About

This class has been postponed until May 2022.

In this workshop, students will learn the cyanotype printing process, a non-silver alternative photography/printing technique originally developed to create blueprints.

Cyanotype printing is a simple but relatively obscure process that allows for lots of experimentation. It can be layered with other types of printmaking and photography processes to create intricate, dynamic images. In addition to the possibilities it presents in the world of printmaking, cyanotype can also be used to dye textiles, in conjunction with other surface design methods or on its own. 

We will explore the history of the process, from its origins as a way to print technical material, to its use to document the natural world, and its transition into an art technique. We'll play with the different substrates that can be printed on (almost anything porous!), and create our own prints and dyed pieces of fabric. We will learn about the different ways to make negatives, as well as contact printing with objects. 

Students will leave this workshop with prints/dyed fiber to keep, as well as a zine explaining the steps in detail so they can make more at home. 

All materials will be provided—cyanotype chemicals, a variety of natural fiber fabrics in various sizes, printmaking paper, and a zine (how-to guide) that covers the process in detail—but students are welcome to bring extra materials to print on if they wish.

• This class is open to participants 14 years and older.
  
• There is a materials fee of $20 included in the price of class. 
• BARN will be practicing safety measures for the health and well-being of all participants, in accordance with state and CDC guidelines. BARN wide safety protocols can be found here. 
• Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.  
  

Instructor Bio:

Katey Rissi says, "I am an artist, educator, medicine maker, and activist. My artmaking practice is interdisciplinary and I shift between printmaking, illustration, collage, natural sculpture, textiles, and photography. I am interested in ancestral skills and ecology, and these often inform my work. Some themes I find myself returning to in my work include environmental grief, ancestor work, unsettling/decolonization, and what it means to be connected to community and place."

Katey holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Western Michigan University with a focus in Photography and Printmaking.