November 1, 2025

Experiments in wet cyanotype - part 99


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Welcome to part 99 of my experiments in wet cyanotype. This was a quick set of prints featuring Spikenard , Aralia racemosa. It's a perennial that grows to shrub height each summer, with large coarse leaves, and spikes of inconspicuous flowers that mature to purple berries. I started with a print of three sprigs on cotton sateen, using standard cyanotype chemicals with a splash of Solarfast.
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I also made a set of prints on mineral paper.
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Here are the prints after exposure and before rinsing out.
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And here are the finished prints. 
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I'm very happy with the patterning on the fabric print, and the swirly bits on the paper prints. I love how even somewhat mundane leaves are transformed with this process. 
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