Adele Crawford

Adele Crawford's love of the photograph began at a very young age, when she made her first album from loose family photos. She became a passionate collector and interpreter of ephemera.  By altering or embellishing the photographs, she is able to interpret and highlight their stories.

ICrawford searches estate sales for portrait photographs from the late 1800’s to 1940’s.  These images, like people, have stories of their own.  They are loved, held onto, cared for, and also vulnerable to loss and detachment.  She is drawn to their patina, their timeworn tint, which represents an accumulation of memories.  Within the photograph are faces with past associations of mysterious extensions of unknown human beings.  The reinvention from old to new - motivates her work, questioning concepts of society and self.   

Transcendence. 2010. Vintage photo album, found photos, gold leaf, beads, thread 9 x 7.5

$2,500