Caroline 4200

After doing some math, I have determined that each block will get a total of 2 feet by 4 feet of gallery wall within which the work will be displayed. If you photographed on the east side of the street, you will display your work above the Polaroid street; if you photographed on the west side of the street, you will display your work below the Polaroid street.

3800 - Correy, Old Armory Building, Center for the Healing of Racism



3900 - Osman(?) Acadian Bakery

4000 - Angelique, Residential, Enviro Tech Chemical Solutions, Property currently for lease



4100 - Osman, Erinn's Heart (early learning academy), residential

4200 - Gabe, Star hair salon - 3.99 haircuts (on Barbee Street - haha), side of Fiesta grocery store



4300 - Correy, Underneath 59, Fiesta parking lot on one side, Warning Camera on opposite side



4400 - Brittney, Attorney's office, MD located on this block, often taco trucks parked here

4500 - AVAILABLE - Happy Jalapeno restaurant and Avela Corporation (sourcing of products and services in China since 2002)

4600 - Osman - Montessori School of Downtown and The Mexican Institute of Greater Houston

4700 - Alejandra, Lots of mid-rise condominiums and one somewhat historic quadplex

4800 - Caroline Collective will represented by a "You Are Here" label

4900 - Yanine - Covenant Church



5000 - Brittney Connelly - Ophthalmic Prosthetics Inc., Butler On-line Meditation Services



5100 - Leah - Weather Museum and empty lot across the street

5200 - Shannon MacGregor (2 residential properties for lease, empty lot, Personal Physician Group located here)

5300 - CJ - Residential, Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research




5400 - Tenshi - Holocaust Museum

5500 - Tenshi - Bank Parking Lot and Structure for Lease

5600 - Shannon - Bodegas Restaurant, MRI Clinic (Park Plaza hospital)

5700 - Alejandra - Parking Garage and Park Plaza Hospital

5800 - Yanine; Museum of Natural Science

Images from the Day

Today I went up to UH to help figure out how to get cyanotypes to adhere to wood. Shannon had prepared her piece of wood with a gelatin solution last Wednesday, and we coated it with the cyanotype solution and allowed it to dry. Instead of putting the wood/transparency into the lightbox in the photo lab, Shannon placed it in the direct sunlight around 1:30 (which is very direct and intense light). The result...exposure in under 5 minutes! She finished up normally with water and hydrogen dioxide. This is the image that resulted - if you are interested in doing this on wood, I can give you details. Also, if you are planning on taking advanced, we can try the process then too!



In addition to cyanotypes, I was curious about what was going on with Caroline Street. I drove down it, and found Angelique out shooting the 4000 block. We chatted for a minute, then I got my camera and photographed 3 blocks with Polaroid. Later, Oz showed up and we discussed his block a little as well. Now I have only 8 more blocks to shoot.

Figuring out the Space at Caroline

I went to Caroline and did some measuring to be sure of our space/images. We can discuss it more tomorrow, but here is what I have:



There will be 24" in which each person will place their work, with 4 inches of space on either side of those 2 feet before the next person. As a result, there will be 24 inches of installed work, and 8 inches between each block. Also, each block will be represented by a total of 8 polaroids on the east, and 8 on the west. 16 Polaroids per block, east side right side up, west side upside down.

Basically, 3800, 3900, and 4000 will be on the first (short wall). 4100-4900 will be on the largest wall. 5000-5700 will be on the third wall, and 5800 will be on its own short short wall.

Brittney's Images

As I understand, these images are of all of the open/closed windows on a particular block of Caroline Street.

Saturday shooting...

15 blocks more to photograph for me. I will be at Caroline shooting around 1.

Thursday Night!

Hi there. When my class is over tonight at HCC, I am going to come up to lab if you want/need feedback before critique on Monday. :)

Caroline Friday, opening at 6 pm!

I plan to be at Caroline Friday shooting Polaroids of the other 17 blocks I need to photograph. It would be nice to see what you guys are up to, if you are there. Let me know if you plan to be there and I can discuss your work with you as we work.

Also, there is an opening at Caroline Collective this Friday at 6 pm. Of rock posters!

What:
Rock Poster Show Opening
When:
Fri Nov 20 6pm – Fri Nov 20 10pm
Created By:
Caroline Collective Events

Gabe's Caroline Panorama (rough)

3800 block, mockup

Correy had an idea to create a large night shot of the old armory building with a Holga - and have the images from the interior that I shot to be displayed with it. This is the mock up - notice that the imagery is below the line of polaroids, because it is on the west side of the street.

Mockup for CJ's idea of photographing a trash installation

Hi all,
Cj has been collecting trash from his block of Caroline, and is thinking of how to install it. I created a mock up, and will continue to create more as you bring me your ideas. Here are 2 ideas - if you have suggestions, please send them on.

Basically, CJ is interested in either displaying the trash or creating an installation on the block and photographing it within its natural and beautiful context. I thought of maybe doing both - here is the result.

I will be photographing on Caroline street today - anyone interested in shooting?

Opening tomorrow! Extra Credit!

Please join me this Friday, November 13, 2009, 6 to 9pm at Art League Houston for Divya Murthy's opening reception of 2 site- specific installations, Natural Recyclers (outdoor patio space) and Wasted Resolve (front gallery); in collaboration with Nicola Parente. Spread the word and let others who might be interested know! Extra credit will be given in exchange for a one-page statement about the show!

Saturday shooting...

Anyone interested in shooting tomorrow?

Mock up of Polaroid idea

Idea for installation

Caroline Street, broken down - make your selections SOON!

3800 - UNAVAILABLE Old Armory Building, Center for the Healing of Racism

3900 - Acadian Bakery

4000 - UNAVAILABLE - Angelique, Residential, Enviro Tech Chemical Solutions, Property currently for lease

4100 - UNAVAILABLE - Os, Erinn's Heart (early learning academy), residential

4200 - UNAVAILABLE - Gabe, Star hair salon - 3.99 haircuts (on Barbee Street - haha), side of Fiesta grocery store

4300 - UNAVAILABLE - Correy, Underneath 59, Fiesta parking lot on one side, Warning Camera on opposite side

4400 - UNAVAILABLE - Brittney, Attorney's office, MD located on this block, often taco trucks parked here

4500 - UNAVAILABLE - Kelly - Happy Jalapeno restaurant and Avela Corporation (sourcing of products and services in China since 2002)

4600 - UNAVAILABLE, Osman - Montessori School of Downtown and The Mexican Institute of Greater Houston

4700 - UNAVAILABLE, Alejandra, Lots of mid-rise condominiums and one somewhat historic 4plex

4800 - UNAVAILABLE, Caroline Collective will represented by a "You Are Here" label

4900 - UNAVAILABLE, Yanine - Covenant Church

5000 - UNAVAILABLE - Brittney Connelly - Ophthalmic Prosthetics Inc., Butler On-line Meditation Services

5100 - UNAVAILABLE, Leah - Weather Museum and empty lot across the street

5200 - UNAVAILABLE - Shannon MacGregor (2 residential properties for lease, empty lot, Personal Physician Group located here)

5300 - UNAVAIALBLE, CJ - Residential, Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research

5400 - UNAVAILABLE - Tenshi - Holocaust Museum

5500 - UNAVAILABLE - Tenshi - Bank Parking Lot and Structure for Lease

5600 - UNAVAIALBLE, Shannon - Bodegas Restaurant, MRI Clinic (Park Plaza hospital)

5700 - UNAVAIALBLE, Alejandra - Parking Garage and Park Plaza Hospital

5800 - UNAVAILABLE - Yanine; Museum of Natural Science

Natural Recyclers/waste resolved

Hi all. A friend of mine is working on installing a show at art league houston. They are making large organic installations out of plant material. Check it out, and feel free to volunteer!



Come on and get your hands dirty!
 
Houston artists Divya Murthy and Nicola Parente need some volunteers to help finish their large scale organic sculpture on the ALH patio.
They will need two helpers a day from 10 am- 4 pm. Volunteers needed on the days below:
 
Tuesday 10/27:              10am–1pm or 1pm–4pm
 
Thursday 10/29:             10am–1pm or 1pm–4pm
Friday 10/30:                 10am–1pm or 1pm–4pm
 
Thursday 11/05:             10am–1pm or 1pm–4pm
Friday 11/06:                 10am–1pm or 1pm–4pm
Saturday 11/07:             10am–1pm or 1pm–4pm
 
Tuesday 11/10:              10am–1pm or 1pm–4pm
Thursday 11/12:             10am–1pm or 1pm–4pm