How To Make Cyanotypes, a step by step guide
People have been asking me how I make my cyanotypes, I know we are all cooped up for the next few weeks or the foreseeable future, and maybe you are looking for a new activity. Cyanotype is an alternative photographic process, you can read all about it on my past blog post here. Basically a cyanotype is a contract print exposed in the sun, instead of in a darkroom. The images in this post are mostly just utilitarian, to show the process, but you can see some of my other finished cyanotypes here, and you can see how much I love adding gold leaf to them these days! Step one is to mix Part A and Part B of the chemicals together in a bowl. The chemical mixture is then painted onto watercolor paper. This needs to be done in a light tight space. I use my basement to mix…
Creativity Freeing Class at Capital Community Collage
Today I led a class at Capitol Community College. I chose one of my absolutely favorite, creativity freeing, activities to do with the students in the Early Childhood Department. My class on drawing with your non dominant hand is so fun and so freeing. When you allow yourself the freedom to let of of perfection, and get your groove on, you might actually achieve perfection. If not perfection, then at least, all consuming happiness. I love teaching my creativity classes, freeing your creativity leads to all kinds of positive changes in our emotional selves. These young adults were amazing at overcoming the fear and resistance that often comes at the start of this activity and dove right into the joy… I loved my day with these amazing students! These young adults were only allowed to use the materials that would be available to them in the classrooms the they will one…