Cyanotypes with the Sun: Creative Practice with Place & Presence
Led by Carol Schrader
Making cyanotypes, one of the oldest forms of photography, is like dancing with the sun. This sun or UV photography allows for playfulness and serendipity as we engage with nature at Ghost Ranch. Cyanotypes allow us to create gradations of beautiful cyan blue with plants and other objects.
We will make a number of cyanotype images on both paper and fabric, using large scale photo negatives, drawn negatives, and physical objects. During walks at the ranch we will gather natural objects such as grasses and leaves that can be used for contact prints, and create sketches and photos that can be used to create our own negatives. Materials, words and images can be layered, creating a collage effect. You will work with cyanotype emulsion and treat your own fabric and papers for making prints. All materials will be supplied, but you are encouraged to bring clothing or other fabric items for printing on, as well as any special objects and photos from home for making prints.
Ways we will explore this versatile medium:
Make a plein aire cyanotype while hiking at Ghost Ranch
Print a photo negative from a photo image you provide
Bleaching and toning to create sepia effects, and other color processes
Printing on clothing and weaving with cyano and natural objects
Go large! Choreograph a 5×5 foot fabric piece, using the other artists as part of your creative team.
Working back into our prints using various color media, as well as hand and machine sewing and collage.
This class will explore extending cyanotype creativity in many ways, so if you have taken a previous class, this is for you! AND, it will be fun and accessible for newcomers to the process or folks with little or no art experience as well!
We will make a number of cyanotype images on both paper and fabric, using large scale photo negatives, drawn negatives, and physical objects. During walks at the ranch we will gather natural objects such as grasses and leaves that can be used for contact prints, and create sketches and photos that can be used to create our own negatives. Materials, words and images can be layered, creating a collage effect. You will work with cyanotype emulsion and treat your own fabric and papers for making prints. All materials will be supplied, but you are encouraged to bring clothing or other fabric items for printing on, as well as any special objects and photos from home for making prints.
Ways we will explore this versatile medium:
Make a plein aire cyanotype while hiking at Ghost Ranch
Print a photo negative from a photo image you provide
Bleaching and toning to create sepia effects, and other color processes
Printing on clothing and weaving with cyano and natural objects
Go large! Choreograph a 5×5 foot fabric piece, using the other artists as part of your creative team.
Working back into our prints using various color media, as well as hand and machine sewing and collage.
This class will explore extending cyanotype creativity in many ways, so if you have taken a previous class, this is for you! AND, it will be fun and accessible for newcomers to the process or folks with little or no art experience as well!
Program Details
Start Date:
End Date:
Categories:
Ghost Ranch Program
Photography
Date & Time Details:
3:00 pm Check in
10:00 am Check out
10:00 am Check out
Location:
Ghost Ranch
Address:
280 Private Drive 1708, Abiquiu, NM, USA
Contact:
Programs
programs@ghostranch.org
505-685-1000
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About the Leader
Carol Schrader
My artistic practice explores connections between mythology and contemporary issues, such as women’s roles, domesticity and climate change. My mediums include painting, sculpture, and fiber arts.
I am currently artist in residence at the Coe Center for Indigenous Arts, and am a member of the Abstract Picnic Arts Collective in Santa Fe. I am honored to be on the educator team for Jeffrey Gibson’s US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale this year. I am completing an MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago, and also hold an AFA in Studio Arts and MA in Multicultural Education, UNM, and a BA in Government, Harvard. I am a member of ART21 Educators and I have taught at the K-12 and college level, and also managed a social justice circus and worked in the US Senate. Arts education brings together my passions for creating community and working for social justice.
I am currently artist in residence at the Coe Center for Indigenous Arts, and am a member of the Abstract Picnic Arts Collective in Santa Fe. I am honored to be on the educator team for Jeffrey Gibson’s US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale this year. I am completing an MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago, and also hold an AFA in Studio Arts and MA in Multicultural Education, UNM, and a BA in Government, Harvard. I am a member of ART21 Educators and I have taught at the K-12 and college level, and also managed a social justice circus and worked in the US Senate. Arts education brings together my passions for creating community and working for social justice.