Cyanotype printing 28th June - 10am-1pm

Description

Only 4 places available for this workshop! Learn to use the basic process of Printing with light and shadows to produce beautiful, vibrant blue images to create a set of 4 stunning cards and customised envelopes. The workshop will include all materials necessary for this fascinating method of creating images. If you have any small dried natural material - pressed flowers or leaves - do bring it along. Read more In Dorset you may feel that this is a timeless countryside environment but, increasingly, green land is disappearing at an alarming rate and along with it our familiar wildflowers. Cyanotype printing is an ideal method of preserving fragile memories of the floral beauty that we, no doubt, take for granted. We shall aim to create a set of cards which highlight those gems from the verges. Taking a few examples and pressing them carefully gives you material which can be reused. Half A5 sized bamboo paper is ideal to make a series of square cards. You will learn to mix a chemical solution to produce the cyanotype prints, how to sensitise surfaces and to prepare them for exposure. We shall discuss composition, create simple layouts and experiment on a number of weights of paper. Paper will be prepared so that it can dry thoroughly. You will then learn and follow the process which will create your images and how to stabilise them. Once you have thoroughly rinsed your images to stop further exposure the prints will dry whilst you make envelopes, from a template, to fit your cards. Materials included & cake, coffee & tea. Parking Please note there is no parking directly at the venue. There is on-road parking in the road opposite or in The Avenue where there is a walk way to the studios. Coldharbour pay and display carpark is a short walk. Disabled Parking We have 2 disabled parking bays for blue badge holders directly outside the door to the studios that may be reserved in advance. Please email admin@southwestartcourses.co.uk to book.