Very excited to be heading to the BUST Craftacular at Maker Faire in September. If you are in the city, stop by and check out the Tin Gypsy's tintypes and unique creations. My favorite is a coptic bound artist's sketch book, with tintype covers. Pretty sweet. More info about the event here: http://www.bust.com/craftacular/craftacular-home.html
Read more...We've been on the road with the Gypsy for over a week now and everything is going great! We have traveled out to the Kite Festival in Long Beach, to the eastern part of Washington where we found giant wind turbines and abandoned barns, to Seattle where we had a wonderful Photobooth event with the vibrant photo community there, and then up the coast to Anacortes where I made some beautiful plates at Deception Pass and now we have landed in Bellingham where we will be spending today searching for unique sites to make plates and tomorrow will be another great Photobooth event. Friday we are on to Astoria,...
Read more...Hi everybody! There may have been ample sweat, a little blood and perhaps even a tear or two, but it's all worth it now, to see the Tin Gypsy all ready to roll. Here's a little Before and After to give you an idea of the amount of work went into her rehabilitation and conversion to a mobile antique darkroom. We really need to thank many talented and generous people for donating their time and skills to the Project. A HUGE thanks to Joe, Mike, Lindsey, Maureen, Perla, Mikey, Ruby, Eric, Sarah, Glam and everybody else who pitched in to make this happen. And, of course, another huge thank you to all the backers...
Read more...Hi everybody! If you know of any businesses that would like to get on board with the Tin Gypsy project, please pass this info along! The Maiden Voyage begins in just a few days! For more info, click here: Tin Gypsy Project
Read more...The Idea: The Tin Gypsy began her life as a tiny vintage travel trailer made in 1961. When I found her, she had been long unused, watching the weeds grow up around her in someone's backyard. This project will provide funding for the ol' girl's rehabilitation and retrofitting for a new life as a fabulous Travelling Photographic Studio and Darkroom. The Tin Gypsy will be specially designed to facilitate the practice of antique photographic processes dating back to the 1850s. The processes that we plan to focus on include the making of tintypes (images on metal plates), ambrotypes (images on glass...
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