Cyanotypes

I began exploring developing cyanotypes on April 21st 2020. The first print 'Shadow of a Shadow' is a photograph of my shadow on tree bark. I printed a negative on tracing paper and then placed it on the cyanotype paper in the sun to produce the final image. I am experimenting using papercuts directly onto cyanotype as well as digitally processing images before using the cyanotype process as a printing medium. Shadows are a central theme of my work.

Shadow of a Shadow, Cyanotype on Paper 20x30cm
Shadow of a Shadow, Cyanotype on Paper 20x30cm
La Calavera, Cyanotype on Paper, 20x30cm
La Calavera, Cyanotype on Paper, 20x30cm
The Great Wave off Fukushima, cyanotype on paper, 30x20cm
The Great Wave off Fukushima, cyanotype on paper, 30x20cm
Fools First Photo, cyanotype on Paper 30x20cm
Fools First Photo, cyanotype on Paper 30x20cm
Beat, cyanotype On Paper 20x30cm
Beat, cyanotype On Paper 20x30cm
Wizard, cyanotype on paper 20x30cm
Wizard, cyanotype on paper 20x30cm
Portrait of an Artist, cyanotype on paper, 20x30cm
Portrait of an Artist, cyanotype on paper, 20x30cm

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Birch Bark Cuts
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