In the summer of 2012 I was starting to experiment with large format x-ray film and looking for willing volunteers to sit for a portrait so that I could test things out. One of my test portraits was of Oxford artist Rachel Owen who I knew also worked with film when we chatted at her Artweeks exhibition months earlier. Yesterday I was very sad to hear that Rachel died on Sunday 18th December from cancer. Pembroke College announced the news on their website.
[Tech info:] Wista 10×8, green sensitive x-ray film rated at ISO 50, processed in Rodinal 1:50 for 6 mins.
![Rachel Owen, Artist (1968-2016).](http://www.simplyoxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Wista_10x8_Xray_RachelOwen_079_web-479x600.jpg)
Rachel Owen, Artist (1968-2016)