Dates: ,... ...Saturday 15th November 2008
Time: . ....... 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Place: 700 James Lane Trentham East 3458
Cost: $220.00 All materials supplied (including lunch)
Bookings: goldstreetstudios@gmail.com.... or . Phone 03 54241835 or Down Load Form NB: Class numbers are kept to a maximum of 6 students
ABOUT THE CYANOTYPE
This is a beautiful simple and inexpensive process. This deep Prussian blue process can be printed on art paper and fabric, toning offers a range of different effects and colours. In 1999 Mike Ware published his development of chemical improvements to Herschel’s 1842 original Cyanotype formulation, shortening exposure times, providing contrast control and a longer graduation of tones.
Background: In 1842 the process was presented to the Royal Society of London by Sir John Herschel. The “Blue print” was used extensively as a copying process for engineers and architects.
Ref: Mike Ware, Cyanotype The history, science and art of photographic printing in Prussian Blue. Science Museum & National Museum of Photography 1999 UK.
WENDY CURRIE specializes in early 19th Century photographic printing processes including cyanotype, and has taught at a number of institutes including RMIT, Photography Studies College and Australian Academy of Design. Her passion and skills in these and other alternative photographic processes exceeds 10 years. Wendy regularly exhibits, selling work through suburban and regional galleries.
