A few frames of Kodak Gold

Tue, Aug 1, 2023

Visual notes from a recent trip to Boston and tidbits from the Seattle area! I had a chance to visit the Harvard Arboretum with a friend, go thrifting a diversity in JP, and wander through Boston’s streets.

New Year's Art and Blog

Wed, Dec 28, 2022

Some finds from the Short Run zine and art fest in Seattle This past year, I had a lot of changes in my life, with a change of work and moving all the way from the east coast to Seattle.

Repairing a 35mm rangefinder

Wed, Jun 29, 2022

I recently found a Yashica Electro 35 GX in an antique shop in surprisingly good condition! Still, it had a fogged up rangefinder patch making focusing difficult.

Learning about Sashiko and re-enforcing an apron

Wed, May 18, 2022

This semester I’ve been working on learning and exploring Sashiko Stitching – a practice not dissimilar to embroidery, rooted in reinforcement and, in conversation with other practices, mending.

Inking a mountain range

Fri, May 28, 2021

This is a clip of me inking and painting in watercolour a distant mountain range with a tower nestled in it. I inked the piece using my Rotring Isograph 0.

Painting a tiny home

Sat, Apr 17, 2021

Today I penciled, inked, and painted in watercolour a small scene of a cottage or home. Take a look!

Leaning and Field Notes

Tue, Aug 18, 2020

Hi, it’s Dieter. This is the third newsletter issue of things I do and things I find. Hope you find something interesting in here! I’ve rewritten this short piece several times over the last few months – somehow it just never felt like the right moment to hit send.