Brave

This assignment was to take a self-portrait that is "brave."  What did I think of first?  Nude.  Nude in public = enhanced bravery.  I took these shots on a nude beach, so as not to be arrested.  Luckily, I had the whole beach to myself.  I used a Holgaroid (Holga + polaroid back) and type 669 film.  Later made my emulsion lifts on Arches cold pressed "grain fin" watercolor paper. 

Self as subject-project 1

From this post onward, I will be blogging about the work that I am doing for my current course, Self-as-Subject.  This is the first piece I did for the class.  Polaroid emulsion lifts on canvas with acrylics and graphite.  A fun process. . . just the beginning.  I'm not satisfied with this yet.  It feels unfinished.  I need to figure out how to make the emulsion lifts not feel so separate from the background.