Today at the gallery we had the lovely Celine Excoffen teaching the art of Cyanotype. With a combination of chemicals, it was a mix of photography and chemistry.

After coating paper with the chemical mix,  potassium and ammonia, we laid out feathers, letters, flowers and anything that hid sunlight.  Then squeezing between glass to keep everything in place, we placed them out in the sunshine to catch UV, for about three minutes.

Then the magic. Remove the items, dip the paper into water to stop the process for a minute, then into a tray of oxygenated water, just for a second and the paper turns indigo! Or cyan.  Finally into water and white vinegar to set. Hang to dry.

Repeat and be as inventive as you can. Me….I had to do a chicken.