Tintypes & Ambrotypes
A thin gelatinous amalgam on a metallic plate produces an image that is both sturdy and fragile. The physical weight of the metal photograph along with scratches, dents, folds and abrasions add to the somber quality and provide a tarnished memento of time.
Truth Window 2 – 4”x 5”pinhole tintype on enameled copper
Under Torment Sleep – 5”x8”(case) pinhole tintype (approx .5”x1”)
Collector – 5”x 4” pinhole tintype
Ill at Ease – 5”x 4” pinhole tintype
Untitled – 5”x 4” tintype
Peripheral Episode – 7”x 10” tintype
Preservation – 20”x16” tintype
Reserve – 5”x 4” tintype on enameled copper
Truth Window – 4”x 5”pinhole tintype on enameled copper
Untitled – 4”x 5”pinhole tintype on enameled copper
Factory – 5”x7” tintype
Emulation of Self (detail) – 5”x6” tintype on enameled copper
Emulation of Self – 12”x 10” tintypes on enameled copper
Earth Experiment 2 – 8”x 8” ambrotype
Threat – 10”x 4” tintype on enameled copper
Earth Experiment – 5”x10” Ambrotype with mirror
Tremolo – 5" x 8" –Ambrotype with mirror, wood and beeswax.
Harmonic Grid – 8”x 8” zone plate tintype
Veil – 5" x 4" Wet plate colodion tintype
Stroh – 5" x 4" Wet plate collodion ambrotype