Cyanotype is an alternative photographic process. This one is currently on exhibition at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve in Maleny - and has been sold as well. Photographs of the Golden Curtain Crust fungi were taken in the Mary Caircross Scenic Reserve at Maleny, Qld. Nine 7" square negatives were printed out on my lazer printer and arranged on a printmaking paper that had been coated with cyanotype solution, after it was dry. It was then placed in the sun (under glass so they didn't all blow away) and exposed for a few minutes, then rinsed in water to fix the images. I have also hand sewn the orange lines. The process goes back to around 1860, but it is still a favourite with many artists.
Wow, such a wonderful art piece and thanks for the description of how you achieved it. You sewed the orange accents on the paper? Congrats on selling it too!
@theredcamera Thanks Ellen. Yes, I sewed the orange accents on to the paper after I had done the cyanotype. I use a fine compass point to make holes, and then hand sew the stitches.
July 22nd, 2023
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