Prints with the Sun: The Next Level! Art of Cyanotypes

Cyanotypes are one of the earliest forms of photography, and they offer an opportunity for a unique creative dance with nature. Cyanotypes offer an opportunity to let go of control and be surprised by the beautiful variations and effects that are achieved with natural exposure to sunlight.

This class will be accessible for newcomers with no prior experience, but is a “next level” workshop designed for creative folks who have taken my first class. It will include the following new opportunities:

• Make a large photo print from a photo image you provide me, perhaps of a beloved family member or ancestor. 
• Create your own transparency with permanent marker
• Treat your own paper with the emulsion to play with brushstrokes. 
• Pre-treated materials will include 8.5x11fabrics and 12x16 paper, so you can go big! 
• All materials will be supplied, including your own 12x16 cyanotype plexiglass kit to take home and continue your explorations.

Teacher: Carol Schrader explores connections between mythology and contemporary issues through painting, sculpture, and fiber arts. She is currently artist in residence at the Coe Center for Indigenous Arts in Santa Fe. She is a national Art21 Educator and is on the educator team for the US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. She is completing an MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago, and also holds an AFA in Studio Arts and MA in Multicultural Education, UNM, and a BA in Government, Harvard. Art education brings together her passions for creating community and working for social justice. She has enjoyed a long relationship with the Olive Rush house.