Join Shane Powers of Fort Bragg’s Cyan Art Studio for a hands-on exploration of the plant world through the art of cyanotype printing. Using plants, UV light, and water, you will create beautiful blue “sun prints” inspired by nature. These unique prints make wonderful gifts, keepsakes, and decorations for your favorite people and places.

By the end of the workshop, each participant will have created at least three 5" × 7" cyanotype prints and, we hope, a deeper connection to the plants and natural world that surround and sustain us.

The Details:
The class will take place indoors and outdoors. Be prepared for the weather with appropriate layers.
Bring a refillable water bottle, notebook, a pencil/pen and paper, and comfortable shoes.

A Bit of History
Discovered in 1842, cyanotype printing has been used to create photographs and artwork for nearly two centuries. This workshop takes place less than a week before World Cyanotype Day, and, in addition to making art with plants, we will learn about one of the very first cyanotype artists, an avid botanist named Anna Atkins (1799-1871).

Atkins created groundbreaking volumes of cyanotype prints documenting land and marine plants, combining her love of botany with this emerging photographic process. Inspired by her legacy, we will use coastal plants to create our own simple works of art with two of the most fundamental sources of plant life: sunlight and water.