Name: Cyanotypes – Harnessing the Power of the Sun Workshop with Virginia Zimmermann (Thurs, Aug 27 to Fri, Aug 28 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
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Cyanotypes – Harnessing the Power of the Sun Workshop with Virginia Zimmermann (Thurs, Aug 27 to Fri, Aug 28 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM)

2-day workshop

Thursday, August 27 – Friday, August 28 | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: *Norman Sunshine Center, 11 Green Hill Road, Washington, CT

*Outside if the weather permits

Cyanotypes are a photographic process where the image is created without the use of a camera, film or a darkroom. The process was developed in 1842. Cyanotypes use a mixture of two chemicals (potassium ferricyanide and ferric ammonium citrate) applied to a paper or fabric which when dry becomes light sensitive. We are going to use already prepared sheets of fabric (5×7) and dried botanicals from the yard to create distinctive prints. The prints are exposed to the Sun and when rinsed in water will turn a distinctive Prussian blue color. Cyanotypes are magical and creating our botanical prints is only the beginning of the possibilities this process holds.

We will be creating them using very simple materials:

Option 1 – an old 9×12 frame complete with glass, backing and a simple way to lock the frame. Your frame should have the little metal tabs on the back.

Option 2 – a piece of glass 9×12. Bulldog clips and a stiff backing

Assorted dried botanicals from the garden

A piece of prepared Cyanotype fabric and the Sun (We need a sunny day because Cyanotypes are developed using the UV light of the Sun. Developing times vary depending on the time of day, season of the year and of course, the weather conditions. We will have available one UV light source to share amongst the students.)

If you have these additional items, please bring:

Old negatives

Transparencies

Sheer Fabrics

Additional dried flowers or live flowers

No prerequisites.

Instructor Material fee of $10 (payable at the Workshop) for the Cyanotype fabric

Some sources for Cyanotype supplies:

Jerry’s Artarama
https://www.jerrysartarama.com

Dick Blick Art Supplies
800-828-4548
https://www.dickblick.com

Jacquard Products
https://www.jacquardproducts.com

Instructor Bio

Virginia Zimmermann is a mixed media artist and realism painter with over 30 yrs experience. She earned her BFA from Parsons School of Design and her K-12 Art Teaching Certificate, Masters in Art Education and Sixth Yr. Degrees from Southern Connecticut State University. She taught in the Fairfield Public School District for 26 yrs before pursuing art full-time. Her work has been exhibited in many exhibitions, including The William Benton Museum, Mattatuck Museum, New Britain Museum, Silvermine Art Guild, Artist Collective of Westport and is held in private collections.

Virginia.a.zimmermann@gmail.com
https://www.cargocollective.com/Virginiazimmermann
https://www.saatchiart.com/GinnieZ
https://www.creativeground.org/profile/virginia-zimmermann
Instagram.com/vzimm60

Cancellation Policy

Participants who withdraw from a class must request a refund or credit more than 14 days prior to the start of the class in order to receive a full refund or credit (minus a $20 cancellation fee or 10% for one-day workshops). Participants who cancel a registration between 8 and 14 days prior to the start of the class may receive a 50% refund or credit. Participants who cancel a registration less than 7 days prior to the start of the class will not receive a refund or credit.

Washington Art Association does not offer prorating for classes, and there are no make-ups, credits or refunds if a student misses a class. Membership fees are non-refundable.

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