Experimental Cyanotype Printing: Working with Fabrics

Admission: $55 Members: $49 This advanced workshop explores cyanotype printing beyond paper, focusing on textiles. Participants will experiment with fabric, such as tea towels, fabric patches or tote bags, learning how material, texture, and absorbency affect the cyanotype process. Designed for those with prior cyanotype experience, this session emphasizes hands-on experimentation and creative discovery while expanding the possibilities of cyanotype into fabric-based work. About the Instructor Julia Swyers first learned the cyanotype process while studying photography at the School of Visual Arts. She started making botanical cyanotypes at home as an activity to do with her young daughter using commercially available coated paper. In her own art practice, she began coating her own paper and experimenting with homemade cameras using the cyanotype printing process. She has taught all types of learners, from elementary children in schools to adults in workshops.