sallyjaneartistry

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Every Friday, I want to make a habit of posting some of my personal photography.  I do a lot of work digitally, but I am also a huge fan of film.  I mostly use a Yashica Mat 124 that was graciously gifted to me by my aunt’s mother-in-law a few Christmases ago.  It, and a number of other cameras, had belonged to her husband.  After he passed away, she gifted them to me.  That was a few years ago, and when I moved across the country, I sadly had to get rid of the majority of my cameras.  But I kept the Yashica (as well as a 35mm Argus that I have yet to play around with) and I absolutely love to take it out.

There is something incredibly relaxing about the method involved in film photography.  You can’t spend a few shots getting it right the way you can with digital photography.  Because you have to be more careful with your exposure and composition, you are forced to slow down.  You take your time, absorbing your surroundings and your subject.  And then, with the push of a button, it’s done.  You can’t take it back.  What you’ve captured is there in your camera, for better or worse.

I spent a few hours in Balboa Park for these images, wandering through the Botanical Building and admiring the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden.  I absolutely love the rose garden.  Some of the blooms are truly magical.  I was lucky enough to visit on a slower day, so I avoided the crowds and captured some images without human interference.

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These fabulous mug rugs are just the thing to make morning coffee or tea with your partner more cheerful.  They’re made from vintage fabrics with a thin layer of batting to catch drips and crumbs, and each mug rug is approximately 6″x6″ squares, the perfect size for a mug and a couple of cookies.

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I absolutely love maps. I love collecting them, and I love using them to create new works of art. Having spent the majority of my life in Illinois, my home state holds a special place in my heart. The necklaces in this series all have towns or landmarks that I've been familiar with my whole life, and I'm so happy to share them with you.

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New embroidery piece added to the shop inspired by the blues of the ocean.  Mounted in an 8″ hoop and backed with felt.  Light blue like the foam when the waves crash on the shore, dark blue like the color of the water during a storm, lavender blue for the way the waves reflect the setting sun in the evening.  $40.00

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