Like the lady at the DMV, the lady in the beer line at Jazz Fest, the McDonalds in Bastrop, TX. Its amazing how many problems can be solved simply by a fresh perspective, and by Paying Attention to the seemingly small moments that make a big difference. I did, and here I am 15 years later at Buffas singing about the joys of the DMV. It unexpectedly changed b/c my expected bad time at the DMV turned out to be pretty fun instead and I thought I’d apply that philosophy to my life. I will be celebrating my 15 year anniversary of going to the DMV on June 30th, 2004 when my life changed.
#Lumen prints series#
This series imagines working with nature, using it as our guiding light, in order to generate positive change in the world.Ĭan’t take a road trip without a trip to the DMV, naturally, and who says they ain’t open on Sunday?! This Sunday, the day before I leave for Sudan on my way to Santa Fe, join David Roe, Ukulele Jake & myself + special guest Phillip Whitmore from 4-7pm at the World’s Strangest Song Circle, DMV Anniversary & Uke Off at Buffa’s Bar & Restuarant…haa WHAAT. While creating this work, I thought of it as one and the same. We often speak of it as if its something outside of ourselves, the natural world versus humans. It’s an interesting relationship we have with nature. The birds outside my window sounded like they were having a party - then again, they were probably fighting over the last crumb of human activity. Yet as I walked around the neighborhood I couldn’t help but notice the contrast - that the flowers seemed oblivious, the sunlight coming through my window in the morning shone brightly and my body felt thankful for the much needed rest it had been begging for in years prior. Fear & anger flooded the airwaves, and we were embarking on uncertain times. Its origin was influenced by a termite the lockdown and all that was happening in the world and I wondered if a lightswitch would make a good frame for a termite, it does. In doing so, the answer to the question ‘to fix or not to fix’ is found by simply serving the both the subject and the solution, finding what works best.įlip the Switch began in late spring 2020. To do so would be to lose the original lumen print, so I opted to keep them in, as/is - fixed, but unfixed. My first instinct was to further “fix” it by digitally removing the dark spots.
#Lumen prints full#
Looking at my final (fixed) image of the full Night Blooming Cereus print, the dark spots reveal the spaces where the petals were pressed hard onto the paper, creating a deep impression causing the high water content to be revealed as the bloom is encapsulated in condensation. So often we just want to “fix things” - find a problem and fix it without really knowing what’s behind it, or within it.
#Lumen prints code#
Reminder, purchase membership before registering to receive the promo code to apply at check out.It’s not lost on me that the technical terminology used is that a fixer bath is a solution that removes the remaining silver halide crystals from the print so that it is fixed and will not react to more exposure.
Current Art League Houston Members can save $35 per class with membership promo code! Check your membership status by contacting the Art League School at You can also verify membership status by calling us at 71 during our office hours. This is a beginner friendly process, so no previous experience is required!īy registering for a class at Art League Houston, you agree to the Art League School policies (please review terms and conditions before registering). Over the course of the workshop, students will create their own Lumen prints, while also diving into the history, applications, and various techniques associated with the process. The results yielded from this experimental process are often surprising and colorful. In this workshop we will be making prints using the colorful and cameraless process, Lumen Printing! Lumen Printing is a photography process that uses photographic paper and chemistry traditionally used in the darkroom setting, and combines it with light and subject matter found outside.
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