A couple of days ago, the children picked a mass of wild garlic so that we could try cha_mel_eon’s technique for making anthotypes. The choice of plant material is the first deviation from her method, as she used wild spinach. The effect of this difference will become apparent later. Be grateful that this post doesn’t involve smell-o-vision as the whole ( Read more... )

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I had hoped that I would be spending the last month of this 365 project neatly tying off loose ends, conducting elegantly crafted Seasonal-Giving-related Unscientific Polls, deftly weaving in small photography projects, and composing a beautiful tear-jerker of a final post ( Read more... )

Here are two things that have provided pinpoints of light in these dark times ( Read more... )

My friend Holly (
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Disclaimer: I must emphasise that I didn’t take any of the photos in this post. They were all taken by melissa_maples, who kindly rescued us from our magical ability to get lost even when given very specific directions, and led us to cake and culture in Kaleici. Not only is she a great tour guide, she is also a fantastic photographer and regular blogger and is ( Read more... )

Mia has made one of her recent pieces available on Redbubble to purchase on a number of items. “Aswang, at Night” is an incredibly powerful image wrought from many hours of work with ink and watercolour.


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Once again, the talented Mia has made one of her latest works available on Redbubble to purchase on a number of items. “When Dragons Speak” manages to be both beautifully detailed and adorably cute.


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The talented Mia has made one of her latest works available on Redbubble to purchase on a number of items. “Prinsesa” is gloriously intricate, detailed and colourful - a testament to Mia’s vision and technical skill.


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