Budget constraints have us sticking pretty close to home this summer, but looking at Oakland photographer and Etsy seller Jennifer Zahigian's quietly nostalgic images is like taking an instant mental roadtrip through the backroads and forgotten corners of America.
And, in fact, "Instant Roadtrip" is the title of her new collection of postcards, top and above, $10.
Other current faves:
Pot Pie Shop, $40
French, $35
California Soda, $35
Wagon Wheel Bowling, $25
Ranch Milk, $35
Pretty, Any Way You Spell It, $35
Each signed and numbered archival print comes in a limited edition of 50 and many are available with a choice of mat sizes for easy framing.
Shoe Shop comes in a limited edition of 15 and is framed at 16 by 20 inches for $240 or matted and unframed in the same size for $180.
See all of Zahigian's Etsy offerings right here -- and check out more of her work here.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Etsy Find: Jennifer Zahigian Photography
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Artful Home: Jennifer Zahigian Photography
Oakland photographer Jennifer Zahigian's love for her chosen medium began as a child, when her grandfather gave her her first camera and taught her how to develop film in his darkroom.
Fittingly, Zahigian's photos -- these ones are mostly from her "Roadside" series -- are nostalgic but not sentimental, quietly and soberly capturing the faded, forgotten corners of Americana that colored so many of our childhoods. I think they're exquisite. Above: Mammoth Orange, Highway 99, Calif.
Whitewalls, San Pablo, Calif.
Phonebooth
A Warm Day for Ice, Central Coast, Calif.
Rex Motel, Salinas, Calif.
Bottled Liquors, Cambridge, Mass.
Railway, Las Vegas, Nev.
Hoppy, Fresno, Calif.
Motel, Minnesota
Each image is available as a large, limited-edition chromogenic print, and most are also available as smaller, limited-edition metallic-paper prints. Prices range from $35 for a 6-by-9-inch matted print to $375 for framed prints measuring up to 20 by 30 inches.
Zahigian's photography can be seen at SFMOMA's Artists Gallery and at Oakland boutique Mignonne through the end of December. Check out more of her work right here.
