Another summer, another deep dive into the never-ending adventure of wet cyanotype printing!
I'm not the least bit tired or bored of doing it, and I doubt I will ever be. For me it's just the right blend of mastering a technique but with an element of unpredictability.
For this batch I started with mineral paper and small leaves gathered around the garden. There's Chinese wild ginger, some ferns, and elm leaves.
I'm using Jacquard cyanotype chemicals, with just a soupcon of Solarfast solar dye.
The papers were covered with glass and left to bake and develop in the bright sun on a warm day.
Here they are after exposure but before rinsing. I love this stage, but it's ephemeral, so I like to record the images.
The way the chemicals really scurry around on the mineral paper is spectacular.
Also included is a large (22" x 44") cotton sateen panel of black locust leaves (I forgot to take the pre-exposure photo, I'm out practice.)
Here are the finished prints. Since I'm being all French and fancy today, my response to them is mainly "Oh la la"! I couldn't ask for anything more from them.
They bring to mind all sorts of imaginary locales and situations.
The black locust leaves came out so crisp, and the background is swoon-worthy. It joins the queue of prints to be stitched and made into quilts.
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