Pull paper and make cyanotype photographic prints in this two-day workshop! First, you’ll learn how to pull card-size sheets of paper with master papermaker Kathy Gurwell. In the second session, you will learn to make photographic prints without a camera, using the water-based cyanotype process and sunshine!
Wear clothes and shoes that can get messy! All paper making and cyanotype materials will be provided. Caroline will demonstrate coating the paper as well as bringing some ready-coated paper so that you can experiment before applying the techniques to your unique paper.
Lots of objects and transparencies will be provided but you are also encouraged to bring your own! Relatively flat objects such as fabrics, lace, feathers, plants work very well.
This workshop does not certify for Open Studio.
All experience levels welcome. Adults 18+.
Registration: $165, includes all materials.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today! Members must log in to activate the discount. If you are a member and don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum, 3121 San Jacinto St.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.In the event that minimum enrollment is not met, the Museum reserves the right to cancel the class and will provide a full refund.
Learn to hack the cyanotype process like a mad scientist! We will be making abstract and/or photogram exposures on a variety of papers and making a variety of marks using chemistry.
Caroline will provide all paper and chemicals. This process twist does not work well with transparencies – any materials used for photograms will get solution on them. Wear clothes and shoes that can get messy!
Topics:
Examples of ‘mad scientist’ cyanotypes
Easily available, easy to handle substances that can be used with the cyanotype process
What to avoid for safety!
Papers that work well with this process twist
Lots of time to experiment!
Mixing up your own solutions from dry chemistry
Adults 18+
In case of rain, the backup date is: Sun 3/5/2023
Pre-requisites: This workshop builds on our “Cyanotype photograms” workshop, going deeper into some experimental aspects of cyanotype printing. We recommend that you have attended either our workshop or a similar one elsewhere before joining us!
Registration: $120, all supplies included.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum in our NEW LOCATION, 3121 San Jacinto St.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
Learn to make photographic prints from digital negatives using the water-based cyanotype process and UV light!
This hybrid workshop will be held weekly over 3 sessions, starting with a one-and-a-half-hour introduction, instructions for creating digital negatives using Photoshop, and presentation of the techniques (with a handout) over Zoom. The following two weeks will be two-hour in-person sessions at The Printing Museum
Caroline will briefly demonstrate coating the paper as well as bringing ready-coated paper so that you can get started right away! Several sheets of pre-coated paper and transparency film for printing negatives will be provided. All cyanotype chemicals and paper will be provided. For this workshop we will be printing using a UV exposure unit – it is more accurate but much slower than sunshine. Each attendee can present their work and we can troubleshoot problems. A suggested materials list will also be provided a couple of weeks before the first class, covering the various negative films, pens for hand-drawing negatives, suggested papers, and where to purchase cyanotype chemicals.
Topics will include:
creating digital negatives and printing on film (a technical bit!)
cyanotype ratios and wash techniques for printing images (another technical bit!)
how to determine exposure time no matter your UV source
troubleshooting printing issues
suggested papers for getting good prints
Registration: $140
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today! Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Pre-requisite: This workshop builds on our “Cyanotype photograms” workshop, going deeper into some of the technical aspects of cyanotype printing. We recommend that you have attended either our workshop or a similar one elsewhere before joining us.
Recommended Supplies:
Cyanotype chemistry (this will come pre-mixed at 20g/100ml (A) and 8g/100ml (B) and Caroline will supply instructions to adapt this to a specific dilution used for transparency printing). Suggested options:
Jacquard https://www.amazon.com/Jacquard-JCY1100-Cyanotype-Set/dp/B010MN312S/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=cyanotype&qid=1619561355&sr=8-3 (also often available in art supply stores)
Bostik and Sullivan https://www.bostick-sullivan.com/cart/758.html
Paper: Needs to be sturdy enough to stand up to soaking in water. Good quality cotton rag papers work well in general. Ideally, not a ‘buffered’ paper – cyanotype does not like alkaline surfaces! Suggested: Arches Text Wove, Arches Laid and most relatively smooth watercolor papers.
Transparency film: Fixxons negative film for inkjet: https://www.amazon.com/Fixxons-Digital-Negative-Contact-Printing/dp/B083GCML5C/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1619820724&sr=8-2&srs=5767636011
Zig pens: For drawn or handwritten transparencies Caroline uses Zig opaque pens on overhead transparency film (available at office supply stores or Amazon). https://www.markersupply.com/zigopfipe.html
Other
Hake or other wide, soft brush
A board and sheet of glass/plexiglass larger than your paper (NB: be careful that the glass/plexi does not have a UV filter coating!). Simple clip photo frames work great and are art supply stores
Large bulldog clips – Caroline uses the 3 inch version of these: https://www.amazon.com/X-ACTO-Bulldog-Clips-Inches-Box/dp/B0006HVPXS
A container larger than your paper that you can fill with water (shallow is preferable but deep will work) to use as a wash tray – this can be a plastic box or even a bake-and-go type aluminum foil tray
Location: the first workshop session will meet online via Zoom; the following week’s session will meet in person at The Printing Museum’s NEW location (3121 San Jacinto St).
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
Join us for a cyanotype demo/workshop with our Fall 2020 Artist-In-Residence Caroline Roberts. Learn from home how to make photographs without a camera, using the water-based cyanotype process and sunshine! We will learn about using objects, transparencies, and digital negatives to create images.
A materials list (below) is provided before the workshop for those who want to work alongside the instructor, (sunshine permitting, wherever you are Zooming from!)
Location: Online via Zoom. We are planning to make a recording of the program available to everyone who has registered for several weeks afterwards, so you will be able to watch the entire program at your convenience even if you can’t join us live.
Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
Materials & supplies if you’d like to follow-along (not required):
Hake or other wide, soft brush (watercolor brushes work well!)
A board and sheet of glass/plexiglass larger than your paper (NB: be careful that the glass/plexi do not have a UV filter coating!)
Transparencies, objects, plants for creating prints. Feathers, fabrics and lace work really well! Flat objects make the sharpest outlines but 3D objects will cast interesting shadows in bright sunlight.
A container larger than your paper that you can fill with water (shallow is preferable but deep will work)
Somewhere to lay your pieces to dry – can be as simple as kitchen towel or cloths on a table
Kitchen towel to mop up spills and messes! Also useful to put under your paper to catch drips as you coat!
Learn to make photographic prints from digital negatives using the water-based cyanotype process and UV light! All cyanotype chemicals and paper will be provided. Caroline will briefly demonstrate coating the paper as well as bringing ready-coated paper so that you can get started right away! She will also provide instructions for creating digital negatives using Photoshop. For this workshop we will be printing using a UV exposure unit – it is more accurate but much slower than sunshine – so, if the day is sunny, we may also make some prints outside! Topics will include:
creating digital negatives and printing on film (a technical bit!)
cyanotype ratios and wash techniques for printing images (another technical bit!)
how to determine exposure time no matter your UV source
troubleshooting printing issues
suggested papers for getting good prints
Pre-requisite: This workshop builds on our “Cyanotype photograms” workshop, going deeper into some of the technical aspects of cyanotype printing. We recommend that you have attended either our workshop or a similar one elsewhere before joining us.
Optional materials to bring: objects and transparencies will be provided but you are also encouraged to bring your own; relatively flat objects such as fabrics, lace, feathers, plants work very well.
Registration: $145, all supplies included.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: The Printing Museum, 1324 W Clay St. Houston, TX 77019.
This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum. We look forward to welcoming you back and are taking recommended safety precautions regarding COVID-19. The class size will also be limited, so sign up early!
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
Learn to make photographic prints without a camera, using the water-based cyanotype process and sunshine! We will make prints using objects and transparencies to create images called “photograms”. All cyanotype chemicals and paper will be provided. Caroline will demonstrate coating the paper as well as bringing ready-coated paper so that you can get started right away!
Ages: 16+.
This class serves as a prerequisite for advanced cyanotype classes.
Materials: Lots of objects and transparencies will be provided but you are also encouraged to bring your own! Relatively flat objects such as fabrics, lace, feathers, plants work very well.
Registration: $105, all supplies included.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: The Printing Museum, 1324 W Clay St. Houston, TX 77019.
This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum. We look forward to welcoming you back and are taking recommended safety precautions regarding COVID-19. The class size will also be limited, so sign up early!
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
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