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“This ain’t called Funky Town for nothing.”
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“There’s a fantastic creative economy here for small independent artists.”
〰️ “This ain’t called Funky Town for nothing.” 〰️ “There’s a fantastic creative economy here for small independent artists.”
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The coolest city in Texas? It’s no longer Austin
The Times | March 2024
Photo: ALAMY
Chic new hotels, a thriving creative scene and great restaurants are turning sunny Fort Worth into the state’s latest hotspot. Now is the time to visit ‘Panther City.’ Continue Reading
Positive Exposure
Fort Worth Magazine | August 2022
Photo: Crystal Wise
Tintype Photographer Sheena Dorton will make you look old, and it just might be the coolest thing in the Fort. As Sheena puts it, it was dead people who inspired her to be a tintype photographer. That’s not to say that Dorton, who owns and operates Ruby Bellows Tintype, a photography studio and pop-up, has a morbid curiosity. Continue Reading
Local Photographer Makes Modern Heirlooms with Tintype Portraits
Fort Worth Report | May 2022
Photo: Marcheta Fornoff
In the latest installment of our occasional conversations with Fort Worth newsmakers, Sheena Dorton, photographer and owner of Ruby Bellows Tintype, spoke with arts and culture editor Marcheta Fornoff ahead of leading a tintype session as part of Fort Worth Foto Fest on May 15. Continue Reading
Meet Sheena Dorton of Ruby Bellows Tintype in Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Voyage Dallas Magazine | May 2019
Photo: Sherman Young
Today we’d like to introduce you to Sheena Dorton.
Sheena, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
For fifteen years I’ve been enamored by the unusual aesthetic and significance of a tintype photograph. With just a quick glance you travel through time and pick up on so many clues that unlock what life was like for those that existed 150+ years into the past – the cultural tone, the ways of society, the wardrobe – there is something so intriguing and quietly powerful about it. Continue Reading