Collecting Stardust with One Hand – Aline Smithson

Just some very brief notes from a talk in January 2022.

Aline Smithson – owner of LenScratch.

• Photography = time machine allowing us to look at our histories.
• Print = proof.
• Legacy of photos – family = form of stardust – offer clues and keep secrets.
• Threads to childhood – family
• Only shoots film.
• 2007 launched LenScratch
• Kickstarter – Self & Others

Process for hand painting

• Print on matt, Marshall’s oils for hand painting. Uses Qtip, cotton ball.
• Takes a lot of effort – lost art.

How to choose where to submit work.

• Personal thing. Research organisations
• Awards
• Match themes
• Avoid money makers. Avoid pro/amateur calls with 30 categories

Important to write about your work.