Lately, most of my time has been taken up printing and framing for an upcoming show. As a result, my camera has been idle more than usual. But the need to explore with my camera is always there for me. So I had to get in a little shooting time. Subject or concept didn’t really matter. That often gets worked out during the process.
For whatever reason, an old favorite book came to mind – a book of prints and drawings by Jim Dine. While I have always loved so much about his work I particularly appreciate the subject matter he often chose – common objects – things that he used, things that he lived with, be it a bathrobe or his tools of the trade.
And that led me to my rock toolbag and this simple little series. Nothing earth shattering, didn’t solve any problems with it, just a simple execise.
I carry these with me on every foray into the woods, quarries, and creekbeds.
And, of course, my camera is always with me as well.
The following images are from the “digital vault” – some of my earlier fossil images – several of which were uncovered for the first time in almost 400 million years thanks to the hammer and chisels seen above.
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Here’s something I recently dragged out of the woods – 3 views.
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