A Walk in the Green Woods (10 x 10 inch hand-printed collage on wood panel)
This collage is composed of two different multiple-layered cyanotype prints. The unusual green tone is the result of two cyanotypes (sunprints or blueprints), printed one on top of the other.
The under layer was a blueprint that I had “toned” (bleached) yellow and white. The top “layer” or new round of chemicals and light exposure turned what had been white to blue and turned what had been yellow to green. Blue over yellow combined to make shades of green, blue and yellow. While Cyanotypes are technically a form of 19th century photography, I use the process more as printmaking.
The 3/4 inch deep sides are painted the same gold as the thin 1/8 inch border on the face. There is no need to frame this.
Each of the cyanotypes that was cut up to assemble one of my collages was a unique monotype made from plants in my own garden. Cyanotypes, also known as blueprints or sun prints, are a 19th century alternative photographic process which does not require a camera lens.
The paper is sealed with a very thin coat of rubbed-on cold wax medium. This matte, barely perceptible layer protects the paper against dirt, dust and moisture, but does not have the noticeable thick, shiny, glassy look of an encaustic finish.
This collage is composed of two different multiple-layered cyanotype prints. The unusual green tone is the result of two cyanotypes (sunprints or blueprints), printed one on top of the other.
The under layer was a blueprint that I had “toned” (bleached) yellow and white. The top “layer” or new round of chemicals and light exposure turned what had been white to blue and turned what had been yellow to green. Blue over yellow combined to make shades of green, blue and yellow. While Cyanotypes are technically a form of 19th century photography, I use the process more as printmaking.
The 3/4 inch deep sides are painted the same gold as the thin 1/8 inch border on the face. There is no need to frame this.
Each of the cyanotypes that was cut up to assemble one of my collages was a unique monotype made from plants in my own garden. Cyanotypes, also known as blueprints or sun prints, are a 19th century alternative photographic process which does not require a camera lens.
The paper is sealed with a very thin coat of rubbed-on cold wax medium. This matte, barely perceptible layer protects the paper against dirt, dust and moisture, but does not have the noticeable thick, shiny, glassy look of an encaustic finish.
This collage is composed of two different multiple-layered cyanotype prints. The unusual green tone is the result of two cyanotypes (sunprints or blueprints), printed one on top of the other.
The under layer was a blueprint that I had “toned” (bleached) yellow and white. The top “layer” or new round of chemicals and light exposure turned what had been white to blue and turned what had been yellow to green. Blue over yellow combined to make shades of green, blue and yellow. While Cyanotypes are technically a form of 19th century photography, I use the process more as printmaking.
The 3/4 inch deep sides are painted the same gold as the thin 1/8 inch border on the face. There is no need to frame this.
Each of the cyanotypes that was cut up to assemble one of my collages was a unique monotype made from plants in my own garden. Cyanotypes, also known as blueprints or sun prints, are a 19th century alternative photographic process which does not require a camera lens.
The paper is sealed with a very thin coat of rubbed-on cold wax medium. This matte, barely perceptible layer protects the paper against dirt, dust and moisture, but does not have the noticeable thick, shiny, glassy look of an encaustic finish.
