Original Cyanotype on Legion Revere Platinum (320gsm paper)
Open Edition
Image size: 8 × 10 inches (20.32cm × 25.4cm)
Paper size: 11 × 14 inches (27.94cm × 35.56cm)
This artwork comes unframed
I make all of my cyanotypes using the same chemical formula invented in 1842 by Sir John Herschel as a way of reproducing his notes and drawings, which later became known as “blue prints.” The paper is hand-coated with an iron-rich sensitizer solution, a negative is created and placed on top of the sensitized paper and exposed to UV light. This reaction creates ferric ferrocyanide - the dreamy, monochromatic characteristics known only to the cyanotype process; aka: Prussian Blue.
*Please note: due to the individual, handmade process of cyanotypes, each print may vary slightly. Image borders are typically present and vary print to print depending on how I coat the paper that day.
- Subject Matter: Morel Mushroom