Introducing my new art group to my old through an exhibit.

Yesterday my new art group met at Central Vermont Hospital to view the photos in the show The Whole>the Sum of the Parts.  It was a wonderful way to introduce them to the work of my former art group since this was a joint show.  Here is the new group at the show in front of my rice paper butterfly triptych.

Holly, Pat, Michelle, Jackie

Proud Mama?

The final poster for the show actually ended up looking like a piece of art thanks to Julie's talents and I had to include it in this blog.

Other parts of our exhibit:

Lisa's photos on silk

Sandy's photos on top, Julie's triptych below

Gail's pottery

The exhibit is in the main entrance of the hospital and can't be missed, not only because of where it is but because it really is a beautiful display of art.  Maureen O'Conner Burgess, the hospital curator, took a lot of time hanging this exhibit and she has a great eye for placement. Thank you Maureen.
The exhibit is up until July 31. 
 Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Road, Berlin, Vermont

And speaking of exhibits, here is the final poster for an alternative photography show at Axel's Frame Shop in Waterbury.  I have a polaroid transfer in that exhibit.  This show runs through July 12 with an artists reception on July 11 from
6-8pm.

Upcoming June/July exhibits

I continue to exhibit my work throughout Vermont.  I have only one print in the first show--a Polaroid Transfer.  The photo in the show is an emulsion transfer but I have done both kinds of Polaroid transfers, always starting with an old slide from film days.  If you don't know what Polaroid Transfers are,  this link will take you to u-tube to watch the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3zTC-yXuuw

I am really looking forward to the show to discover other alternative processes, some of which I have not even heard of.

The second show is more traditional photography although some of my work in this exhibit features my experimentation with triptychs of butterflies.  The butterfly photographs were all taken at the Montreal Botanical Garden's "Butterflies Are Free" exhibit--an annual event--and one that shouldn't be missed!

Although I loved the photos in their entirety, I decided to experiment with dividing them into 'bits and pieces".  I then framed them very simply with black frames, no matting.  I will hang them in this show separated from each other but still together, forming a triptych.  Each "bits and pieces" can be seen as a photo in its own right.

Bonsai and butterflies

I have been doing new work for an upcoming show in June that will feature bonsai and butterflies in one of the panels.  All of my photos on this panel were taken at the Montreal Botanical Gardens during their "Butterflies Are Free Exhibition." In a previous post I showed some of the butterflies that I captured on film (or rather, pixels).  Here are two of the Bonsai Trees that I will print and frame for the show.

The exhibit runs from June 9 until the end of July.  There will be  four photographers and a potter in the show.  Please stop by at your convenience:

Central Vermont Medical Center

130 Fisher Road, Berlin Vermont  

The Kat Sloma blog hop

Before I get to this--here is what I woke up to this morning.  April is the cruelest month..

April 16, 2014 in Vermont

Now for the fun.  This is the first year I participated in the postcard swap and here is the picture of my 7 received:

They came from New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Oregon, England and Scotland.  Thank you to all!  See more on:

Kat Sloma blog hop

And now to my latest photography:  I'm doing butterfly triptychs for an upcoming show.  Taking my butterfly pictures, dividing them into stand alone threes and then I plan to frame each one and put them beside each other to form a triptych.  Here is a work in progress:

Decisions, decisions...

I can't decide what to do for my final project and am down to 3 choices: parts and pieces, monochromatic, or winter cold.  I love the blues of the winter photos but I am getting very sick of winter and we still have over 2 feet of snow on the ground.  If I do parts and pieces I may run out of color and then what?  As to monochromatic, same as winter-- in need of color--but intriguing. 
How about voting on your choice for my project.  Here are two images of each possibility.

Parts and Pieces

Winter Cold

Monochromatic

A Visit to "Butterflies Are Free"

To celebrate my retirement from Bear Pond Books and my new emphasis on my photography work we visited the Montreal Botanical Gardens to see the "Butterflies are Free" exhibit.  There are two large floors of plants with butterflies and moths that have just hatched flying free. Magical to be surrounded by butterflies and to have them fly as close to your face as two inches!  Here are a few to brighten the black and white that still exists in Vermont.

Banded Peacock

Owl Butterfly

One Spotted Prepona

Cobra Moth

Orange Barred Sulphur

Rice Paper

Flowers for winter viewing and one of cat-o-nine tails in the snow

I love playing with depth of field! On February 24 it is a black and white study in Vermont with 22 inches of snow in my yard and the temperature hovering in the teens.  What better time to play with depthh of field by taking pictures of flowers! Here are some of my favorites.

 

And I can't forgo the beauty I see outside either!