Clem Wolfham in fuchsia, day 2

Today is a bit of a wash for exposing outside (continuous rain) but I did get to wear a cardigan and jeans on this first day of June.

Here is a picture from yesterday. My best estimate is that the anthotype can get six hours of sunlight unattended in this one spot in my backyard.



Yesterday, I did get out to glean some mulberries. I have about 3 pints worth of berries but the lab coat may require a lot more.

I can't stand the rain!

The title of today's blog is from a song lyric stuck in my head. Was it Ann Peebles that sang the most famous version of this song? Sure it dates me but it does speak volumes regarding the fugitive nature of this technique namely don't let the anthotype get wet.

Next Fall I hopefully will have an ample supply of pokeberry juice. At the moment I have two letter sized sheets coated as well as a larger piece in which is covered in diluted pokeberry juice. It is a light pink will probably create a low contrast, barely visible image unless I hit it with beet juice (somewhere in there is a double entendre). My hope is to give this some additional exposure, live with the drips and missing pokeberrry pigment (it will be visible, when done, below the collar).  There will be some noticeable mis-registration which will add to the ghosting effect.

Photo-Alternative: The Past as Future

Less than two weeks left to visit the Berea Arts Council gallery and see some amazing alternative process photography. A partial list of artists included in the exhibition are: Heather Leavitt, Donna Moore, Meg Wilson, Mary S Rezny, Mary Carothers, Pag Fredi, Marydorsey Wanless, R Kirk Williams, Jyl Kelley, Gregg Kemp, Kelsey Wurtz, David Cory, PK Koduri, Candace Law, and myself, the artist formerly known as Dr. Frangst. Why doesn't BAC post the complete list on the exhibition page of their website????