The adventures of Keychain Guy
This image co-stars The Skunk, a major character in the book, and Keychain Guy, who is well known in Plastiqueville for his ability to walk around with a bunch of keys hanging from his hat. (Or is that a helmet?) While Keychain Guy is not in the story itself, he does play an important role in the photograph - after all, who doesn't have keys in their purse? But, most exciting for Keychain Guy - his twin brother has been located, and is alive and well, and living the good life in a garage in Jim Thorpe, PA. He may have other relatives, but in the meantime, here's his long-lost sibling.
Spring thaw in Plastiqueville
Sometimes you need a skunk
A couple of months ago, the citizens of Plastiqueville were commissioned to provide some photography for a new contemporary romance from Parisian Phoenix Publishing. Trapped, (cover with blurb above) will be available to eager readers sometime around Valentine's Day. Not only does it come with a beautiful cover, shot on location in Plastiqueville Park, but there are B&W images sprinkled throughout the book like Easter eggs. I used to love that in a book when I was a kid (quite the bookworm I was), so it's refreshing to find it here. Here's hoping that Parisian Phoenix chooses to do this with future titles. Of course, now that means that the skunks have come to Plastiqueville, but they don't seem to be much of a nuisance so far. After spending $21 on a fancy plastic skunk from Bonsai Outlet (pictured above), I realized that we did have some native squirrels, and with a little paint, they could easily be repurposed as skunks. I even toyed with the idea of an albino skunk. All this madness can be viewed in the pages of Trapped. Mr. Tiger Pants learns to fly!
You learn something new every day. So, I'm taking this class on creating photography books, through the Southeast Center for Photography. It's taught by Douglas Stockdale, and I'm having a blast. Hope they offer it again, because I know some people who will want to take it. One of the things I love about any class is the opportunity to meet other photographers and get ideas from them. In today's class, we talked about sequencing your book project (What goes on what page? And why?). This means we get to see other students' work. One of my classmates is creating her book from a series of botanical images, which created with a scanner, rather than a camera. They are really beautiful. Naturally, I had to try it, too and although I had no flowers or plants handy, Mr. Tiger Pants was a willing participant. He's so fearless! Now I know what you're all thinking... will there be a book about Plastiqueville someday? Hmm... Happy 2022 to all of you!
I find the passage into another year to be refreshing. Turn a new page, start the cycle of seasons and events all over again - with better intentions this time around, of course. Fresh notebooks! With that in mind, we want to post more often around here - and if you're reading this, perhaps you could help us out. What questions do you have? Ask us. The little people may have the answers. Thank you for stopping by! See you again soon! |
