Burning Man Polaroid Book Project
November 23, 2009I went to Burning Man in 2003, and of the gazillions of photos I took, my favorites were with a Polaroid camera. They have since been stored in a tin box, a plastic envelope and a metal drawer, but now they have a home! I was inspired by the Polaroid book Susannah created in the Book in a Day class I taught with Marisa at Squam Art Workshops, and I used one of the sample books I created for the class. This was one of the books I created and then said, "OK, now we know this technique will not work very well!"
[Yours truly in my Burning Man uniform of tutu and pink sunglasses.]
[I took the Polaroid camera out on one afternoon only, so most of my photos are of fellow burners who caught my eye and let me photograph them. I loved this woman's blue dress and wings in the middle of an installation made of blue painted trees in the middle of the Playa.
[The picture is pretty overexposed, but this woman's bright blue eyes and faint freckles were divine!]
[Pink fairy wings? COME ON! Who can resist that?]
[Teeny tiny skirt with pink fluffy tail and unicorn horn with nothing else? One word: Sassy.]
[Fellow camp-mate Gabrielle and I on our bicycles.]
[Me on a rotating swing that was attached to the top of a moving truck on the Playa. I had to chase it down and jump on board.]




BURNING MAN?! i LOVE that!! my 60 year old neighbor & I are dying to go!! i’ve got to hear the whole story in sept!! Linda E
i love it! i’m still working on finishing mine up from class <>
i love it! and i love that you strapped on your tutu and your B**LS and went to BM. i love the outdoors, but you will never catch me on the dusty ass playa.
you got it, lady!
oh i LOVE this!!
sassy, classy, bad-assy, arty, soul-y, vintage-y, and truly lovely.
just like you.
xoxo
these photo as great polas, swirly! there is no better place for polas actually! i did not know of your burn experience! in 2003 i was there too. sigh. was there every year since 2000.