Biltmore House and Garden Asheville North Carolina Acrylic Print

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George Vanderbilt officially opened Biltmore in 1895 and was used as an escape from everyday life for family and friends. The mansion and gardens was a collaborative effort between Vanderbilt, architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (he also designed Central Park in NYC). With the Smoky Mountains in the background, this grand estate is reminiscent of the "gilded age" and is located minutes away from Asheville, North Carolina.

My current passion is an alternative photographic process called Polaroid transfers. Each transfer is hand-made by the photographer using specific materials and equipment to achieve a desired effect. A transparency is projected on to professional Polaroid print film and as development begins, the print and chemicals are prematurely separated. The image is transferred on to dampened watercolor paper for a unique image which has a dated, artistic photo-painting appearance. Exposure, pressure, time, paper and other variables make each print an original mono-print. Prints for sale in my Etsy shop too: http://www.etsy.com/shop/jalinde I am fascinated by the unpredictability of Polaroid transfers and I love the freedom of...