35mm Multi-Image Slideshow ✷ Work In Progress

Using direct-animation techniques (where marks are made directly onto film surfaces) this multi-image slide show utilizes 4x Kodak Ektagraphic Slide Projectors on continuous auto-loop. The result is a stream-of-consiousness, haptic image show which can only be experienced together— in real-time, real-space. Each 35mm slide is crafted by hand through a variety of mixed media methods. Scratching, painting, burning, and collaging gels & film stock are all game. Now at 30% completion, in the end this work will include a 320x slide library

Updated 12–22–2025

⚙️ 35MM SLIDE MAKING WORKSHOP

Upcoming Event Feb 17th, 2026

I’ve met my people, and they come in the form of a bunch of nerds in a basement. On Feb 17th I’ll be hosting my third ever Slide Party, this time at the Cape Fear Makers Guild. All supplies will be provided and a $15 entry goes to support the Makers guild.

Updated 08–30–2025

🍄 ELF SCHOOL RESIDENCY

A new way of working...

I was fortunate to be selected to join three other artists in Western Carolina as Elf School’s 2025 Summer Residency program. During the residency I developed an approach for creating singular illustrative images using layered analog projection. These works are currently two in a series of three illustrations. My aim is to devote my practice to the production of these projected illustrations once I complete my current project (35mm Multi-image Slideshow). I am eternally greatful to Rachel Watson who runs Elf School to have had the time and massive space to do this work. While I was there I worked on auditorium stage inside the historic 1930’s brick school that she has renovated first-hand. I used the time at Elf to develop my technique for this new way of “analog photoshop”working. The possibilities with this format are endless. Currently I am using a combination of one overhead projector and several different models of slide projectors (spanning from the 1950’s to 1980’s). I have goals to explore expanding the work into other areas such as live performance, digitally projected stop-motion loops, and/or cameraless animation via 16mm film projectors.

Updated 08–01–2025

🏋️ RESIDENCY PREP

Gathering Production Kit & Workplan

In preparation for my time at an art residency in Western Carolina I have started to ground back into the 35mm slide making after a long hiatus. Some shown here: include a bear graph🐻📊 and a gorgeous Venetian palace sphinx (from my grandfathers archive).

I have used this time to work out what production kit I‘ll bring to the residency. While I am interested to continue making my 320+ library for the larger project and I also want to experiment more with layering multiple projectors. This means expanding the kit I bring and using multiple projectors to create a kind of “collaged projection illustration”.

My first “Projection Illustration” is called “Conquerer” with the central image: a bronze horseman raising a flag. That slide is masked and surrounded by a red starburst plus four images of erupting💨gysers. Slighty humourous but mostly just emotive- it uses 5 projectors and one overhead.

The overhead employs a cutout shadow puppet technique. All the slide images have been masked. Masking Slides were a technique (and product) used in the 1980’s muti-image industry trade. Thankyou Ebay catalogs! Here- I am using masks to allow multiple profections to overlay and also to generate shapes.

While the projections are ephemeral- if photographed correctly I could see them being used in editorial illustration. That excites me- I am always thinking about things in terms of design and printed matter.

Updated 06–05–2025

🍯 PROJECTION JAM

Interactive Effects Workshop

“Projection Jam” using three 35mm slide projectors & four OHP's. Co-hosted with filmmakers Cheyanne Hiott & August Schaller. Explored various effects including operating shadow puppetry, moire patterns, static masks, layering slide with liquid light and various materials (ie: iridescent pinwheel, smoke, cutouts, gel) also explored long throw projection and how overheads + slide projectors layer with various brightnesses. We set-up and invited folks to play around with materials. The event also included live editing & digital projection from local filmmaker Felix Carlson.

Updated 04–30–2025

JOIN ME AT📍SUPER G

Third Friday Slide Party

Save the Date
⭐️Make slides with me! We will make 35mm slides with mixed mediums (all supplies provided). 🎨Similar to a direct animation & scratch film technique we will be making direct marks on film & gel filters to make pictures. 📽️ Throughout of the night we will view everyone’s creations on a vintage Kodak Ektagraphic Projector.

⏰ When: Friday, May 16th ✷ 6pm-9pm
📍 Where: Super G Print Labs

Updated 02–01–2025

📍JENGOS PLAYHOUSE
Layered Multi-Image at Indie Cinema Screening

In-Person Performance

Interactive multi-plane layered projection installation at Jengos Playhouse. Setup included one Kodak Ektagraphic slide projector with one masked overhead slide projector (OHP) that is manually adjusted in real-time. Invited folks to draw pictures inspired by the film screening via dry erase markers on transparent templates I created.

Updated 02–01–2025

🧪MULTI-PLANE EXPERIMENTSExploration for In-Person Performance

I am currently building a multi-image slide show utilizing 4x Kodak Ektagraphic Projectors on auto-loop. The final installation will bring together 320x handmade slides and I am 30% to my end goal.

In the meantime however, I have ±80 solid slides to play with and have been invited to show part of the in-progress work at a local indie cinema. As a result I started working to make an abridged version of the slideshow that can be performed solo and in-person. What that looks like at the moment is layering one slide projector with one masked overhead slide projector (OHP) that I can manually adjust in real-time (with a liquid light layer and a static object shadow layer).

This is done via a multi-plane setup... a method I co-opted from an animators toolkit (typically used to downshoot layers of flat materials... such as in paper animation.)

Updated 01–13–2025

🎉 SLIDE PARTY

Event Documentation

I hosted my first Slide Party in January and was blown away not just much fun everyone had but also what amazing slides we made together! To the right/below is documentation of the event plus a clip of us “ooooh and ahhhh” ing at eachothers slides!

We had a blast! No phones, all hangs! In total about 10 people were in attendance (both artists and non-artists). In the end about 30x slides were made. This included one “exquisite corpse style” collaborative slide which everyone touched, scratched, marked, or added onto. This was an idea that a guest (my neighbor!) invented on the spot which we will continue at the future parties. Next party will be held in early Spring in the Raleigh/Durham, NC area. Reach out for more info!

Updated 12–13–2025

⏳ MULTI-IMAGE SLIDESHOW Work in progress (30% completion)

I am currently building a multi-image slide show utilizing 4x Kodak Ektagraphic Projectors on auto-loop.

The final installation combines the unexpected results of analog machines with simple materials to display a 3’ x 5’ window of 35mm handmade slides crafted through my own variety of mixed media methods with roscolux gels & collaged film stock

This 320x slide library will also include a small handfull of 35mm film selects from my deceased grandfathers travel archive as well as guest artists’ slides created at quarterly at “Slide Parties”.

Bringing people together in real-time and real-space, the work exists to turn backs to digital so we can turn our bodies towards eachother. I am currently, seeking opporunities to socialize the work and develop it further with collaborative live-performance elements (ie: sound, liquid light, movement/dance, shadow puppet).

Completed in 2019, 2022, & 2024

PROJECTION LAYERING

Visual tests using hybrid projections of...

✓ Digital Projection of self-made stop-motion
✓ Analog Projection of Handmade 35mm Slides
✓ Overhead Projection

⚙️ 35MM SLIDE MAKING WORKSHOP

🏋️ RESIDENCY PREP

🍯 PROJECTION JAM

Third Friday Slide Party

📍JENGOS PLAYHOUSELayered Multi-Image at Indie Cinema Screening

📍JENGOS PLAYHOUSE
Layered Multi-Image at Indie Cinema Screening

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