cyanotype prints

Cyantoype reaching hand with stars and a home in the background.

Cyanotype is one of the earliest photographic processes. A light-sensitive emulsion is applied to paper and left to dry, then objects are placed directly on the surface and exposed to UV light for around 30 minutes. Once washed, whatever blocked the light emerges as white against the characteristic deep cyan blue.

For these prints, all shapes and figures are hand-cut from drawings and reused across multiple compositions. Before exposure, elements can be moved freely across the surface, allowing for an intuitive exploration of composition and visual relationship. A story or meaning is rarely premeditated; it tends to reveal itself once the process is complete, which is part of what makes it endlessly interesting.

cyanotype print hand cut shapes swan eggs stars

swan’s generations

cyanotype print hand cut shapes houses on hills by the night sea

homes of the night sea

cyanotype print hand cut shapes eye stars and hands

all seeing eye

cyanotype print hand cut shapes person and night sky

perhaps there is hope

cyanotype print hand cut shapes chair homes person

waiting 4 U

cyanotype print hand cut shapes two swans and stars

star crossed swan lovers

cyanotype print hand cut shapes swan hand star

touch me not

cyanotype print hand cut shape vase

vase of delight

cyanotype print hand cut shape bird

aviation bird