The Daguerreotype: Contemporary work by Jonathan Danforth

6-25-2006

I have a Daguerreotype up for auction on eBay at the moment. Please drop in and bid! Gallery price for this image is $400 and I’m fairly certain that you can get it for less than that on eBay. You’ll notice that I’m selling some other items so that I can pay for supplies and new toys.

I have officially signed up (and paid) for a class in August in New York. The subject of the (more…)

6-15-2006

I have fully recovered from the attack of the killer allergen. It turns out that the Tigerwood that I bought to make case frames with is a known skin irritant. Consequently, I’ve switched to using red oak.

I’m going to be attending a weekend workshop in New York in August on Gold tooling on leather. I have plans to make Daguerreotype cases that resemble small books complete with gold illumination and titles on the cover and spine. Cool, huh?

-Jonathan