After the rainy day this how west Santiago looks, evaporation keeps some foggy places and the sky is clearing.
lunes, 29 de junio de 2009
Fotos variadas 2/ Some photos 2
After the rainy day this how west Santiago looks, evaporation keeps some foggy places and the sky is clearing.
Fotos variadas/ Some photos
Today I went to San Cristobal hill, where I took some photos and I liked who it worked.
Descubrí esta terraza que está abandonada y lejos de la vista de la gente así que nadie la visita.
I discovered that this terrace is deserted and far from people's sight so nobody visits it.
All this is a hidden place, according this inscription this place was inaugurated on September 11, 1921 by President Arturo Alessandri.
domingo, 28 de junio de 2009
Día de lluvia/ Rainy day
Today Sunday was a rainy day so I went out to take some pictures of the wet streets.
Domingo y lluvia, la combinación perfecta para que muy poca gente salga a la calle, así que las hojas permanecen donde caen.
Sunday and rain, a perfect combination where very few people come out to the street, so leaves stay where they fall.
Casa abandonada/ Abandoned house
Yesterday at El Melocotón I found this abandoned house that is for sale. It is very interesting this entrance and a terrace with a balconny on the left.
viernes, 26 de junio de 2009
Mañana helada/ Cold morning
Yesterday I arrived too early to the workshop, so, I took some pictures around.
Encontré interesante este contraste, le señal plástica con una fina rama tratando de ser barrera para cerrar esta entrada.
I found this contrast interesting, a plastic signal with a thin branch trying to be a barrier to close this entry.
Nowadays the city tries to strangle these agricultural areas. Personally I think it's a bad idea.
Jueves de cerámica/ Pottery Thursday
Finally some new pieces are coming out of glazing. This color is very interesting and it was just in time to leave a bit of blue.
Por suerte algunos errores dan buenos resultados, no es la idea pero sirven. En este caso el esmalte estaba muy diluído y no quería cubrir la pieza, como resultado el interior quedó con color y el exterior quedo brillante pero revelando el tono original de la pasta dando un contraste interesante.
Fortunately some errors give good results, it is not the idea, though. In this case the glaze was too diluted and did not cover the part, as a result inside it is glazed and the outside got bright, but revealing the color of the original clay giving an interesting contrast.
miércoles, 24 de junio de 2009
Sol de invierno/ Winter sun
Despite the cold air the sun warms the morning and the cat takes a little at the side of the vane.
Color de invieno/ Winter color
I took these photos last Saturday, a little color for the winter and surprisingly succulent plants surviving the cold winter here in Santiago.
jueves, 18 de junio de 2009
Jueves de cerámica, teoría/ Pottery Thursday, theory
Today I didn't take pictures at pottery class because we spent the day studing theory of glazes, but I forgot that a subject can be illustrated by an editorial photo, a photo created for a theme and that is the intention of this one.
miércoles, 17 de junio de 2009
Mi cerámica en la Web/ My pottery website
I just upload a summary of my pottery work of the last year and some of the new pieces of this year. The link is: www.artefactus.cl/gres01.htm.
martes, 16 de junio de 2009
Hospital del Salvador/ Salvador Hospital
Something very strange happened today, usually, I travel long distances searching for places to photograph and today I realized that the Salvador's Hospital is an interesting place to photograph and is only two blocks from my studio.
Nunca había entrado y hoy lo hice encontrando estos antiguos pasillos, este al costado de la capilla del hospital.
I have never been here until now and I found these old corridors, this is at the side of the hospital chapel. This other corridor is in the process of restoration and runs nearly the full width of the block.
Este otro pasillo esta en proceso de restauración y recorre casi todo el ancho de la cuadra.
This other corridor is in restoration process and runs nearly the full width of the block.
In spite the old instalations the hospital is in full use and fits within the old buildings.
domingo, 14 de junio de 2009
Hogar y cons..../ Home & improv.....
Since days I wanted to take this photo and today I did it. I was interested because it seems to express a hasty escape, leaving an unfinished job, or that an accident had occurred and the work was abandoned. This is the kind of pictures I like best, the photos from which you can build a story, any story from the perspective of the observer. The real story, and seems to be a reflection of the current economic situation, is that this is the sign of a great home improvement shop here in Santiago and it has been days in this state of abandonment, even with a scaffold that provides no security, this is how things have changed. By the way the sign says: Home & improv.....
Nunca he querido tomar fotos en estos grandes centros comerciales pero el estacionamiento a primera hora del día tiene estas imágenes muy interesantes.
I never wanted to take pictures in these large malls but the parking lot in the early hours of the day there are very interesting images like these.
viernes, 12 de junio de 2009
Arboles/ Trees
Last Wednesday, arriving to my house I found this picture, at the side of of an urban motorway this bucolic autumn image. Such quiet place at the side of the heavy traffic.
jueves, 11 de junio de 2009
Jueves de cerámica/ Pottery Thursday
I haven't published my Ceramic Thursday, mainly because I was so concentrated in the work that I forgot to take any photo. Today's work among other things: trimed the two pieces above and below this plate, by request.
sábado, 6 de junio de 2009
Sonido de cuencos de cuarzo/ Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls
Today I went out for a walk and found this group with these quartz bowls taht they make sing with a special stick. These bowls are made of cast quartz and are played to get the therapeutic properties of their sound.
jueves, 4 de junio de 2009
¿Exceso de Velocidad?/ Speeding?
Yesterday I took this photo. Here in Santiago still live together on the streets these horse carts with cars. I don't know why they told him to pull over, I guess he was not speeding....... In any case there are two motorcycles, a county car and a police van ....