Maverick Monochromatic Magic

It's rare I find the time to curate a Treasury list.
This is one of those rare occasions.

Sinthetix Series

A new series of fetish studies in high-contrast monochrome on metallic paper, emphasising the beauty and aesthetics of what is often considered dark and seedy, but is in fact a celebration of life and freedom.

Possession Part One     2011

This first image in the series bridges the gap between these two perceptions, contrasting the beauty of the female form and the striking fashion (including those iconic red-soled stilettos) with the stark surroundings and distressed floorboards. 

The following images remove the model from environmental context, creating a purity of focus on line and form, subject and composition, style and substance, the aesthetic and the sensuous.

Possession Part Two     2011

Possession Part Three     2011

Possession Part Four     2011

12x8 inch prints on Fuji Pearl silver halide paper are now available from Etsy at $40. Limited editions of 50. Parts Two, Three and Four also available as a set of 3 at $100. Other sizes poa.

Recent Nature

Still     2011

Skyward     2011

Fallen     2011

Papaverisimilitude     2011

Papaveracity     2011

Visit my Etsy shop for these and many other prints in a variety of sizes and finishes.

Recent Surfaces

Spring Loaded     2011

Wall of Silence     2011

Obfuscation     2011

Beyond     2011

Shelter     2011

8x12 prints on stunning Fuji Pearl paper available now at Etsy.

Recent Landscapes

Into The Ribble Valley     2011

Flight of the Witches     2011

Witches View     2011

From Pendle Hill     2011

All now available as beautiful silver-halide prints from the usual place.

A Gentleman and a Scholar

So, returning a few favours to some of those who have been kind enough to feature my work recently, I created a Treasury of my own. With Fathers Day not far off (and my own birthday also approaching), it's a collection curated with the modern man in mind.

And again....

This time on the main front page!

Featured!

On Etsy's UK front page...

New Work - Dandelions and Bluebells

Soffione I    2011

Soffione II    2011

Soffione III    2011

The Passing of Spring    2011

Prints of all these images, and those in the previous entry, are now available through my Etsy shop.

New Work - Wood, Metal, and a Dandelion

Taraxacum Officianale    2011

Industrial Strength I    2011

Industrial Strength II    2011

Against the Grain    2011

UK Photo Team Update

With the UK Photo Team now just over a month old, we have nearly 60 members! When I was setting it up, I thought a dozen would make it worthwhile, and we might get a few more, so to grow so fast is amazing. Even more amazing is the incredible range and depth of photographic creativity and talent we have represented within the team.

To celebrate passing the 50 member mark, I created a Treasury featuring some of our newer recruits, all of whom bring something unique to the art of photography, and show how strong we are as a UK-based group of photographers.

I hope we can continue to develop the team, and work together to promote ourselves and each other....to show Etsy (and the world) our collective and individual creativity and artistic vision.

Alone, we are strong...but together, we are stronger.

A Hinge, a Door, and a Dome

Not new work, strictly speaking...but newly retrieved from the archives...

Barn Door No. 4, 10x10 print

UnHinged, 12x8 metallic print

St. Paul's, 9x6 print

See my Etsy shop for full details.

The UK Photo Team on Etsy

By Pipistrelle Photography

A little while ago, on a grey and gloomy Sunday afternoon, I was passing some time by assembling a collection of work by British photographers, for a Treasury list (a curated selection of items from among the thousands of shops and creative talents on Etsy). While looking at a series of quite superb images, of every conceivable subject and in every possible style, an idea began to take shape.

By Purpleface

Since I got serious with my own Etsy shop last Autumn, and began to participate also in the community of sellers, I'd noticed a few things. First, that there are huge numbers of very skillful and talented photographers out there...second, that a number of them are right here in the UK...and third, that the existing photography groups and discussions tend to be (quite naturally) somewhat US-centric.

 By Helen Iles

It struck me that similar discussions might be useful to us over here too, but that they wouldn't naturally fit into the POE (Photographers of Etsy) group if they were specific to the UK, or  into the general British sellers boards of they were specific to photography...and that there were probably other things specific to our work and location also, as well as potential value in various team-type activities with a focus on our artform. Then I started thinking about more possibilities, further down the line, such as a website, or group show.

By Cherry Blossom Tattoo

So, lots of UK talent, with UK-specific ideas and information to share perhaps, but no UK group...hmm. Maybe nobody would be interested in such a thing? Well, being a man for whom actions always speak louder than words, I sent out a few emails and floated the idea of creating a UK-based photography team...and received universally positive responses, including several who said they'd had similar thoughts.

By Al Brydon Photography

Once I had a dozen potential members, and a kind offer of assistance from Donnah of Whittaker Photography, it seemed like a viable idea...so the UK Photo Team was born February 24th. One week in, we already have 36 members, an active discussion board, and hopefully a bright future.

By Whittaker Photography

Amazing what can come out of a gloomy Sunday afternoon.

Light and Brilliance

What I did this gloomy February Sunday afternoon. A treasury featuring the incredible depths of talent in the UK based photographers of Etsy.

Look, click and comment here.

Actually, that's not all I did this gloomy Sunday...but the other thing is staying under wraps for now. All will be revealed in due course!

Shameless Self-Promotion

Yes, I have a shop at Etsy, and also one at Folksy.

Yes, I would love you to buy my stuff.

But that's not the sole purpose of this blog. Really.

Of course, I will be promoting my work here, especially new work as it is created, but there will be plenty of other content too. I intend to post on a variety of subjects, and feature many things which inspire me, excite me, and move me to comment, ramble and wax lyrical.

My world is diverse and multi-faceted, and as much as possible self-created. I invite you to come into my world and into my mind. Inside the Atelier.

I will expose and espouse my heroes and influences, the strange and wonderful things I have discovered and love, the people and places that generate and propagate my creative energies, and the cool stuff which has that indefinable ability to hit my solar plexus. 

And maybe, just maybe, I'll tell you how to make the perfect Bloody Mary.

In other words, I won't just be shouting about my own talents. In fact, I would love to shout about yours too, so don't hesitate to get in touch and let me know who you are and what you do. In time, I hope enough people will come this way to make it all worthwhile, for all of us.

So, self-promotion, yes.....but not just self-promotion.