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I decided I needed a business card for this reception today. I can leave some at the gallery as well so I set out to create a photo that I could use on these cards. After trying a few, I determined that one large photo being the background for the whole sheet of business cards would work best. I figured if I had a long tall image that I could put in the center of the page, half would be on the right hand side of the cards and the other would be on the left hand side of the others. I did want cards that were not exactly the same so this kind of photo would accomplish that goal as well. During the editing of the image I was cloning some areas and by chance made a ghost like copy of the film strip. I decided that worked really well. I added another on the other side and voila I had the image I needed.
I printed the business cards on matte photo paper in black and white. Really happy with these!!!
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I have been advised that of these two photos accepted into the Juried Members Show one is a winner. I will find out tomorrow at the reception at 1:00 pm which it is and the prize. I think it will be the Wilson Snipe. Check back here tomorrow when I will reveal the results. I was wrong and a few of those who guessed were right. It was the Silver Roadster that won 3rd prize out of 39 entries. The entries in the show included photography, watercolor, acrylic, encaustic, pencil crayon, graphite, oil, mixed media & pyrography. Silver Roaster 15 x 15 inch frame 8 x 8 inch Color photo This photo was taken at an antique mall in town. It is a metal car book end. Again, taken for a Flickr Challenge of circles. The circle of headlight, wheel, and wheel reflection. Who Are You?
14 x 14 inch frame 6 x 6 inch Color photo This photo was taken at the John Poole Wetlands in Sturgeon County. It is a Wilson Snipe. He just looked at me while I took many photos. It was in the setting sun and the light was wonderful. I dropped off three pieces at the gallery yesterday morning and busied myself with other things during the day. I returned after 3pm to see which one(s) were selected for the show. Each participant was guaranteed to have one piece in the show. This one was left on the table and will not be hanging in the art gallery on this week. Juxtaposition
13.5 x 17.5 inch frame 8 x 12 inch Color photo This photo was taken down town last summer for a challenge on Flickr. The front building is the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce which was built in 1919 in the late Renaissance Revival style. The building behind is one of the Scotia Place towers built in 1983 which has a glass facade. I found these two buildings contrast in several ways very interesting.
These are the ones I made early last year which have served me very well. Love the graphic pattern in the fabric which is very similar to the green ones I just made. This Frame Bag style was an idea suggested by an artist in the UK that brought art to shows during the summer. I expect he needed a few more than I have. Still now I have room for 8 framed photos.
I was asked by a friend to frame a couple of pieces of art she has stored for quite a while. The one piece is a caricature which was done in San Francisco which came with a black mat. When I started researching frames I discovered the size 14x18 inches is a common American size but much less available in Canada. I was concerned I would not be able to find a frame. I had brainstormed some alternatives: cutting down the mat if needed, changing the mat, creating a custom mat for an 11x14 frame. I headed to Michaels in hopes of finding what I needed. I did find "one" frame in the right size among all the frames in the store. Fortunately, it was a wooden frame with a medium profile in black. Excellent.
The second piece was small but again not necessarily fitting in a standard frame. The art itself was 10 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall. The paper was 12 x 7 inches. I searched all the aisles looking for a frame that would work. I found this float frame which had the right proportions. It measured 6x12 inches and it was meant to hold 3 small photos and they would float between 2 pieces of glass.
Because the art now covered the full opening of the frame I decided to give it a hanger so it could be hung as a regular frame. Again, I chose a gold sawtooth hanger with screws. I placed a pencil mark on the midway point on the width of the frame. I aligned the hanger on the mark, used the awl to make starter holes and inserted the screws into the frame with my smallest Phillips tip on my screwdriver. Perfect. I am happy with the way these turned out. Getting ready to deliver them.
I decided to see if I could come up with another product made from my photos as photo cards and photo calendars have a limited market with all the digital options available. I came up with Photo Coasters. I had chipboard coasters left over from previous craft projects so I decided to try it. I have many photos I have used in my 4x6 photo calendars so there was much fodder in the square photo category.
I am really happy at how they turned out and I will be taking these to a Christmas Market at the gallery on Monday.
This is wide shot of the Patrick Seymour Alpine Garden at the end of the property. It contains lovely flowers and plants. It was back to the entrance of the garden to meet my aunt who chose not to arrive as early as I did. We decided to visit the Indoor Houses together. The tropical one holds flowers and butterflies, the arid has succulents and the temperate other plants. We were mostly after butterflies.
I love the metal elements I found in the garden. The knobs in the photo on the left are on the very large doors at the entrance of the garden. There are six on each door. A very simple and elegant shape. The image in the center is the part of the Friendship Bell in the garden. The 1,500 pound bell symbolizes the bonds of friendship between the University of Alberta and the university founded by Dr. Kurimoto, Nagoya Shoka Diagaku. The floral plate is where the hammer strikes the bell. The photo on the right is the wooden hammer suspended on chains which makes ringing the bell quite easy.
A great place to visit and they host several photographer's drop-in mornings during the summer. Check out their website for more details. |
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