Winter arrived in full force the day after Christmas, so my work in the field was put on hold. I made good use of the time by organizing my little work space, going through inventory, and filing items in boxes, or the bin as needed.
Always on the list of things to do is cleaning glass. I found a great place in Texas that will ship me nice clear plates, or lites of glass as they are called in the industry. Their price is affordable, and they are willing to do custom cutting on future orders.
I hope to be pouring some More plates as soon as the weather gets above freezing. It is not the cold so much, but navigating the cart through snow, and slush is maddening.
An indoor dark box is in the planning stage. I hope to be doing some gelatin silver processing, and the plates need a dark place to dry. Also a good time to upgrade my cart. Add some signage, and improve the light seals.
The Etsy shop has sold three images. Very excited about that. I will be adding more images as soon as I can. Until then I will spend time getting my self organized.
Webster’s Wet Plate 