[pinhole-discussion] darkroom box/teacher info
Hello CJ, I used a box like you you are thinking of using. I built it from 2X2X2 pine framing and thin plywood. I cut windows for the kids to look through. I lined the windows with plexi-glass and a layer of rubylith material. Rubylith is red film that is used by silkscreen artists to cut stencils from. I buy mine from freestyle sales in CA. I used smooth PVC fittings to pierce the plywood for the arm openings. I used long rubberized farm gloves reach the inside trays. I attached the rubber gloves with large hose clamps onto the PVC fittings. I painted the inside of the box with white enamel paint. I used this box which had a removable top for two years in my classroom. It was fine for the cool white florescent lighting of the classroom. The sun was way too strong for the box. I gave up on the box after i made panels for my classroom's windows. Making it into a darkroom/ camera obscura. A faster box might be "Found" if you use a glove box. A glove box is basically the same as what i constructed. They are used often by sandblasters. The sand and the sand gun are held in a sealed box with a fitted window during sandblasting. They can be quite large and found used and pre-assembled. Dexterity is need for either of the boxes. I have have some teacher resources on my school's web site: http://www.marshfield.k12.wi.us/art/cameramake.html (chemicals, steps and addresses) http://www.marshfield.k12.wi.us/art/elementary/pin.htm ( links to cameras and images) http://www.marshfield.k12.wi.us/art/jh/teacher.htm ( a lesson overview) (I noticed that i need to add the www on the urls on the links of the last page opps!). I use cyanotype papers pre-coated, because of the short class times of 43min, safety, and fogging found in hand coated papers left out too long drying. The cyanotype paper and ortho negative are held in contact printers made of plexi-glass cloth taped to painted plywood backs. The kids use clothespins with their names on them to hold the contact printer together. They are forgetful of their names once the process gets going. Sun is the light source so the contact printers are loaded in the regular light of the classroom. Development: cold water in a bucket outside-clothes pins hold the print till dry on a clothes linewith their name on it! It works for my students. Good luck! I admire your invention!! eric nelson, marshfield, wisconsin, usa
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Bill Erickson
Hello all. I am saddened by Bill's passing. I met bill once in the flesh at pArts during the 2001 pinhole forum. But i enjoyed our correspondence from this list and on the side. Bill and Tom were kind enough to alter the meeting day so i could attend the pArts meeting. I was so excited to meet two fellow artists who looked at the world in the way that only pinhole can show. As an artist i was always drawn to not only to the visual impact Bill's work but to the thought behind them. It is rewarding to know that the essence of Bill's vision and thoughts will live on through this list. His image of the lunar eclipse has finally happened. The moon as a constant is only noticed when it has disappeared. My kindest thoughts to all who Bill has touched. I plan on shooting the moon in his honor tonight. Warmly, eric r. nelson marshfield, wisconsin, usa On Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 07:56 AM, Tom Miller wrote: Dear Friends, This is painful information to relate: our fellow discussion list member, Bill Erickson, passed away last Saturday. Right now, I don't know much more than this. This is so sudden, shocking and sad. Bill was eagerly working away on pinhole endeavors last week. His funeral is this morning in St. Peter, Minnesota. Below is a notice from the Mankato Free Press, the major paper in Bill's part of Minnesota: _ Dr. William Erickson ST. PETER — St. Peter resident Dr. William D. Erickson, 67, died Saturday, March 8, 2003, at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato. Memorial services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of St. Peter. Visitation is 7 to 7:30 p.m. today at the church, with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service, and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. _ Bill actively pursued pinhole photography for many years and just as actively participated in this discussion list. He especially tried to make new members welcome. Locally, he taught several workshops and pinhole forums. Bill was also the Events Coorinator for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2003. Bill will be missed and we certainly offer our sympathy and wishes to his wife and family. Sadly, Tom Miller ___ Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
