Rain or shine; shine or rain; in anticipation of the closing event Saturday, January 13 for Far Away is NOW… we were checking the weather report every day. With the sun being the important partner for a sun-print workshop we were afraid that we would not be able to offer the opportunity to create lumen prints and cyan-lumen prints.
Thanks to our colleagues Ron Moultrie Saunders and Francis Baker, an indoor darkroom with UV lights and cardboard boxes was set up and outside tables were ready-set for the sun. We added our beach plastic to the pile of plastic that Francis had prepared and we were ready for action. And there was action aplenty as folks experimented with the placement of the shapes and the length of the exposure.
It was our good luck that the day brought both rain and shine (well, not exactly shine but overcast with enough light to expose the prints). Francis explains the process.
Ron invited folks to try his technique of water on paper.
The results were amazing — drum roll please — with lots of oohs and ahhs as the process developed.
Look at Sharon McDonnell's artful arrangements and the prints with subtle shapes and the beautiful blush of lavender.
We were thrilled that even with the inclement weather, lots of folks turned out. They braved the storm and braved the address that is one and the same as the gallery name 120710.art
That said, No rain is gonna fall on our parade.