Weston Photography Newsletter - September 2008

Greetings!

Please join us for:
A Day with Kim Weston October 18, 2008

An Intimate evening with Edward Weston and Robinson Jeffers October 18, 2008

In conjunction with The National Endowment for the Arts
The Big Read; The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers

The Auction was a great success thanks to all that came and participated!

Weston Scholarship Fine Art Auction
This year we had a wonderful collection of images from Roman Loranc "Mt Shasta" (no longer available for purchase from the artist because the negative is retired), Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather by Imogen Cunningham printed by her son Rondal Partridge, Robert Weingarten, Graham Nash, Kim Weston, Edward Weston by Cole Weston, Huntington Witherill, Ryuijie, Chuck Davis, Randy Efros, Owen O'Meara, Chip Hooper, Jerry Takigawa, Jim Kasson, Henry Gilpin, Richard Garrod, Jeffrey Becom, Kenneth Parker, Al Weber, Tom Birmingham, Rachael Short, Kodiak Greenwood, Heidi McGurrin, Rod Dresser, Ken Gregg, William Guion, Jon Shui, Shirley West, Donald Anderson, Martin Reekie, Patrick Jablonski, Bert Ihlenfeld, Roger Smith, Brett Thomas, Brian Pawlowski, Michael Gibson, Greg Mettler, Wendell Minshew, Ed Martin, Merg Ross, Donald Ross, Cara Weston, John Wrobleski and Tom Millea. Hope I didn't forget anyone!

September Print of Month
This month's POM is up for viewing. This is "Ode to Edward Weston" a play on the "Excusado" a photograph of the toilet that Edward photographed in Mexico. The story goes that he photographed the toilet and the maid thought that was very strange, so the next day when Edward arrived home she had filled it with flowers. Or so the story goes.

New Board at Center for Photographic Art Center
The Center for Photographic Art is undergoing some positive changes. The new Board invites you to take a look at ways you can participate in some very exciting programs. Kim Weston will be curating the Center's upcoming Carmel gallery show "Photographs: In Conversation with Robinson Jeffers" it will be based on the response to Robinson Jeffers poetry from 40 invited (mostly local) fine art photographers. The exhibit will be open from October 10 - January 4, with the opening night reception on Friday, October 24th. This exhibit is part of the National Endowment for the Arts, Big Read project celebrating Carmel's renowned poet. Mark you calendar for the opening night reception! It will be a fun event!
The CPA will also be offering two workshops in October: Martha Casanave and Chris Patton will teach "Photography without Lenses - Pinhole Photography and Cyanotype Photograms," October 10-12. Members are invited to the "Members' Retreat" October 25 and 26, where you may attend 6 mini-workshops and have your portfolio reviewed. Visit www.photography.org  or call 831.625.5181 for more information.

Thank you!
We held out last workshop of the year here at Wildcat. We had an amazing group of photographers! I will be regrouping and posting all of the past 2008 workshop and participant photos on the site. So keep in touch.

Thank you for the tremendous support we get from all of you, our photographic community! Our motto: the more you give, the more you get back. Kim and I spend many of our personal hours giving back to our community and we would like to take this time to thank you all for giving back to us.

Gina, Kim and Zach