“Playground” tintype 13 cm x 18 cm
Our playground, where you can find us working and living together as a couple to create, to cry, to enjoy and celebrate, to love and trust.
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“Uncentered” tintypes 13 cm x 18 cm
A slight mystery in these twins. It’s our studio. A gap in between. Together alone.
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Black aluminum tintype 9 cm x 12 cm
“Mercedes engine of Fokker D-VII”
Black aluminum tintype 9 cm x 12 cm
“1913 Buick”
Black aluminum tintype 9 cm x 12 cm
” Nord 1101 ‘Noralpha’s’ second smoking start in 40 years”
Black aluminum tintype 9 cm x 12 cm
“Enjoying Nord 1101 ‘Noralpha’s’ beauty”
Black aluminum tintype 9 cm x 12 cm
“Fokker D-VII”
Black aluminum tintype 9 cm x 12 cm
Wet Plate & Airplanes: the Early Birds!
Who says man can’t fly because we weren’t born with wings?
Thanks tot Peter van Hal, we had the privilige to go to Lelystad where The Early Birds Foundation is situated.
“The Early Birds Foundation aims to preserve the heritage of these and other ‘early birds’ by carefully restoring and rebuilding aircraft and engines. The results of these activities can be seen during airshows and by visiting our working museum.“
All were having some difficulties with exposure (Dutch weather) Alex Timmermans made some nice plates as Peter and Arjen were struggling with some chemical problems. But hey, troubleshooting is half the work and increases your skills.
Also Ferry vd Vliet and Raewyn Dunn were there to enjoy the wet plate process and airplanes.
As Alex beautifully points out on his blog (go see!). It is all about the passion. For both wet plate and aircraft. Passion for pushing limits and crossing boundaries.
I wasn’t there, which I regret, but somehow this craftmanship, the skill and patience for restoring and the love for being up there surrounded with sky, reminded me of some Shakespeare poetry (totally out of context, but whatever):
My words fly up, my thoughts remain below:
Words without thoughts never to heaven go
(Hamlet)
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All black aluminum tintype 9cm x 12cm or 13cm x 18cm
April 2012, Ecuelles, France. A beautiful sight along the river Saone. Birds of pray everywhere, owls, lots of buzzing bees… As long as we’re not able to live in such a nice place, we’re glad that we have friends who do!
A good opportunity to test our mobile dark box… It still needs some adjustments, but we were perfectly able to use it for small and medium plates.
The blind curtain works well and so is the functionality of the bended tent-piece for holding the cloth!
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“Cool Plant” black aluminum tintype 18cm x 24cm
Cool Plant + Beautiful Light + Bad Chemistry
Joy Joy JOY it is not to be in total control. In keeps surprising what can or doesn’t happen whilst making a plate…
But most of the time it’s the developer… always the developer…
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May 18 was the day, my tintyping other half turned 35! Yes… a beautiful opportunity for a supriseparty in our studio… Around 9 o’clock 35 friends arrived dressed with Arjen-look-a-like-black beards, equipped with some sound gear and their DJ skills. Before Arjen knew what happened our studio morphed into a party-place.
Next day before cleaning, enjoying a bit of a hang-over… He took this shot, as a BIG BIG thanks to all who joined. Friends forever… :)
black aluminum tintype
black aluminum tintype
black aluminum tintype
November 4th
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet
(From Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, 1600)
A rose in silver on a plate. It smells like lavender and resin, though…
Black aluminum Tintype
Black aluminum Tintype
Black aluminum Tintype
Black aluminum Tintype
Black aluminum Tintype
Black aluminum Tintype
Black aluminum Tintype
Black aluminum Tintype
Black aluminum Tintype
October 2011
Some results of our first Tintype Studio on the road!
October 2011
Finally we planned some time for this, and for ourselves. One month of freedom! So we chose a place in the Bourgogne, in the middle of nowhere. Just some T-bone steaks-to-be walking in our temporary backyard, a bit of sun, a lot of space and some good food.
We build a temporary darkroom in one the sheds, worked without a regular water supply system and started some repair jobs on our antiques!
Against all odds we should get ourselves prepaired for the Dutch Design Week, where we will show our Tintype Studio… exciting!
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