CYANOTYPE - WHAT IS IT?
Cyanotype is an antique photographic printing process distinctive for producing Prussian blue monochromatic prints. Developed in the mid-19th century, cyanotype was quickly embraced as an inexpensive method for reproduc-ing photographs, documents, maps and plans (hence the enduring architectural term “blueprint”). Famously, it was also used by Anna Atkins and other field biologists for indexing plant specimens—the first photograms ever made!
Cyanotype is an extremely forgiving photographic process, easy to do, safe and inexpensive. As one of the earliest photographic processes ever developed, it is still favored among alternative process enthusiasts and is often the first chemistry explored in alternative photo classes.
The Lakeshore Fiber Arts Guild, guided by Lin Culver, used pretreated cyanotype sheets from Dharma Trading to express our favorite things about Michigan in blue and white.
Here's the numbering, from left to right, of members' pieces:
Top photo and then the second photo.
1 - Judy Rosbury
2 - Lin Culver
3 - Jennifer Gould
4 - Susan Jansen (printed by Kevin Cole)
5 - Judi Pulver
6 - Susan Jansen (printed by Kevin Cole)
7 - Wendy Rice
8 - Jane Blacquiere
9 - Wendy Rice
10 - Jan Koster
11 - Nancy DeVries
12 - Linda Slusar
13 - Judi Pulver
14 - Kim Doele
15 - Suzanne Ditsler
16 - Jennifer Gould
17 - Jonetta Brown
18 - Pris Lynch