Kate Farrall

New Website - www.katefarrall.com

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:23:00 +0000

Hi there!
If you've found your way here, please click over to my new website: www.katefarrall.com. While you're there, sign up for my mailing list so we can stay in touch.

Thanks,
Kate

Small Showcase Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:48:00 +0000

Stop into Delta Workshop this weekend, to celebrate the opening of Small Showcase, an Exhibition of Work Under 12” with me. Two of my bioluminescent photograms are in the show.

The opening is 6-8pm, Saturday, 1/10. Here’s the address for the gallery: 2598 21st Street, Sacramento, CA 95818.

The show is a snapshot of artwork in the region at this moment by way of 35 artists. I admire the work of so many of the artists in the show, and my eyes were popping with excitement with the work I got to see during my art drop off.

Nature and landscape are themes in many pieces, and many of the artworks have materials and process as driving forces. Yep, my work falls into the latter category. :)

If you miss the opening, you can always catch the show until it closes on 3/7 during Delta’s normal gallery hours.

I just saw the show Secondhand at Pier 24 in San Francisco and it was so good that I want to see it again! It’s a photography exhibition featuring the use of found photos and images used in ways you’d never expect. I posted a few pics on Instagram/Facebook if you want to see my favs from the show.

See you soon!

Cheers,
Kate

Arm Knit a Scarf!

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:47:00 +0000

I have a small obsession with keeping my neck warm which has led me down the path of learning to arm knit. When I learn something so fun and new, I usually have to share it with people. So, on Wednesday, 12/17 from 6-8pm, I am teaching an Arm Knitting workshop!

Arm Knit a Scarf
Wednesday, December 17th 6-8pm • $45 at Delta Workshop in Sacramento

***Please note this is new date due to the severe weather.***

There are 4 spots left if you're feeling crafty. Sign up here to create a chunky, infinity scarf knitted on your arms in one night! Use it as a gift or keep it for yourself. You will seriously impress your friends and family with these but don’t worry, they’ll never know you made it in an hour.

In this class, you will:

Learn how to put your yarn stash to work!

Finally, the right pattern for that beautiful, chunky yarn.

Leave those fiddly knitting needles in the dust.

Get in on this no-needle knitting night! It’s perfect if you’ve taken the handmade pledge for the holidays or if you are in a last minute gift crunch. And, it’s a ton of fun.

No prior knitting knowledge is needed.

Hope you're all in for this fun night!

-Kate

Did you see me on TV --- Showing people how to make vintage Photograms?

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:14:00 +0000

Good Day Sacramento Interviewing Me for the Cyanotype Scarf Workshop!

I recently did a cyanotype scarf workshop and the local news station featured it on their morning program! Here’s the link to the video of the segment. It was fun trying to get people hooked on photograms and the idea of photography without cameras.

Exposing the fabric cyanotype print. Feeling like Anna Atkins but without the poofy Victorian skirt.

Reporter, Cambi Brown, helping me bring in the exposed cyanotype scarf.

On air with reporter, Cambi Brown as I'm just about to dunk the cyanotype scarf into development.

The reporter, Cambi Brown and cameraman, Scott were really nice and we had a lot of fun with it all.

Check it out for a good giggle.

Cheers,
Kate

Cyanotype Silk Scarf Making coming up

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:46:00 +0000

Digital Rebellion!
Give your Hipstamatic a break. Try making a cyanotype printed scarf and get a feel for what photography was like long before the digital age. I'm teaching this fun workshop on 11/23 so sign-up!

Cyanotype Silk Scarf

Sunday, November 23rd 11-1pm • $50

You’ll create a silk scarf using the very same Cyanotype photographic process that Anna Atkins, famed first woman photographer, used in the 1840’s. The shadows and silhouettes from the objects placed on the scarf create white and light blue highlights that are surrounded by a deep “cyanotype” blue.

Like sun prints, this is a photogram technique which means it does not use negatives or an enlarger, just objects and a scarf coated with a light sensitive cyanotype mix.

Use it as a gift or keep it for yourself. It is a great way to create art that you can wear. Once you learn the technique, you can create designs using a wide variety of materials—a great way to make a custom gift for the holidays.

No prior photography knowledge needed, and all materials will be provided. You will go home with one completed cyanotype scarf.

Please note: This is a weather-permitting workshop. If it’s too rainy, you’ll get the process demonstrated and have the materials to make your own at home on a rain-free day.

Drugstore Photograms

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:47:00 +0000

Processing the Drugstore – a project where artist, Kate Farrall spent a lunch hour at the local drugstore buying supplies to make photograms (camera-less photo images) right in the store. She purchased the film and light-up objects then exposed the 35mm film in a light-safe bag that she created using a coat purchased there. The exposed film was then developed and printed in-store which means that these photos were created start-to-finish in the drugstore.

Consumer and producer are the roles Kate plays while the drugstore is also a participant in the production - without them, this project wouldn't be possible.

Watch the video. The resulting images follow the process you see on the video.

A big thanks goes out to my friend and artist, Amy Green, for helping to bring this project to light.

thank you open studio visitors!

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:31:00 +0000

Thank you to all of the 140 folks who came out to visit me during Sac Open Studios! It was such a fun weekend getting to share my work with you! And getting to say hello and reconnect with friends I haven't seen in a while.

I was in awe by all of great questions you had and was especially delighted to see people that came out last year visiting again. I got to see some of my little photo babies go to happy homes which means so much to me and it encourages me to keep challenging myself to make more and push the edges of what I create.

I was really flattered by the people who visited and then came back with their spouse or friend to show them my work. You guys are great!!

Thank you bunches!

-Kate

40 Movies About Photography Every Photographer Should Watch

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:40:00 +0000

I've got a lot of movies ahead of me to kill this list but hey, that's what Netflix is for, right? I've only seen 5 of these with City of God and High Art being two.

If you can guess what the other three are, I'm sending you a print. Leave your guesses in my Facebook page's comments. I'll go until someone gets it.

Here's the list of 40 movies to choose from.

-Kate

Serious Talk. Seriously. -Interview time

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:51:00 +0000

Serious Talk. Seriously. recently interviewed me and the podcast is live! We cover a lot of territory in our conversation ---how living in Baltimore is like The Wire, non-traditional photography, my recent drugstore project, and Sac Open Studios which starts this week! ‪

So plug in your ear buds and drown out your co-workers with a little art talk.

Johnny has interviewed a lot of other creative folks, too so check out those podcasts here.

That's Johnny in the photo, working his sound magic right after the interview. And yes, that microphone loomed large during the interview. The drawing that he mentions buying on the spot because he liked it so much, is hanging behind him.

Okay, go give it a listen.

-Kate

Getting Prints Ready

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:45:00 +0000

Getting ready for CAST Sacramento Open Studios! Laying out prints to frame and I'm half way through. It's taking longer than than I thought but I really like how the framed images look! Seeing how they are relating to each other is a lot of fun.

www.sacopenstudios.com

Open Studios

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:36:00 +0000

In two weeks I’m opening my art studio so come by and say hello if you can. It would be great to see you.

I’m opening it up through the CAST Sacramento Open Studios event. There are 38 other studios open that weekend so there will be art all over. Here are the details...

Sat. 9/20/14 and Sun. 9/21/14
10am – 5pm
Studio #207
Free – open to the public
Map and Guide

Donna Napper, Curator of the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art selected me for inclusion in her Curator's Picks for Open Studios – I am so excited (and honored) to be on her list!

I'm really excited because I'll get to share a new project with you called Processing the Drugstore - where I made photograms completely inside a drugstore, from start to finish.

And, there will be a few other photogram goodies including the some made using foxfire, a bioluminescent fungus that I grow.

Oh, and please come to the opening reception for the Open Studios Exhibition on Thursday 9/11, 6-9pm at Verge Center for the Arts. It’s free and I have a piece hanging in the show! The opening will coincide with the opening of 343 Dresses: the Chromatic Convergence Project by Mary Younnakof which is a super project, too.

Cheers,
Kate
P.S. Look for the red yard signs during Open Studios!

Critic's Pick

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:11:00 +0000

Just found out that I was selected as part of Donna Napper's Curator Picks for the CAST 2014 Sacramento Open Studios! Yay! Donna is the Curator for the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art so it is an honor to be a part of her artist selections. The printed Open Studios Guide with the Curator's Picks write-up will be out in early August.

Pinhole Camera Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:27:00 +0000

Pinhole Camera Workshop - taught by Me!

Location: Delta Workshop, 2598 21st Street, Sacramento, CA 95818

Thursday, April 24, 5:30-8pm & Saturday, May 10, 5-6pm (optional) • $45

Note: this is a 2-session class (second session is optional)

Celebrate Pinhole Photography Day by making your very own pinhole camera with me! In this workshop you’ll create a pinhole camera from a Jell-O box that uses 35mm film. This workshop is specifically designed to show you how to make pinhole images the old fashioned way and without needing access to a darkroom. You’ll leave the workshop with a pinhole camera and a roll of film so you are ready to go shoot your heart out on Pinhole Photography Day, April 27, 2014.

But that's not all....

On Saturday, May 12 (Second Saturday) everyone in the class is invited to bring prints of their pinhole photographs and put them up for an informal art show at Delta Workshop. Check out your classmates' photos, share tips and tricks, and celebrate your artwork!

All supplies will be provided. The workshop is limited to 10 participants, so sign up now. The last alternative photo workshop filled up quickly. ----Update: Only a few spots left!

About the instructor: Kate Farrall is an artist who loves all things alternative photography. Her work includes printing Van Dyke Brown prints on fake fur, exposing photos through the mail system and growing bioluminescent fungus to make uncanny photograms. She has exhibited her work with the likes of Marco Breuer, Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, Binh Danh and Ann Hamilton and she holds a MFA in Photography from the California College of the Arts, a BA in Art History, and BA in Photography from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

caffenol

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:30:00 +0000

I learned how to do caffenol film development recently. There is a nice graininess and it's great to be able to develop with caffeine and vitamin c --- chemicals that are much less harsh than typical and great for home use.

This empty party room in a old industrial sugar mill with its string of lights makes for a festive setting among the shop worn walls and warehouse windows.

persimmon light

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:45:00 +0000

a wind fall of fuyu persimmons! I love gifts like this!

Kate’s Bioluminescent Photograms in SF This Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 20:16:00 +0000

My new bioluminescent photograms will be shown this weekend as part of ArtSpan’s San Francisco Open Studios event! These prints are from my Hacking Photographic Memory series and many have not been shown publicly before.

I’ll be there along with eleven other amazingly talented artists. Come by and say hello!

Saturday, 11/2 & Sunday, 11/3

11am-6pm

SHARED
739 Bryant Street (between 5th & 6th Streets)
San Francisco, CA 94107

Lots of studios will be open so it’s easy to make a day of it. Here’s a link to the map and artists’ listings.

Pick up a Guide at my studio location and plan your tour around town. Or you can download the SF Open Studios App here.

I’ll be there to talk about my process and you can ask me in person why I use glowing fungus to make images.

If you know of other people that enjoy looking at art, please forward this invite to them.

Hope to see you soon if not this weekend!

Cheers,
Kate

open studio

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:30:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone who came to my studio to say hello during last week's Capital Artists' Studio Tour! It was great catching up with old friends and making new ones, and of course chatting about art all weekend. Here are a few visuals from the studio last weekend....

See Kate's Art - Capital Artists' Studio Tour

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:01:00 +0000

Come out and see my work on the Capital Artists' Studio Tour. Yep, the same one you read about in September’s Sunset Magazine.

Sat. 9/21 and Sun. 9/22
10am – 5pm
Studio #212

Free – the Tour is open to the public

Map and Guide: www.CASTsacramento.org

I’ll have my recent bioluminescent-based photogram work, from my Hacking Photographic Memory series, on view along with artwork from my photogram mail-art series, Letters to Myself.

Curator of Contemporary Art at the Crocker, Diana Daniels’ selected me for inclusion in her Dare Tour of the Expanding Local Arts Scene – an honor to be picked!

I’ll demonstrate my process and answer questions both days of the tour.

There will be over 40 other studios open so you can make a day of it.

Cheers,

Kate

P.S. Watch me get ready for the Tour on Facebook or Instagram!

sometimes a pasty face looks good

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:19:00 +0000

greeted by this fun sign yesterday! it made me hungry for this savory baked pasty dish. i think its great that they are a holdover from pioneer times here, originally brought by the Cornish immigrants.

gun shot in pink

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:05:00 +0000

a bioluminescent photogram of a stranger's memory, transferred to me. faces obscured by the gun smoke are interesting. perhaps it's practice for a hunt. without a choice in the matter, I've already started to change that memory so it's become my own.

doh!

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:03:00 +0000

so I've gone and done it. that's right, i signed up for the Capital Artists' Studio Tour!

Mark Sept. 21 & 22 on your calendar to come by to say hello. I'll have new work out along with a few fun surprises.

Details can be found on the CAST website: www.CASTsacramento.org

10-5pm.

smokey joe

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 03:57:00 +0000

i love looking at old negatives on the light box which I've been doing a lot if lately through the many beautiful images gifted to me. i liked this guy, emerging from the smoke of a fledgling campfire.

graffiti fox

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:34:00 +0000

found this little fox worked around a door's missing hook -where the eyes are. something endearing about it.

culture notes

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:07:00 +0000

getting up at 1am to go make photograms after not being able to sleep, i was crushed to find that my foxfire had dried up from the extreme, dry summer heat. i was planning on a full three more weeks of glow. grrrrr. so, quick, quick, quick, i cultured a new batch of foxfire for making bioluminescent photograms! now I just need to be patient while it grows.

retro duds

noreply@blogger.com (kate farrall) — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 04:52:00 +0000

a family childhood cowboy shirt that still gets some use. love the embroidery line down the front.