More custom postcards from my Around the Hat series have been added to my shop, this time featuring 5 new postcards of Medalta Potteries. This iconic location in Medicine Hat, Alberta has become the centre of the historic clay district, and these cards feature some of my first shots of the location. See more about these prints here.
After documenting the exterior of the Hutchinson Block earlier this year, it was only a matter of time before I'd find a way to see the interior - and what an interior it is! Like a blast from the past, the remnants of Hutchings and Sharp (a western clothing and apparel store) are still very apparent here. Vintage western suits, branded signs, and even Charlie the horse, who was wheeled out to the sidewalk each business day, are still there. The horse was the only thing I really remembered about this place as a kid, so it was cool to walk in and see that he was still hanging out at the back of the store.
The only major change to speak of is that there are a ton of wedding dresses being stored at the front of the building, but otherwise it's kind of eerie how much is still here. The basement is full of old tools, cash registers, signs, and antiques. It's almost like you could open a museum with some of the stuff down there. I was told that if the space is sold or rented, a bunch of this stuff will be donated to the Esplanade. I had a blast exploring the space, and no question, this place felt very stereotypically Albertan.
UPDATE: This building has since been renovated. New pictures here.
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| Charlie the horse. |
I've been using Instagram for several years now on my iPod. I liked using it to create collages for posts on my blog - this one is a good example - and I racked up nearly 1600 images on that account. Despite this, that account was private, and it's only been about a week now since I created a new public account @editingluke to share pics and excerpts from my everyday. So really, this is my first honest go on Instagram.
I got to thinking that having a public Instagram account would be a good way to branch out, to share some of my work, to capture the things that wouldn't necessarily ever end up in a blog post, and to play around with my phone. I'm not really taking it that seriously, but then again, that's the fun in it. I'm still just getting up to speed, but I'm looking forward to the collages that are likely to come out of another eventful summer! Follow my updates as I get things going here @editingluke
