs are two new installations of a Circleworks [...]

Jun

14

Expecting the Unexpected

June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-photography, process-] red carnation Originally uploaded by nuanc. This photo is one I took over two years ago. It came up this morning while I was playing the game Free Association! on flickr. The game involves posting an image in response to the last one posted by someone else. I did a flickr search through [...]

Apr

16

Visual Poetry

April 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-art, photography, alterations-] ‘lingering doubt’ © 06 – 07 angela petsis all rights reserved Today we have a wax collage done by Angela Petsis. She says that she’s only been doing collage a short while but it’s obvious that she has a natural affinity and skill for gathering, and the layered construction that collage requires. [...]

Apr

12

Altered Photography: Making Polaroid Transfers

April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-photography, how-to, art-] Words and Images by Angela Petsis Polaroid Transfers are a fun and creative way to elevate your photography to a whole new level. The most important thing to remember when starting out in the world of transfers is to have patience, and be open to experimenting with different transfer methods because what [...]

Apr

11

Light Play

April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-photography, inspiration-] by Nancy Waldman Originally uploaded by elhombrepez. Sunshine! Today’s image comes from Spain and the photographer, using a Russian LOMO camera, is elhombrepez. This photo of a playground toy is made magical and expressive by the photographer’s composition and use of light and shadows. The LOMO is a small, cheaply-made camera that often [...]

Apr

8

Thread of Winter-Quiet: tutorial

April 8, 2007 | 4 Comments

[-tutorial, photography, alterations-] “ghost roots tapestry by Maureen Shaughnessy I collect images, mostly with my own camera, but also from old manuscripts, ephemera, found objects, cultural flotsam and jetsam. Sometimes I do digital collage, other times I work with paper, paint, drawing tools and glue in 2 dimensions or I make 3-d mixed media sculptures. [...]

Mar

30

Artist Trading Cards

March 30, 2007 | 1 Comment

[-photo essay-] complied and written by Nancy Waldman You too can have a huge collection of tiny art cards … but first, you have to make your own No tags for this post.

Mar

20

Photo Art Using your Scanner

March 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-art, technique-] You’ll never look at your scanner the same way after reading this fun how-to article by J. Black Photo or Scanner Art is a simple way to capture still life images that can be turned into creative pieces of art to decorate your home. Many ordinary objects that would be difficult to photograph [...]

Mar

2

How to Make a Photosandwich

March 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-digital photography tutorial-] a photosandwich recipe by Baywhale To make this image: I start by opening one image in Photoshop. I then open a second image: On the Window menu I select Tile in order to display both images at the same time, then using the move tool (shaped like an arrow) drag one image [...]