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  • AboutI am also known as CraftyMoni elsewhere on the web. I am a Children’s Librarian. I am a photographer. I am a knitter. I am a reader. I am a wannabe poet. I blog. Sometimes I complain. I like to swear. I have a really twisted sense of humor. I think I might be a Zen Buddhist (Still trying to decide). Not a fan of organized religion. I am very liberal and can be vocal about it at times. I’m a daydreamer. Sometimes sassy. I try to be compassionate. I think I’m pretty nice most of the time. You can delve into deeper waters by reading these posts. You can see my photography on my Flickr page. If you like any photos you see there or on this site and would like to buy a print let me know. I would be happy to sell one to you! I blather about library stuff on  Twitter. You will also find me on Google+ and Facebook. Enjoy your visit!  
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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.
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  • fleeting sunrise

    fleeting sunrise

    March 31, 2012

    Taken this morning with the Holgaroid.

    This had to be the most depressing sunrise I’ve ever seen. As it was coming up I felt happy because I could see bits of blue sky. My spirit lifted at the thought of the possibility of sunlight today. I was inspired to put the polaroid back on my camera (not an easy task) and snap a pic, which is what you see above. I was going to take another one to play around with exposure but when I looked outside a dark cloud had already descended  and it started pouring rain. And now I feel like crying.

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  • a bizarre conversation

    March 30, 2012

    “Two shoes as big as the United States walked up to my door. It was my father and he was an angelic being. He is here to protect the library. Isn’t that sweet.?”

    Yes. It is indeed. sweet. (ummm.)

     

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  • image transfer

    image transfer

    March 29, 2012

    Here is my first attempt at image transfer. I took a picture of my Buddha statuette with the Holgaroid and transfered the negative to some very rough watercolor paper. The results are less than perfect. But I kind of like it. I am going to make something artsy with it.

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  • Wayback Wednesday

    March 28, 2012

    One of my Flickr/blogger/twitter/instagram/real-life friends started posting these on Flickr and Instagram and I think it’s fun! So much that I am stealing the idea for my blog. Wayback Wednesday! I plan to raid my mom’s photo albums when I visit her in Spokane in a couple of  weeks.

    Here is a photo of me when I graduated from UCSC in 2001. It was such a happy day. After the ceremony we went to Kresge College, the college at UCSC that I affiliated with, where there was a celebration extravaganza. There was a jazz band playing the songs from Super Mario Brothers and I  thought that was the raddest thing I’ve ever heard.

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  • Holgaroid

    Holgaroid

    March 27, 2012

    Yesterday I received the  Polaroid Instant Film Back for my Holga in the mail. It was a birthday gift from my husband. I can’t even begin to tell you how stoked I am. The film also came ( FUJIFILM FP-100C ). It was super easy to attach and within an hour I had already burned through almost the entire pack of film, save a few frames. You can see the results of my fun below. I saved some shots to practice image transfer, which I tried this morning with not super fantastic results. I’ll post that tomorrow.

    Using this contraption is quite the experience. First of all, you will see that there is gnarly vignetting which I’m not sure I like. I know that this is common with Holga but I’m not sure it is supposed to be this pronounced. So I’ll have to do a bit of research to figure out out if I can fix this. Secondly, the back doesn’t seem to stay on very well. I need to figure out how to keep it secured. It didn’t seem like there was any way of doing so. I had to sort of sandwich it all together with my hands and hold it very carefully. I wasn’t careful enough just before my last photo. The back fell off and exposed the film before I even had a chance to take a picture. Glad it was the last shot of the pack.

    Regardless, I had LOTS of fun with it and am about to order more film. This could get very addicting!! And expensive.

    P.S. I got a chuckle from this blog post at Dyepot, Teapot. It’s a pretty accurate assessment.

    the tree in the parking lot
    the tree in the parking lot
    my brand new typewriter
    my brand new typewriter
    cloudy sunset take 2
    cloudy sunset take 2

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