SX-70 + Impossible Project Silver Shade (Emulsion Lift TBA)

Guess what came in the mail today?

Isn't it just gorgeous? The fact that this compact foldable beauty was made in the 70s just takes my breath away. I was barely able to contain my excitement as I skipped up Queen St. Mall to blow $80 on two packs of Impossible Film.

Now, I know that Impossible Film is notorious for its temperamentality, and hence anticipated the learning curve, the warp-speed light shielding and obsessive-compulsive temperature monitoring. What I didn't expect, though, was that one 2-minute car trip in my mom's stifling dyfunctional 80's Peugeot would ruin all of the film.

As you can see, they turned a murky orangey-brown. Which is still pretty in a different way, but I expected a crisp, luminant black-and-white. See this Flickr group for the "supposed" effects of Silver Shade.

Nonetheless I still had a lot of fun shooting these 8 photos. I got 2 that were semi-acceptable, but seeing as to how this is my first time using the SX-70 and Impossible Film, that's to be expected.

I'm soaking one of those photos right now to create an emulsion lift. Hopefully it will turn out alright, and I will update later about how it goes.

The Blogspot Dictionary of Jovie Entry #2: Crunj

Crunj [kr-un-jeh]

1. [n.] A mess-up, a freak accident
e.g. "That is a total crunj."

2. [adj.] An exclamation of frustration, annoyance, & c.
e.g. "Oh crunj!"

3. [v.] In past tense - Crunj'd. To make a stupid mistake.
e.g. "I crunj'd."

Origin: Misspelling of the word "drunk" in iPhone message conversation, subsequently legitimized in joviality.

I daresay we have surpassed ourselves again, J.

Mermaid Blues

This hue caught my eye as it's radical but pretty at the same time. It doesn't remind me of anything sentimental and I don't have anything poignant to say about it. I was just bored and it was a spur of the moment whim.


I love it, so naturally my father hates it. But what's life without a bit of spontaneity?

Oh. There you go. I managed to fit in something profound after all. :)

Hana Rosa - Paddington

Last Saturday afternoon, a good friend and I decided to visit one of our favourite Paddington shops. Feeling slightly peckish as we stepped off the bus, we dropped into a cafe that seemed to be the only one open for miles around (not an uncommon occurence in Brisbane).


It was a hot October day and we were both inordinately relieved by the shade provided. After we ordered our refreshements we ventured to look around, and was pleasantly surprised by the comfortably-sized space, furnished simply yet gracefully. The natural lighting was especially divine.

Our yoghurt cup and mango smoothie arrived at an acceptable timing. The quality was also surprisingly good, although the mango-ness of my smoothie wasn't too prominent, I guess mango season isn't in full swing yet.

I had a look around online and apparently they also serve quite good coffee. I'm more of a tea drinker myself, but coffee drinkers are welcome to provide their verdict in the comments.

Address
16 Latrobe Terrace
Paddington, Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia, 4064

Sixties November

Our wonderful dance teacher Mr M. showed us this dance last night, and now I can't get the song out of my head. Perfect for cheering up myself during thunderstorm season.

100 Years of Fashion: Fast Forwarded

A little something I found a while ago (sheez, I just realised I have a huge backlog of cool stuff to share)...

Loved the 60s, and the hippie flower girl dress had me giggling like an insane person.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - Hard-back-ing a Paperback

I came across this adorable website a while ago, just before the thesis rush period. The idea of renovating old paperbacks into pretty fabric-encased hardback was immediately appealing in every aspect; but for limited time and resources I had to postpone this marvelous project and set my nose to the grindstone.

Once I'd handed in the 12,000 word monstrosity on neurocognitive behaviour in attentional inhibition, there really was no more excuse to put this off. That and a good friend's birthday provided a perfect opportunity to indulge myself in all the cutting, embroidering, gluing and stamping I have yearned for in the past fourteen months.

It's not perfect, as I have very limited experience in bookbinding and the like, but I had tremendous fun working on this project. Five star reccomendation for anyone who has a bit of spare time on weekends!