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Today in the Studio: Nostalgic Prints

6/1/2012

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Readers and regular visitors to my site are probably familiar with my vintage-style wall hangings, which are individually hand-made using a transfer technique that I recently developed (example to your left).   So far I've restricted my use of this technique to the War Girls series, while I gathered feedback which has been really positive.

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Then I got to thinking: why not use this same technique to transform photographs into nostalic prints?  I don't know about you, but I love old photographs - faded and a bit worse for wear.  There's something sentimental and romantic about it.  But I guess nostalgia is like that. 

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For the last few days, I've been playing around with this idea in my studio.  I've looked through some photographs (wedding photos are perfect!) to find somet that I thought would make for a successful transition from digital to tangible form.  I uploaded the photos into Photoshop, altered them by making them a bit faded and yellowed (I'm thinking about early colour photographs from my childhood that had an overly yellow hue to them - you know the ones), and worked my magic.  And voila! Nostalgic prints.  I like them, but what about you?  I'm curious what you think.  If you've got a second or two, would you mind giving me your feedback?  Merci!

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19/1/2012 08:39:30 pm

I really like the vintage stuff, and I also think that it's still very much in vogue and could be a lucrative of your business. The way you've aged the photos is really cool, it actually made me think of looking at my Dad's collection of photos from the 1930s through to the 1990s. I could envisage special events and parties wanting albums made to look old and in sepia tones, all that sort of stuff.

It's great to see you back in the art habit.

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    Erin Singleton is an artist currently living in the bucolic seaside town of Marblehead, Mass. She loves to explore her creativity in her studio and in the kitchen.  She also loves to read, watch movies, spend time with friends and enjoy the great outdoors with her husband, Dave, and their daughter, Maisie. 

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