Join Katherine Gallacher for a one day workshop which will introduce you to the historical cyanotype printing process. This is a camera-less form of photography. The workshop will guide you step-by-step through the process of mixing chemicals, coating papers, exposing, and fixing your prints. You will have plenty of opportunity to experiment and leave with your own cyanotype masterpieces, as well as the knowledge to carry on creating at home.
You will also be introduced to a range of different materials to experiment printing with, including natural objects and working with acetate negatives.
No prior experience is needed to participate.
All materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own botanicals. These could be leaves or flowers you've picked up on your way to the workshop or flat objects such as pieces of lace, feathers and even negatives.
It’s best not to wear your favourite clothes just in case you get chemicals on them.
What we will cover in the workshop:
1. Introduction to the process and a little history of cyanotype printing.
2. Introduction to different printing materials including plant materials, household objects and using acetate negatives.
3. Mixing chemicals and coating paper using dry and wet cyanotype process.
4. Making your own prints.
5. You will receive a workbook with step-by-step instructions to continue your cyanotype journey at home.
Katherine’s approach is collaborative and inclusive, participants will be encouraged to pursue their own creative interests.
Katherine is a Scottish artist with a passion for cyanotype, the creative process where ‘Art meets Science’. Alongside creating her artwork, she leads workshops sharing her love of cyanotype and works as an art and design teacher in Falkirk.
In 2020 Katherine began developing her photography work through the Cyanotype process. Her interest in Cyanotypes comes from Anna Atkins, who was a Botanist and named the first female photographer. Atkins took the process for creating blueprints and transformed it to catalogue her work.
Katherine loves the unpredictable nature of this process and experiments with traditional formulation by using elements such as vinegar and salt, adding them to the process to change the colour and texture of each piece.
By collecting flora from her garden and the Scottish countryside Katherine aims to highlight the individuality of each variety and bring wild unforgotten plants and weeds to the fore. Katherine uses many surfaces as her canvas from watercolour paper, natural fabrics, sheet music and maps. Her
newest collection is an exploration of how colour can be altered in the cyanotype process pre and post-exposure. She has been experimenting with acrylic paints, watercolour inks and watercolour paint with a variety of intriguing outcomes.
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