Things I Make and Find

Monday, February 9, 2015

Things Behind Glass

I, like countless others, love going to museums. I can't really explain it, but I love seeing all sorts of things from living, breathing creatures, to bones, dioramas, and specimens. I love the learning and observing that you get to do in these spaces. I am {very slowly} developing a project based on the fascination that humans have with gathering items into special locations, be it a garden, zoo, or museum, for observation. I still have yet to figure out exactly what this project seeks to achieve, or what form it'll take but currently it is photo based; as a trained photographer, so many things for me begin with photographs.

Here is a suite of images from the vast collections at the California Academy of Sciences, an excellent place to find all sorts of displays, dioramas, and other things to look at.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Back to the Conservatory

I know, I know, if you follow this blog you are thinking 'she went to the Conservatory of Flowers again?!' Well, yes, of course I did. Obviously, I love it there and I find it interesting how there is always something new to discover. I also try to challenge myself to make new/different photos each time I go to develop and push myself in this aspect of my art. Plus, I have several project ideas floating around in my note book and my head that would put these images to use. Until those ideas develop more, here is a new suite of images from my latest trip to the Conservatory of Flowers, all taken using the Hipstamatic app with the Bruno lens and Gotland film. The color pop is a result of levels adjusting and color balancing in Photoshop.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

A Bit of Freelance

Because I am someone that likes, or maybe 'needs' is the correct word, to be busy, when things slow down between work, teaching, and the little business, I've been known to pick up a bit of freelance work. In addition to a couple of custom French linkstitch bindings, I've had the pleasure to also bind a couple final projects for local art students.
{all content, design, layout, etc. is solely the property of, and copyright belongs to, the artist listed in the caption of the image it explains. Binding work was that of the author of this blog, Nina Eve Zeininger.}

Japanese stab stitch binding for senior review of Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) graduate Melissa Co.

Two French linkstitch journals made upon request for a client.

Spreads from a Japanese stab stitch binding for senior review of Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) graduate Jessica Metcalf.

Saturday, January 17, 2015

A Bookish Update

I know, I know, it's been a terribly long time since there has been anything new up on this blog. Apologies! Among other things, I was changing jobs, trying to get a promotion (which worked!), focusing on expanding my teaching, and just making lots and lots of things. I am now in the process of (slowly) editing the photos of many of those things I made and did and found so expect more frequent posts. This first one is just a quick collection of a few of the books that I made in the past year.