Cyanotype Workshop (In-Person) with Kimberly Chiaris 10/21

Cyanotype Workshop (In-Person) with Kimberly Chiaris

Introduction

Create beautiful prints of found objects using one of the oldest photographic processes. Cyanotype is a photographic and light-sensitive printing process that produces a permanent cyan-blue image on paper or cloth. We will make personal images by setting objects on photo-sensitive paper, using sunlight or UV light to expose and develop. This is a great activity to do together with friends and family.

Feel free to bring your own personal objects that have a distinct shape to set on the light-sensitive paper or cloth, as well as digital negatives.

All levels, from beginning to intermediate

Objective

This workshop connects people to photography and can be done with or without the use of a camera. In this workshop, we will learn a bit of history and science through creative exploration and discovery. You will be able to take home your uniquely created work.

What Participants Should Bring

Your images will be more meaningful if you bring some of your own objects. I suggest objects like feathers, hand tools, lace, any object that has a strong shape or silhouette, jewelry, flowers, leaves and other plant matter, ribbon and translucent materials, etc. If you know how to make a digital negative, you can bring them sized no larger than 5” x 7” and in black and white (higher contrast is best). If you want to try making an image on clothing such as a shirt, or other material like a hand towel, be sure to bring one that has no synthetic material in it. 100% cotton or linen works best. I will also have objects you can use and provide paper and cloth scraps to play use. If you know how to make digital negatives, please bring some to use. (You may get blue stains on your clothes, so wear old work clothes that you won’t mind staining. You can also bring an apron.)

Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 12-3 PM MT

$65 for Members, find the promo code here.

$75 for Non-Members

In-person at Art Lab (239 Linden Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524)

Minimum six people, maximum ten people.

Kimberly Chiaris received her BFA in Photography from the Kansas City Art Institute. Her interest lies mainly in personal storytelling through handmade processes. She blends historical imagery with contemporary imagery to create a visual conversation that transcends time and speaks into the future. Her practices often involve digital composites combined with analog and alternative processes that include elements of mixed media. Her focus is mainly on themes about origin and identity and how trace memory, emotions, time, and culture shape and shift our understanding of history. She has recently exhibited in FotoFest, Southeast Museum of Photography at Daytona Beach College, Griffin Museum of Photography, SE Center for Photography, PhotoPlace Gallery, L.A. Photo Curator, Art Intersection, The Hand Magazine, and Candela Books and Gallery.