Botanical Cyanotype Course

Cyanotype printing is an early photographic method, often associated with botanical subjects. Prints are made by laying flowers, leaves or other objects on the photosensitive paper and exposing it to light. Alternatively, you can use a photographic negative to make the print.

This introductory course you will teach you how to make your own ‘blue prints’ using both techniques. You will learn how to mix up the cyanotype solution, paint it onto the paper, and expose and develop your prints. We will use flowers and plants from the garden to make your designs, or you can provide a photo that you would like to work from.

The course is 3 hours long and no previous experience is needed.

Materials:

All materials will be provided. If you wish to work with an image of your own during the workshop, please send it to events@omvedgardens.com no later than May 1st, using the subject Botanical Cyanotype Course.

About the facilitator

Rosalind Hobley is a London artist. She studied Fine Art at Maidstone College of Art, and has since worked with photography and printmaking. Her cyanotypes have been exhibited in the RA Summer Exhibition, the Julia Margaret Cameron exhibition in Barcelona, and in various group exhibitions at the Turner Contemporary and the Hastings Contemporary. She enjoys teaching this fascinating and creative process, and has run cyanotype workshops at East London Printmakers, Photofusion and Bainbridge Print Studios.'

Subsidised Tickets:

We have a few tickets at a subsidised rate. If this workshop is not monetarily accessible to you, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.

Refund Policy:

These tickets are refundable up to 10 days before the start of the event (1st May) post which they will be non-refundable.