Working With Vintage Family Photos

“Pipi” my paternal Great grandfather, Elzear L. Caron

Paternal Great Uncle Eduard Caron, 1909

One of the first Fords built by a team of mechanics including my grandfather, Leon Doucette (not in picture).

My paternal great grandmother, Rose Delima Lachapelle

My paternal grandmother

My mother at work in a cigar store sometime during wartime.

On the right is my paternal grandfather at work in a garage in Somerville, MA.

There are quite a few WIPS in this studio, but today I’m going to show you some of the photographs I’ve been working with.  They are all vintage  family photos and I’m combining them with some of my newest hand dyed collection of botanical printed fabrics.

I’m so glad to have this treasure.  Somehow my brother had confiscated them all but before he died he told me I could take them. I  was grateful that he let me have them.For one thing, I wanted to save them digitally and share therm with the rest of the family.  I did that; we now have a family website with many of the photos archived on the site for all to see or download.  As I find time, I add to them and will continue to until they’re all up there.

Meanwhile, I’ve begun a series of small quilts to document my family photos in textile art.  I’m thinking I may add some public domain photos with them that relate to the historical era to add to the timeline and for visual interest. I’ll be posting them as I finish them. This could be a project that could last for the rest of my life!  Well, I’m really thinking for a year or so, on and off.