I just discovered your lovely blog. The Penland photos are the perfect antidote to a steamy Midwestern morning. As I was reading your various posts, a number of thoughts came to mind, so here they are in no particular order. There is a wonderful new book about the puppets that Paul Klee made for his son that might interest you ("Paul Klee: Hand Puppets, pub. by Hatje Cantz) as well as a book of photos of two groups on African peoples who paint themselves with local clays and garb themselves in flowers, vines and found objects in a fashion that can only be described as breathtaking ("Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa" by Hans Silvester). Lastly there is movie where Fred Astaire dances with a floor lamp (without its shade) as his partner. It is very reminiscent of a drop spindle - once you helped me see that connection with your comments. I am a former weaver and spinner who mostly draws and paints these days. But the love of textiles never fades.
These polaroids are very interesting as strange – to begin with I wasn’t sure what I was looking at – drawing of or real skeleton structure of a house. I like the way you’ve framed it, the angles you have chosen. There’s something tentative, in progress about it, a between-ness - the uncertainty if we’re looking at the remnants of a once fully realised house that has been destroyed, the bare bones of it so-to-speak, or the beginnings/the promise of one. I also find the video intriguing, although I couldn’t read the words. It’s like an animated drawing, a low tech one, which I like. I’m not 100 % sure what I’m looking at (power lines?) and those tiny glimpses of the top of a building make the angle from which you’re filming (you seem to be hovering) more obscure. The sound obscure too (maybe the words would give clue – what do they say?), withholding, I felt something/a message was being transmitted transported along these lines, something urgent, the lines are buzzing with it. Love the way you're branching out!
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erin!
this collection and the last are superb. i am in awe.
great, great work.
love the house frame in the landscape. stunning stuff.
Great shots :)
hope to hear from you,
take care,
Monika ♥
I just discovered your lovely blog. The Penland photos are the perfect antidote to a steamy Midwestern morning. As I was reading your various posts, a number of thoughts came to mind, so here they are in no particular order. There is a wonderful new book about the puppets that Paul Klee made for his son that might interest you ("Paul Klee: Hand Puppets, pub. by Hatje Cantz) as well as a book of photos of two groups on African peoples who paint themselves with local clays and garb themselves in flowers, vines and found objects in a fashion that can only be described as breathtaking ("Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa" by Hans Silvester). Lastly there is movie where Fred Astaire dances with a floor lamp (without its shade) as his partner. It is very reminiscent of a drop spindle - once you helped me see that connection with your comments. I am a former weaver and spinner who mostly draws and paints these days. But the love of textiles never fades.
These polaroids are very interesting as strange – to begin with I wasn’t sure what I was looking at – drawing of or real skeleton structure of a house. I like the way you’ve framed it, the angles you have chosen. There’s something tentative, in progress about it, a between-ness - the uncertainty if we’re looking at the remnants of a once fully realised house that has been destroyed, the bare bones of it so-to-speak, or the beginnings/the promise of one.
I also find the video intriguing, although I couldn’t read the words. It’s like an animated drawing, a low tech one, which I like. I’m not 100 % sure what I’m looking at (power lines?) and those tiny glimpses of the top of a building make the angle from which you’re filming (you seem to be hovering) more obscure. The sound obscure too (maybe the words would give clue – what do they say?), withholding, I felt something/a message was being transmitted transported along these lines, something urgent, the lines are buzzing with it. Love the way you're branching out!
Wonderful polaroids. The first few look like quirky line drawings.
I really like the simplicity of them :)
i especially love that last one...
less is more. Great!!!!
This self proclaimed design goddess loves reading your blog! Will be checking backing often!
Hope you are keeping well!
beautiful polaroids! so glad you stopped at my blog so i could find yours. great stuff!
thanks for pre ordering my zine too :)
Beautiful polaroid captures...
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