Today I shot two rolls of film trying to get the photographs I want for my second assemblage. I’ve never done long exposures though, and it was a lot of work to try to get the lighting right. I took many shots with the shutter open, trying to capture movement, as well as some single shots that I want to overlap onto one another in the darkroom. I still have no idea whether or not any of the photographs from the first roll will come out, but I really wanted to try anyway. I guess we’ll see what happens when I go to process the film tomorrow, I hope I have enough useable shots to make my vision for the box come to life.

In other news, I had to order bottles online so that they would all be the same size and fit into the box I am using and they came in the mail today! Yay! It felt like I was opening a science kit or something.

I started to fill them with things like my baby teeth (because I’m weird like that) and my dad’s grey hair.

I was also able to find some cool objects to use at the flea market including an old pair of nail scissors and an antique curling iron. (see photo at top)

Today I shot two rolls of film trying to get the photographs I want for my second assemblage. I’ve never done long exposures though, and it was a lot of work to try to get the lighting right. I took many shots with the shutter open, trying to capture movement, as well as some single shots that I want to overlap onto one another in the darkroom. I still have no idea whether or not any of the photographs from the first roll will come out, but I really wanted to try anyway. I guess we’ll see what happens when I go to process the film tomorrow, I hope I have enough useable shots to make my vision for the box come to life.

In other news, I had to order bottles online so that they would all be the same size and fit into the box I am using and they came in the mail today! Yay! It felt like I was opening a science kit or something.

I started to fill them with things like my baby teeth (because I’m weird like that) and my dad’s grey hair.

I was also able to find some cool objects to use at the flea market including an old pair of nail scissors and an antique curling iron. (see photo at top)

In reading about Joseph Cornell, I have been inspired by the concept and aesthetic quality of glass bottles. For my next box, with the theme of “bathroom”, I plan to use bottles to create the effect of a medicine cabinet, a distinct place of memory from my childhood. I can almost smell all the old creams and pill bottles laying in a dusty row when I think of it now. I was reading about his pieces entitled ”L’Egypte de Mlle. Cleo de Merode…” and “Pharmacy” and something about the repetitiveness of the bottles with something different inside each one compels me; like a mysterious treasure chest. Now I just have to figure out what I am going to put inside of my bottles…

In reading about Joseph Cornell, I have been inspired by the concept and aesthetic quality of glass bottles. For my next box, with the theme of “bathroom”, I plan to use bottles to create the effect of a medicine cabinet, a distinct place of memory from my childhood. I can almost smell all the old creams and pill bottles laying in a dusty row when I think of it now. I was reading about his pieces entitled ”L’Egypte de Mlle. Cleo de Merode…” and “Pharmacy” and something about the repetitiveness of the bottles with something different inside each one compels me; like a mysterious treasure chest. Now I just have to figure out what I am going to put inside of my bottles…

In reading about Joseph Cornell, I have been inspired by the concept and aesthetic quality of glass bottles. For my next box, with the theme of “bathroom”, I plan to use bottles to create the effect of a medicine cabinet, a distinct place of memory from my childhood. I can almost smell all the old creams and pill bottles laying in a dusty row when I think of it now. I was reading about his pieces entitled ”L’Egypte de Mlle. Cleo de Merode…” and “Pharmacy” and something about the repetitiveness of the bottles with something different inside each one compels me; like a mysterious treasure chest. Now I just have to figure out what I am going to put inside of my bottles…

In reading about Joseph Cornell, I have been inspired by the concept and aesthetic quality of glass bottles. For my next box, with the theme of “bathroom”, I plan to use bottles to create the effect of a medicine cabinet, a distinct place of memory from my childhood. I can almost smell all the old creams and pill bottles laying in a dusty row when I think of it now. I was reading about his pieces entitled ”L’Egypte de Mlle. Cleo de Merode…” and “Pharmacy” and something about the repetitiveness of the bottles with something different inside each one compels me; like a mysterious treasure chest. Now I just have to figure out what I am going to put inside of my bottles…

In reading about Joseph Cornell, I have been inspired by the concept and aesthetic quality of glass bottles. For my next box, with the theme of “bathroom”, I plan to use bottles to create the effect of a medicine cabinet, a distinct place of memory from my childhood. I can almost smell all the old creams and pill bottles laying in a dusty row when I think of it now. I was reading about his pieces entitled ”L’Egypte de Mlle. Cleo de Merode…” and “Pharmacy” and something about the repetitiveness of the bottles with something different inside each one compels me; like a mysterious treasure chest. Now I just have to figure out what I am going to put inside of my bottles…

In reading about Joseph Cornell, I have been inspired by the concept and aesthetic quality of glass bottles. For my next box, with the theme of “bathroom”, I plan to use bottles to create the effect of a medicine cabinet, a distinct place of memory from my childhood. I can almost smell all the old creams and pill bottles laying in a dusty row when I think of it now. I was reading about his pieces entitled ”L’Egypte de Mlle. Cleo de Merode…” and “Pharmacy” and something about the repetitiveness of the bottles with something different inside each one compels me; like a mysterious treasure chest. Now I just have to figure out what I am going to put inside of my bottles…

In reading about Joseph Cornell, I have been inspired by the concept and aesthetic quality of glass bottles. For my next box, with the theme of “bathroom”, I plan to use bottles to create the effect of a medicine cabinet, a distinct place of memory from my childhood. I can almost smell all the old creams and pill bottles laying in a dusty row when I think of it now. I was reading about his pieces entitled ”L’Egypte de Mlle. Cleo de Merode…” and “Pharmacy” and something about the repetitiveness of the bottles with something different inside each one compels me; like a mysterious treasure chest. Now I just have to figure out what I am going to put inside of my bottles…

In reading about Joseph Cornell, I have been inspired by the concept and aesthetic quality of glass bottles. For my next box, with the theme of “bathroom”, I plan to use bottles to create the effect of a medicine cabinet, a distinct place of memory from my childhood. I can almost smell all the old creams and pill bottles laying in a dusty row when I think of it now. I was reading about his pieces entitled ”L’Egypte de Mlle. Cleo de Merode…” and “Pharmacy” and something about the repetitiveness of the bottles with something different inside each one compels me; like a mysterious treasure chest. Now I just have to figure out what I am going to put inside of my bottles…