The Execution of Saint Sebastian in Wet Plate Collodion
Saint Sebastian, Patron Saint of Athletes and Archers with Brandon L. Wetch. After being condemned by the Romans he was shot with arrows and left for dead. The story goes that he was saved by Irene of Rome (Kim Olson) who nurtured him back to health. Once healed he quickly returned to the Romans to prove to them that he had survived. So they clubbed him to death.
8x10" black glass Ambrotypes in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 10 seconds of exposure with continuous fluorescents lights.
The Execution of Saint Sebastian in Wet Plate CollodionThe Execution of Saint Sebastian in Wet Plate Collodion
The Execution of Saint Sebastian in Wet Plate CollodionThe Execution of Saint Sebastian in Wet Plate Collodion
"Kintsugi" with Rowyn Hjelle and her Scar from Adrenocortical Carcinoma in Wet Plate
"Kintsugi" with Rowyn Hjelle and Dan Miller. 5x7" black glass ambrotype in the historic wet plate collodion process. This pure silver image will last hundreds and hundreds of years.
In her words -
"I had a large adrenocortical carcinoma removed from my left adrenal gland just four months before this image. Doctors worked for five and a half hours to remove the tumor, my left kidney, my left adrenal gland, and repaired the damage to my inferior vena cava.
This image is highlighting my surgical scar, it is a reminder of how powerful our bodies are. It's a reminder that sometimes the radiant, loving light is best shown through the cracks.
In Japan, there is a 500-year-old art called kintsugi where craftsmen repair broken pottery with gold. This is interwoven with the wabi-sabi philosophy of finding beauty in broken things. Instead of trying to cover the crack or seeing it as having lost value, they make it stronger, more beautiful, more valuable, by repairing with gold.
Embrace your scars! Wear them like a medal of strength and honor! You're even more beautiful with them! You're so beautiful! Love your body!"
"Kintsugi" Adrenocortical Carcinoma Scar in Wet PlateRowyn Hjelle
"Tableau Vivant of the Condemned" Vampire Wet Plate Collodion Series
"Tableau Vivant of the Condemned" Dan Miller and Rowyn Hjelle, 8x10" black glass Ambrotypes in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. 10 seconds of exposure.
"Tableau Vivant of the Condemned" Wet Plate Collodion Vampire SeriesVampires Captured in Wet Plate Collodion with Dan Miller
"Tableau Vivant of the Condemned" Wet Plate Collodion Vampire SeriesVampires Captured in Wet Plate Collodion with Dan Miller
"Tableau Vivant of the Condemned" Wet Plate Collodion Vampire SeriesVampires Captured in Wet Plate Collodion with Dan Miller
"Tableau Vivant of the Condemned" Wet Plate Collodion
"Tableau Vivant of the Condemned" Wet Plate Collodion
"Tableau Vivant of the Condemned" Wet Plate Collodion
"Tableau Vivant of the Condemned" Wet Plate Collodion
Brian Sorbo "My Eyes Have Seen Too Much" Dakota Access Pipeline NO DAPL!
"My Eyes Have Seen Too Much" with Brian Sorbo, 5x7" black glass ambrotype in the historic wet plate collodion process. Brian has spent the last 3 months at Standing Rock documenting the Native American struggle with the Dakota Access Pipeline. He is originally from North Dakota and I am happy to now call him a friend. Brian is the CEO of Flickersound, Inc.
He is a visual effects expert from California and his work can be seen in Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars Episodes I & II and The Mummy Returns.
Brian Sorbo "My Eyes Have Seen Too Much" NO DAPL!Brian Sorbo Against the Dakota Access Pipeline
"The Son of God" with Mitch Miller in Wet Plate Collodion
A triptych of plates, "The Son of God", "Temptationis Oblitus" and "The Struggle for Favor", with Mitch Miller, Brianna Dick, Tessa Klein, Shawna Shea, Zmercedes Sunshine Beito with the direction by Dan Miller. We had an amazing and creative afternoon together. My goal was to take a traditional wet plate of Jesus Christ in a traditional sense to honor the old masters that came before me with painting and sculpture.
8x10" black glass ambrotypes in the historic wet plate collodion process of pure silver on glass. Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 10 seconds of exposure, continuous florescent daylight bulbs.
"The Son of God" Wet Plate Collodion with Jesus Christ"The Son of God" Wet Plate Collodion
"Temptationis Oblitus" in Wet Plate Collodion with Jesus Christ"Temptationis Oblitus" in Wet Plate Collodion
Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio was founded on October 4th, 2012 by Shane Balkowitsch.