Cyanotype Sun Print
This brief video shows the process of creating a cyanotype sun print using pre-treated cloth, as taught by Rachel Woodburn, fine art photographer. Basically, you arrange objects on your cloth in a darkish room, put the whole thing under glass to protect from stray winds, and then expose the cloth to the sunlight. At the end of your exposure (when the cloth has turned a very pale blue), you rinse the chemical out of the cloth and hang it to dry. Then you can sew the finished cloth onto something, frame it, or display it as-is.
This video was shot on June 26, 2006. The building in the background is part of Puniho Pa in the Taranaki region of Aotearoa (New Zealand). The mountain you will see is Taranaki himself. Enjoy the view!
September 12th, 2006 at 10:27 am
Hi Wendy -
This is Jason in Oly. This looks like an amazing project. I’d like to hear about it.
September 12th, 2006 at 10:47 am
Hey there, Jason. Thanks for your comment!
This is Cheryl. Wendy’s my friend, but her site is at: http://wwhitworth.blogspot.com/ and you can leave comments for her there.
Watch this space for more about the project. All the cyanotype sun prints that we made on cloth are being sewn together into a quilt that will be given to the community that hosted us.
Cheryl
September 19th, 2006 at 4:10 am
Am loving your documentation of this amazing journey. You must be humming with pleasure from it. Thanks for sharing the buzz.
September 19th, 2006 at 11:45 pm
Jannie Jan, do you ever sleep? I’m so glad to know you are sometimes watching … definitely humming from pleasure at that thought! Thanks for your comment!