Clam Basket

Provincetown in April

"While on vacation in a cottage on the Provincetown harbor, I was forced inside by a long day of rain. Late in the afternoon, I noticed a rusty and squashed clam basket I had found on the sand flats the previous day. It was sitting on the gray stained deck, not far from the glass sliding door where I was watching the dismal weather on the harbor. The rain water was pooling on the curved boards, which created an intriguing reflection. From inside, protected from the rain, I photographed my found object through the open door. Using a telephoto lens to compress the distance and a small aperture to increase the depth of focus, I chose an angle to accentuate the curved shapes against the linear pattern of the decking. In spite of its abstractness, this image is very popular with local “clammers.” -Jon Vaughan, Photographer

Fine Art 8” x 10" Photograph by Jon Vaughan, dry mounted on acid-free foam board, custom cut and hinged on an acid-free matte. Additional sizes of this image may be available. Please call (508) 945-1288 for more info.

Processes and Materials

This photograph is dry-mounted and personally hand signed by Jon Vaughan on the back, including the title, location and time of year. It is an open edition print on archival pulp paper with archival pigment inks. Please treat it with the same care you would give to watercolor art - framed behind glass and protected from direct sunlight and excessive humidity. The print is permanently dry mounted on acid-free foam board. Then an acid and lignin free mat (Crescent Select - White Sands) is custom cut and museum hinged to the mounting board. The finished piece is protected in a custom sleeve of high clarity archival Mylar film. All of the mounting, matting and framing is done at Yankee Ingenuity. Bob Korn, of Bob Korn Imaging, printed this image, as well as all of Jon Vaughan's images since 1981.