Join us for an evening of striking seaside simplicity with photographer and writer Christina Riley, author of Looking Down at the Stars : Life Beneath the Waves (Saraband) and The Beach Today (Guillemot Press), where you'll create a selection of ocean inspired artworks using the cyanotype process. 

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Cyanotypes are a photographic printing process first invented in 1842 by John Herschel and brought to life by Anna Atkins through her 1843 publication Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, considered to be the first ever photographically illustrated book. A simple camera-less technique, it involves laying objects on UV light sensitive paper to create striking white and Prussian blue images. 

 

Christina will share a selection of cyanotypes created locally and from father afield, and read excerpts from her book Looking Down at the Stars: Life Beneath the Waves which reflects on her time as an underwater artist-in-residence at the Argyll Hope Spot on Scotland's west coast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throughout the evening you'll learn: 

• All about the cyanotype process, and inspiring artists using it in different ways

• How to use shape, opacity and pattern to create various effects using the cyanotype process

• How to create a found poem and incorporate it into your artworks 

• How to make an individual cyanotype print, a pair of prints to share with someone, and a card  

No experience necessary - Christina will guide you through the cyanotype process, sharing it's history and the various ways this simple process can produce unique and creative effects. All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own beach finds if you like! 

 

Cost pp £28.50 

Complimentary refreshments & savouries.

Book in here (Max 6, first book basis)

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