Field Trip!

Letterpress Lives On!

Today I got a break from the routine & hosted a field trip from Binghamton University Graphic Arts Class. We got to cast some type and print a little broadside on the Pearl No. 11 Letterpress.






Each student got a turn on the foot powered antique machine printing a piece we titled "Mind Your P's & Q's". Even Professor Mike Wesko put the petal to the metal to print a few pieces.

We also did a little demo of the Heidelberg Windmill and printed something every student can put to practical use - some drink coasters.

I hope everyone had a little fun & learned something new about the art of letterpress. I'm looking forward to the second session later this week!

Thank You Valerie Zehl!

A Big Thank You to Valerie Zehl, writer extraodinaire, at the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin for picking up my story on snow crystal photography. Our interview was a pleasure and it was so interesting watching how a story is put together by a professional writer. Like any true journalist, she makes it look easy when it's really alot of hard work. Thanks Valerie!
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Check the posts for this February to see some of the details on snow crystals.

We have thousands of images to review that will be made into Glicee prints (digital prints on canvas or watercolour paper). Other will be used for letterpress and serigraphic prints. If you are interested to see the results, drop me an email and we will put you on our mailing list.

Snow Day!

It's an actual snow day today with school closings and the snow piling up outside. So why am I not outside with my snow camera? Temperatures are above 20 degrees which is much to warm to collect crystal without melting. So I thought I'd take the time to put up a few more pictures from the past few days.

Beautiful symetrical crystals are the exception and not the rule. It's like finding a needle in a haystack. Conditions have to be just right and even then it's a challenge.


People ask if I "photoshop" my pictures. The backgrounds sometimes have scratches in the glass microscope plates and I do remove them with photoshop. Here I have left a scratch in. Otherwise, like all photography, it's all about the lighting. Scroll down to see some examples.

Let it Snow!

Winters Hidden Treasure

February is here & snow is in the air. What better time to take a close look at the beautiful designs found in nature. I'm talking about snowflake photography. You don't even have to leave your own back yard for this winter photographic fun! We've connected a microscope lens to a camera to capture very high resolution pictures of the tiny little crystals. I'm busy collecting images for printmaking projects & Glicee prints. Feel free to contact me if you'd like to have one of your very own or would like to set up your own snowflake camera.