Day 25: Only seems fitting to end my year-in-review #BelieveInFilm#ArtAdventCalendar with this one. This woman moved into my house this year and changed my life. I'm amazed she's not murdered me yet, but it's been great having her around. Hopefully she sticks around for some time to come.
Merry Christmas, everyone. Hope you're all having a lovely time with people you care about, too.
(Leotax T2L, 50/3.5 Elmar, Rollei Retro 400S in Rodinal)
Mom always used Great-great-great Aunt Becky's 1850's Tulip quilt as holiday decor. I own the finished quilt and another top with the identical pattern. (Rebecka Shaul, 1852, Herkimer County, NY) #ArtAdventCalendar#quilt#AntiqueQuilt#applique#TulipQuilt
Day 24: the first "proper" camera I ever used was a #TLR; I used to be more at home with 6x6 than anything. This year, I dusted off my old Yashicas and gave medium format a go for the first time in years (in part thanks to @tapasinthesun encouraging me to give "camera scanning" a go).
Not going to lie: this feels alien after a solid decade of 35mm rangefinder photography.
For all of you who participated in #ArtAdventCalendar 2023, thank you! It's been lovely to see all your work and follow you all. I look forward to seeing what you'll create in 2024. I hope you've met new folks to follow and found some new community.
Thanks to @JayIsPainting and all who participated in this wonderful art showing this year. Happy Holidays to all! 🎉🎊🎄
I’m ending with my favorite photo (of 2500) I took while living in Paris for awhile in 2010. This is a garden outside of Notre Dame Cathedral after Sunday mass, and it’s just so PARIS!
Frohe Weihnachten für euch alle oder einfach ein paar gemütliche ruhige Tage!
Have a nice festive time everyone! Let's not forget the ones who haven't.
Thanks to @jayispainting for organising #ArtAdventCalendar again. So glad to meet all the wonderful new people!
This is a Xmas pyramid from Thüringen. My dad's old friend from Jena made it himself 50 years ago. It's the typical mixture of Holy Night and Hänsel & Gretel, and it spins around all the time because of the candles' warm air.
A final 2023 print for #ArtAdventCalendar: I wanted to include a Canadian folktale in #FolktaleWeek2023 so for “found” I illustrated the Mermaid of the Magdalenes. I liked the idea that this fairytale is about something as prosaic as finding tinned sardines.
The rugged east coast Magdalene Islands are all but barren of grass & trees, but the waters are rich in fish and people called it the “Kingdom of Fishes”. 🧵1/n
##ArtAdventCalendar day 24
And that is it! Thank you to everyone who has boosted, encouraged and looked at my artwork! May you all have a wonderful season celebrating and may 2024 be a year we see huge gains in supporting our planet and the life we are so lucky to have on it. This is “Greetings from Me”. #art#artist#artistsonmastodon#mastoart#ayearforart#ireland