KODAK

I admit it. Way back when, I had a sort of fetish for things Kodak.

Those little boxes that held individual rolls of TX 120 smelled
and looked like potential. Cracking them open just felt good.

Of course, Kodak totally missed the boat when the medium
changed and now the company is a ghost of its former self.

I still pick up Kodak paraphernalia though, even if now it’s
only good for holding flowers……..

Vintage Kodak glass 32 ounce beaker

Detail

DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE?

Ottawa University students Martine Bedard and Cailyn Quade
came over to interview me for some project they were doing.

Somehow or other a video camera was produced and the interview
was taped, or whatever you call it these days.

Here’s a bit of it. Me talking about objectivity and subjectivity.
I’m not sure if I make any sense.

What else is new?

MORE AMERICAN STATES PRODUCTION

Like most photographers these days I print my images using
an inkjet printer.

Three or four years ago that technology was a bit iffy. What
with archival issues, available media and metamerism.

The good folks at Epson (and so on) have got that all worked
out now. The pleasure of watching a print roll out of the printer,
of holding it up and beholding it is now aesthetically and technically
satisfying.

One thing you must do though, before you frame an injet print is,
you must give it some time to off-gas. The pigments, after they
are laid on the paper, tend to “fart” for a day or two. If you frame
the prints too soon those “farts” end up on the glass.

To deal with this I just pin my prints up in my workroom for a
couple of days. So there’s been a constant parade of pix stuck
up there.

For instance…….

WESLEY KIRSCHNER AT SPAO

The Red Wall Gallery opened a new show by 3rd year student
Wesley Kirschner this past Friday.

A series of lyrical images of models wearing garb built/sewn
just to be photographed.

But interestingly enough the photos, for the most part, aren’t
really about the garb.

Wesley Kirschner

Installation view

© Wesley Kirschner

BBQ

Yes, I still use charcoal.

Yes, I barbecue in the winter.

Getting the coals going