ICE

I rarely get to photograph the ICE (Intercity Express). It passes at Amsterdam Amstel Station around 8:15, whilst I leave at 8:06 at the latest. But due to a problem at Bijlmer Station my train had a major delay. I am glad that happened.....

Btw, the picture is bigger on my website www.joco.me

The second edition

It took much longer then I had anticipated, but here is the second edition! I am very pleased with them and I am looking forward to contacting the buyers that have waited for so long (sorry).

The fact of the matter is that book making is a craft and it takes a lot of practice. In particular positioning a sheet of glued paper exactly correct proved to be difficult, especially with the long book (Maandagmorgen). But now that I have done it a couple of time (and with the support of Brutus), I am pretty good at it. The next batch will be much much faster.

I will be have a stand on the Pure Markt in Frankendael on the last Sunday of May. Hopefully this edition will be sold out at the end of that day, at the latest. :-)

A touch of color in the morning

The graffiti boys and girls have been busy lately; two consecutive trains had sprayed carriages. A nice break from the regular silver and blue......

Piet en Trudy

The below picture is one of 11 of the escalator series exhibited in the Outsider Art Gallery.....



....and that is where they saw themselves, in print, on the wall! How I would have loved to see their faces!

Trudy and Piet fortunately sent me an email and we decided to meet right next door to the Amsterdam Amstel Station. I gave them a print of the picture and in return they kindly posed for me. This time voluntarily......

Spring light

Finally - the days are getting longer. The sun just comes over the buildings at the moment when I am waiting for my train. It gives the nicest light.

The books are finished!

Finally, the books are ready. It has been a really interesting - yet lengthy - process of designing, printing, cutting, binding etcetera. It makes me appreciate graphic arts projects even more then I used to. And at the end, holding real books, gives a big kick!

Here's what I made:

Book 1; 'Roltrap' 33cm x 21cm, appr. 45 pages, hard cover.

Detail of the binding, which is basically Japanese stab binding with a twist.

Book 2; 'Maandagmorgen', 40cm x 22cm, appr. 35 pages, hard cover.

Details of the binding with screws.

I made 5 of both as a first (signed and numbered) batch. I've kept one of both as a sample, the remaining 4 of 'Perron' were sold out at the exhibition. A 'Maandagmorgen' is still available for 35 euro excluding shipping. If you're interested, just visit my website www.joco.me and send me a mail.

I will be making a second batch of books soon. Again, drop me a note to secure yours.

Almost books

Cut and creased

Prints

The first prints are in! Fixed on very nice strong di-bond. Looks really nice!

Lamination

And the next step toward making a book - laminating the cover prints. Done!

Next up: cutting the paper to size.

Perseverance

I often wonder if I shouldn't stop making the pictures on the station. Weeks can go by without a 'keeper'. In particular with the poor light at the moment.

And then all of a sudden an image like this one from last Monday appears on my screen. Well, I had already noticed at the time that this was an opportunity, but it's hard to predict if it actually works out.

Happy with this one, it will keep me going again for a couple of weeks at least.......

A loving 2013.......

......to all.

catch lights

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Morning glory

The days are getting shorter, so early morning photography inside Amsterdam Amstel Station is getting more difficult. But outside there are glorious sun rises.




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Caught!

Amazing how few people notice the camera, just half a meter or so away. This guy did though......





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ICE

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Vanillievla

The fly

Pink

This picture was made possible by the Ministry of Silly Walks

Did she make it?