Zen Spring (14" diameter hand-printed cyanotype collage on wood panel)
Hand-printed collage made using entirely unique hand-printed cyanotypes. These are not etchings made from a reproducible image inscribed on a metal plate or carved in a block. My botanical cyanotypes made with living plants are all monoprints.
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 sides of the 1 inch deep wood panel are painted navy blue.
There is a wire on the back making it ready to hang immediately. The papers used in the collage are heavy 100% acid-free watercolor paper which will not yellow with age. The paper's surface is sealed with a transparent, matte layer of cold wax to protect it.
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.
Hand-printed collage made using entirely unique hand-printed cyanotypes. These are not etchings made from a reproducible image inscribed on a metal plate or carved in a block. My botanical cyanotypes made with living plants are all monoprints.
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 sides of the 1 inch deep wood panel are painted navy blue.
There is a wire on the back making it ready to hang immediately. The papers used in the collage are heavy 100% acid-free watercolor paper which will not yellow with age. The paper's surface is sealed with a transparent, matte layer of cold wax to protect it.
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.
Hand-printed collage made using entirely unique hand-printed cyanotypes. These are not etchings made from a reproducible image inscribed on a metal plate or carved in a block. My botanical cyanotypes made with living plants are all monoprints.
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 sides of the 1 inch deep wood panel are painted navy blue.
There is a wire on the back making it ready to hang immediately. The papers used in the collage are heavy 100% acid-free watercolor paper which will not yellow with age. The paper's surface is sealed with a transparent, matte layer of cold wax to protect it.
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.
