January 31, 2021

Experiments in wet cyanotype - part 60


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I'm catching up with prints I made last summer, while I had the energy to make things but was blocked from documenting them here. These are an assortment of prints made in July. The first two used oak leaves that were wonderfully marked with scatter-shot insect damage. I printed on cotton sateen panels, using a mix of cyanotype and Solarfast chemicals.
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This print combines a few oak leaves with box elder leaves.
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Here are the prints after many hours of exposure in the hot sun, but before being rinsed out.
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The holes in the leaves printed up beautifully.
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Here are the finished prints. They look like they were made in July, don't they?
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I love all the subtle patterning in this one!
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2 comments:

Franki Kohler said...

These prints are really grand. How large are they?

Sue Reno said...

Hi Franki,

The two oak leaf ones are about 18 - 20 inches long. The one with the box elder leaves is about 2 ft. x 4 ft.