Fluttering Chrysalis Consumed

There is a creek called Five Mile Creek located near my childhood home in Birmingham, AL that's always been a place of magic in my imagination. These images are part of an experimental series I made that consisted of exposing plant life from around the creek during the middle of the day and then immediately processing the paper to stop exposure in the creek itself. For me, these prints are a combination of science and magic that commemorate this special place and the nostalgia of my childhood. Making these images was simply an experiment to see how pre-coated cyanotype paper [...]

By |2021-10-24T01:44:41-06:00October 27th, 2020|Categories: Cyanotypes|0 Comments

Vinales Valley | Cyanotype Toning Experiments

Cyanotypes are a photographic printing process that use a mixture of potassium ferricyanide and ferric ammonium to create a cyan-colored print. The cyanotypes in this series feature an image I took of Vinales Valley, Cuba when I traveled there in 2016. I created a digital negative, hand-coated the paper, and exposed these images under UV lighting in the darkroom. The cyanotypes below were then toned with different chemicals for varying amounts of time to alter the color of the final image and paper. Toned Cyanotypes

By |2021-10-26T18:30:04-06:00March 24th, 2019|Categories: Cyanotypes, Grad School|Tags: |0 Comments

My first cyanotypes

Cyanotypes (sun prints) made at an alumni workshop with Dr. Henricks awhile back. I love the vibrant blue color. It was fun to create these whimsical designs. I've been wanting to play with this medium again so I just ordered a couple of packs of sun print paper, aka nature print paper. I think the butterfly and dragonfly pair would be adorable in a little kids room. Dragonflies with Key Butterflies & Stars Artist Tools

By |2020-02-29T01:00:24-06:00July 7th, 2011|Categories: Art, Cyanotypes, Photography, Workshops|0 Comments
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