My
Technique
Once
I've taken my photos, I start with paper I make in my studio. I begin
with a cotton blend, form my sheets,
and hang them to dry.
In
the darkroom I coat my own hand-made cotton rag paper with a gelatin-
based silver nitrate solution. This makes my paper photo-sensitive to
black-and-white negatives. The image is exposed directly onto my paper
and developed, followed by a bath of toner.
The
words I write reflect what the image is saying to me, while the embellishments
and stitched paper satisfy my love to play creatively and adds a completeness
to my work.
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