Sunday, October 30, 2011

All Hallows Hallow Tide

In honor of the Hallow Tide 
of All Hallows
the stout, strong billed
Corvus

A photograph of an overshoulder handbag made of heavy nylon fabric in black and blue with a crow on the front flap that was sewn by Aramee Diethelm

This medium sized shoulder bag has a midnight blue body with a black flap. A crow inside a white circle has been appliqued onto the front.


I have finished the bag with black trim, contrasting blue thread, and black snaps.

A photograph of an overshoulder handbag made of heavy nylon fabric with a crow as sewn by Aramee Diethelm

"And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor" 


the family Corvidae

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Set sail and away!

The 2011 Die At The Helm shirt is now available in a shirt fitted just for the ladies:

A portrait of Aramee Diethelm wearing a tshirt that she designed and hand screen-printed.

This image was hand drawn with the exception of the text. I found inspiration for the design from 1920's spot illustrations and the ex-libris art of antique bookplates.

A picture of tshirt that with a tallship and the logo "die at the helm" designed and hand screen-printed by Aramee Diethelm

Die at the Helm is about taking the reigns, or gripping that wheel, and steering yourself in the direction you most desire.

A picture of tshirt that with a tallship and the logo "die at the helm" designed and hand screen-printed by Aramee Diethelm

Up anchor! Up anchor!
Set sail and away!
The ventures of dreamland
Are thine for a day.
--Silas Weir Mitchell. 

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Recording Light. Revealing Images.

The word photography is based on the Greek φῶς (photos) "light" and γραφή (graphé) "representation by means of lines" or "drawing".

A poster announcing the photography exhibit by photographer Aramee Diethelm
I will be showing a collection of photographs at Joe Bar in Seattle, WA. These photographs reflect on the stillness found in a glimpse of some passing scene. The collection is a tribute to the space one feels in the silence of isolation. They are all tranquil scenes meant to be eerie but some how welcoming. The shadows, highlights, and lines in the photographs interplay in a manner to both draw you in and yet drive you away. The photos are all from 35 mm or 120mm film.