Hemorrhaging Lens

The artistic ramblings of a photographer and explorer. All images property of Katie Herbst Photography unless otherwise noted.

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This is good-bye...

It's been a while since I've posted anything, and to be honest I'm not quite sure I will ever be motivated to continue posting here again. 

Scrolling through my posts I am reminded of people, places, and things that just aren't who I am anymore. I am not totally deleting my HemorrhagingLens blog because at one point it did serve as kind of a public diary for me (even if no one was really looking at it), and I would eventually like to look back on those moments, but it just wouldn't be fair to potential future entries to lump them in with the former ones.

I've experienced a lot of personal change and growth in the last year, from leaving a job I excelled at for nearly 3 years, the launch of my jewelry line, the sudden demise of the most intense love I've ever felt, and my decision to abandon everything I've known in the state where I've always lived in favor of a new environment and totally new experiences on the other side of the country.

I appreciate all the likes, comments, and reblogs I've gotten over the last few years, and although I've enjoyed sharing little glimpses of my life with you, this will probably be the last entry on THIS blog. 

Here's to the future!

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Autumn is here, my favorite time of year!

How about a giveaway? Yay! Osteal Jewelry Giveaway! (woo)

Here are the Rules : follow This Blog - OstealJewelry. Must be a following the blog to be eligible. • REBLOG this post, do not delete original text. • NO giveaway only blogs and only reblog once per day, please. • Tag your posts “ostealmoon” so we can see them!

The winner receives This one of a kind, handmade copper Crescent Moon Necklace. Comes gift wrapped, signed and numbered.

Giveaway ends October 31st, 2014. A winner will be chosen at random using random.org and contacted via tumblr - you must have an accessible ‘Ask Box’ • Must be 18 years old or have parent/guardian permission to enter. Can ship worldwide.

Osteal would LOVE to see photos of the winner wearing this beauty.   please - if you win, take a moment and send us a photo! Thank you!

This giveaway is in no way affiliated with or sponsored by Tumblr.

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I only reblog when it matters. This matters! I LOOOOOVVVVEEEEEEE Osteals stuff. She is definitely one of my favorite creative people these days, as she makes unique and bad ass cruelty free jewels. Reblog and follow for a chance to win this awesome Copper Moon Pendant piece!

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Mole Foot Necklace available on Etsy now! www.etsy.com/fieldrelics

Get 10% off any order by using the coupon code TUMBLRLOVE at checkout!

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Black Kyanite Pendant Necklace - Natural Objects

This beautiful piece of Black Kyanite has been hand wrapped with copper wire and is suspended from an 18 inch doubled copper chain with hammered

New stuff in the shop this week! Clearance and De-Stash sections have been added and I'm in the process of shooting a few more pieces to go up later today. Just for my Tumblr fans, get 10% off any order by using the coupon code TUMBLRLOVE.

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DESTASH - Lot of 20 Brass Shell Casings - Found Objects

Downsizing my studio space and getting rid of things that have been laying around for too long. This listing is for 20 .223 brass bullet casings.

So I guess I'll be moving to northern California for a few months to do some organic farming and working on a winery. It's been a weird year for me so I'm very much looking forward to getting outta dodge for a little while and working hard on something that I will take a bit more pride in than my typical day jobs. I've been selling, giving away, and trashing a ton of personal posessions that I'm not attached to, I dont use, need, or is a reminder of a part of me that I don't really identify with anymore. As a result, my studio is also being cleaned out.

I plan to take FieldRelics on the road, and am excited to see how my style, influences, inspirations and materials will change in the coming months. Check out my Etsy shop, and the NEW De-Stash category for artsy items that just have no place in my suitcase of supplies anymore, as well as a bunch of things I've been producing lately. Look often, there are always new things to be seen!

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Earth Rosary - Natural, Scavenged Objects

This super long 30 inch necklace combines stone beads, real bone sections, copper chain, and a solid piece of red calcite to create an elegant,

I havn't been updating as much as I used to be, but its because I've been making jewelry! Check out my Etsy shop, and field Field Relics on Facebook! I promise I will update you more often!

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This is by far my most popular post on Tumblr to date, so I've decided to make prints available.

5.5x8 Print (8x10 w/ white border) - $10 - 6 AVAILABLE - Precut mat available for an additional $3 8.25x12 Print (11x14 w/ white border - $15 - 4 AVAILABLE - Precut mat available for an additional $5

All available without the cardboard in a simple shipping tube. Additional shipping costs will apply.

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Copper & Bone Section Earrings - Scavenged, Upcycled Objects

Dangling roughly an inch below the copper findings are sections from a raccoon femur bone that have been cut and sanded down to create this eye

New set of earrings in the shop. Expect a lot of updates about it now.

- Field Relics 2014

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Field Relics NOW OPEN

For the past 3 months I've been steadily working towards refining my style and relaunching an all new Etsy shop. I present to you Field Relics, with love.

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A few recent jewelry pieces. I'm working on relaunching an Etsy shop in the next few months that will have all the new stuff I've been working on. Submitted these necklaces to a juried show and am waiting to hear back from the committee. If I am accepted this will be the first time ever showing jewelry in a group show. Potential cash prize in an "Amateur" jewelry category. Wish me luck!

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Double IPA, first brew of two. RyePA is next.

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Been workin on big things...

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This is a rant.

I just got home from work and all my friends are sleeping cause its fucking 3:30am.

I sometimes kind of hate posting shit that is too personal, or that very few people can relate to. I mostly hate posting personal shit because who the fuck really cares in the end anyway. You can make a comment on what I've said but like, do you actually CARE? I say this as a preface to my actual post, not because I WANT you to care, but because I know that you probably wont, cause I'm just gonna rant about my job which is boring and uninteresting, and if I were you, I know my automatic reaction would more than likely be "I don't fucking care". Sometimes you just gotta rant though, and I support rants.

ANYWAY: I've been seasonal supervising in a warehouse for the past 5 months. I was stoked at the opportunity at making more money, working a bunch of overtime, and the fat bonus at the end. IT HAS BEEN AWFUL. The majority of the people I was in charge of just did not care at all. I had 38 people altogether, between all the people who just quit showing up and the few I had to fire for not meeting their goals, I ended up with SIX at the end. Not only was the job constantly stressing me out, but I got so sick of talking to people and hearing my own voice that I just stopped hanging out with peo

I actually already feel a bit better having started that textual rant, and I don't feel the need to finish. Long story short my job sucks, but I'm sure yours does too. I'm sorry our jobs suck. I wish we could all do what makes us happy all the time.

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4 hours from now I'm getting breakfast with 3 good friends visiting from Oregon at the best coffee haus in the city. THEN I'm packing my car full of firewood, blankets, and food, putting on my warmest clothes and hitting up a national park to celebrate New Years Eve campin out in nature with my guy and hiking all New Years Day. I am the luckiest girl! Slept...but very lucky :D

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My best friends got me this little guy for Christmas. They know me too well :)

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Field Relics - Katie Herbst 2013

The inside of another new piece - Field Relics. Included is a bottled rat heart, rat feet, the remaining bones of a mouse, bird wings, a sparrow's tongue, and various other small bones. Not pictured here but included in the piece are a pair of dried bird feet. This piece is a WIP, it needs more decoration on the outside to make it look reminiscent of a reliquary.

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Ratliquary - Katie Herbst 2013

One of my newest pieces of art, and my first taxidermy project. Created for "Under My Skin: An Uncomfortable Art Show", the pop-up show I curated last week. Based on medieval reliquaries this piece contains a taxidermy rat posed on a bed of flowers.