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Saturday, August 29 · 11am–1pm · Bard & Baker, Troy, NY
Join us for a relaxed, hands-on printing party in the Cottage at Bard & Baker, where you'll create charming blue-and-white cyanotype prints using sunlight, water, and materials arranged on the page.
Cyanotype is an early photographic process (used since 1842) that can also be approached as a printmaking process. The colors are always shades of Prussian blue and white. It's beginner-friendly and great for creative play; because nature is a co-creator, results are a little unpredictable.
During this two-hour event we will:
- Compose prints by arranging botanical elements on prepared cyanotype paper
- Add hand-drawn sketches with acetate film
- Experiment with dropping water onto the paper during exposure to add texture
- Optionally handpaint into white areas of finished prints to add color
All printing materials are provided. You're also encouraged to bring your own found objects—botanicals from your yard or a roadside walk, stickers, or any flat objects with shapes you like. Make sure items are flat or no more than a quarter-inch thick.
This event is for ages 12 and up. A parent or guardian must also be registered for the event and attend with any participant under age 16.
This takes place during lunchtime; you’re encouraged to grab a beverage or lunch from the Bard & Baker café while you print.
If August 29 is a sunny day, we will use the sunlight and expose prints on the sidewalk; if the weather is cloudy, we will use UV lights to print indoors.
Come have fun composing images by combining found objects and your own hand-drawn sketches and leave with framable sun-printed artwork!