{"id":5287,"date":"2017-06-06T15:16:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T20:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/?p=5287"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:14:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:14:33","slug":"1135-watershed-exhibition-at-la-fab-chelsea-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/06\/1135-watershed-exhibition-at-la-fab-chelsea-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"#1135 Watershed Exhibition at La Fab; Chelsea, Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n

Edit…
\nSee the CBC article.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Excited, I am!
\nCome visit brand new works at La Fab in Chelsea, Quebec.<\/p>\n

Details:<\/strong><\/span>
\nVernissage \u2013 Wednesday, June 28th, 2017; 5:30 – 8pm.
\nLa Fab; 212 Old Chelsea Rd., Old Chelsea, Quebec.
\nShow runs until July 23rd.<\/p>\n

\"Large<\/a>

Watershed – Chelsea Creek flows through Old Chelsea, Quebec.<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019ll be showing my latest Watershed works, currently being framed.<\/p>\n

They are captured directly on paper inside one of two large cameras including an 8×10, home-made, 50 pound, plywood camera\/tripod. Each photo from these cameras is unique \u2013 no negative or fine art digital file exists.<\/p>\n

\"Harry<\/a>

Home-made plywood 8×10 camera. Photo paper is placed directly into the camera resulting in a one-of-a-kind photo – no printable digital file or negative exists.<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019ll also be presenting a brand new line of affordable, frame-able, colour Watershed Smalls.<\/p>\n

The Watershed Story:<\/strong>
\nAlmost 20 years ago my dear old dog, Tigger, and I wondered where the little creek behind our home runs\u2026<\/p>\n

Initially, a fun muddy adventure, we kept exploring up and down stream. After a few years I realized the art potential of such a project. In early years I shot predominantly on medium format slide film and produced large prints, limited to a print run of 5 of three different sizes.<\/p>\n

In 2012 I discovered a process to place photo paper directly in larger format cameras creating one of-a-kind artworks.<\/p>\n

In 2013 I built a plywood 8×10 camera<\/a> to accommodate the larger direct paper process. With a year or two of experimentation I started producing works I was happy with. One element I love about the one-of-a-kinds is the basic process \u2013 no darkroom or digital manipulation process is possible. I get one chance to get it perfect in the camera – read a little about the process<\/a>. Each photograph is unique \u2013 only one is produced.<\/p>\n

Recently, I have started exploring with a smaller, colour, digital process. They are small, frame-able and affordable. There is no print limit on the smalls.<\/p>\n

\"Old<\/a>

A reclaimed farm rests beside the Chelsea Creek watershed. Boulders remain as a reminder of clearing the fields. This is one of our new line of “smalls” available at the show.<\/p><\/div>\n

Supporters<\/strong><\/em>
\nOttawa River Keeper<\/a><\/strong> will support our visual adventure at La Fab. Why? Watershed is a 16 year visual journey (so far) along the Chelsea Creek 25 km watershed. Chelsea Creek flows (eventually) into the Ottawa River. We\u2019re all connected \u2013 there\u2019s just one watershed in the world. A small percentage of your Watershed sales at La Fab is donated to the Ottawa\u00a0 Riverkeeper.<\/em><\/p>\n

La Fab<\/strong><\/a>
\nLa Fab is the gallery closest to the inspiration for the Watershed work. I started following the Chelsea Creek watershed in 2001 where an unnamed tributary trickles behind our home. I can follow the creek from our home almost to the gallery. I hope to do one artist\u2019s talk creekside.<\/p>\n

Hendrick Farm<\/strong><\/a>
\nA long stretch of Chelsea Creek ‘Watershed’ project\u00a0meanders alongside the Hendrick Farm development in Chelsea. I am grateful for their support!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve teamed up with some masters specializing in their craft:
\n1. Dave Andrews<\/a>, master printer prints my colour works \u2013 both large and small.
\n2. Marie-Helene Drolet, master darkroom technician, processes and helps me experiment with my direct-from-camera paper processes.
\n3.\u00a0 Mark Kittridge<\/a>, fine furniture builder builds frames for my Black & White direct-from-camera originals. Like the unique photos they protect, each frame is hand crafted.<\/p>\n

\"Custom,<\/a>

Custom, hand-built frames<\/p><\/div>\n

Our last show was very well received.
\nFor best selection, visit the gallery early.<\/p>\n

Details:
\nVernissage – Wednesday, June 28th<\/sup>, 2017.
\nLa Fab; 212 Old Chelsea Rd., Old Chelsea, Quebec.
\nShow runs until July 23rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\"4x5<\/a>

Watershed Photography – Capturing Chelsea Creek on large format cameras.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tweet Edit… See the CBC article. Excited, I am! Come visit brand new works at La Fab in Chelsea, Quebec. Details: Vernissage \u2013 Wednesday, June 28th, 2017; 5:30 – 8pm. La Fab; 212 Old Chelsea Rd., Old Chelsea, Quebec. Show Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[115,102,8,279,9,276,1,104],"tags":[298,103,108,91,87,297],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5287"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5287"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5377,"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5287\/revisions\/5377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}