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Description
Cyanotype Printing is a photographic printing process that produces unique cyan-blue prints. The simplest kind of cyanotype print is a photogram, made by arranging objects on sensitized paper that is then exposed to UV light and washed in water. The uncovered areas of the paper turn a deep blue while blocked areas remain white.
In this four hour workshop, students will use pressed plants to create one of a kind botanical cyanotype prints. Students will learn the entire cyanotype process start to finish including: coating paper, composing imagery with provided flora, exposure, and development through both demonstration and hands-on experience. There will also be time for students to forage flora from the surrounding property. Students will have the opportunity to experiment with printing on various surfaces, including wood, postcards, book pages, and more. At the end of the workshop, students will leave with a variety of prints and skills to continue to print with this process at home.
Skill Level
No experience necessary, all skill levels welcome!
What to Bring
Although not required, feel free to bring your own pressed flowers and other items you'd like to use (such as black and white film negatives) to the workshop.
We encourage students to bring a variety of surfaces they would like to explore printing on, such as precoated fabric sheets, blank wooden forms, paper, and more.
What’s Included
All necessary materials and equipment are provided by Chases Garage. This includes cyanotype chemicals, papers, botanicals, and any other tools needed for the cyanotype process.
We will have a limited assortment of wooden forms, postcards, book pages, and old maps available for students to use.
Please wear suitable clothing or an apron that you do not mind getting dirty or stained.
Logistics
Registered students will receive a “welcome” email one week prior to the start date.
Laura Ritch
Laura graduated from The Art Institute of Boston in 2008 with a BFA in photography before becoming a nurse in 2014. While caring for hospitalized patients in 2020 and simultaneously being pregnant with her daughter, she returned to art as a way to make sense of the world. She inspired by the parallel journeys of both her artistic practice and that of the intimate human experience to which nurses attend. Laura’s Cyanotypes are a result of flora that she has grown in her garden or locally collected on the coast of Maine.
“Each bit of botany has been grown, pressed and composed before I immortalize it in blue.”
For more information visit: @bluebotanicalprints
TERMS + CONDITIONS
Adults (18 or older) may register for classes & workshops at Chases Garage. Chases reserves the right to cancel courses, substitute instructors, change course times, and limit enrollment. The student agrees to abide by any and all rules and policies of the studios. Chases will assume no responsibility for any loss, personal or physical. With enrollment, a student consents to being photographed in classes (unless we informed in writing). These photographs may be used by Chases in future promotional efforts without specific written permission from the student.
WORKSHOP WITHDRAWAL & REFUND POLICY
Due to limited space, pre-ordered materials, logistical constraints, and the nature of our workshop formats, all workshop registrations are non-refundable once confirmed. Chases Garage does not issue refunds unless we cancel a workshop due to low enrollment.