This is so belated I cannot believe how the months have passed. I have to say that it is more about HOW to post rather than complete abandon.

Here I am now. Summer has been as full as ever, being in Scotland and France.

My cyanotype project is what I want to show. Cyanotype is a method I have used on several pieces but always using my own photographs as a mask. In this piece, I developed my work further by using sketch as the mask.  In this technique, the fabric is dipped into a solution of sensitising chemicals and then dried before exposing to sunlight with the mask on top. The image is then revealed by washing out the fabric, leaving behind Prussian blue where the sunlight has fallen.

 

Sketch in thick pen on clear cellophane
Sketch in thick pen on clear cellophane
Fabric treated with chemicals, a green colour
Fabric treated with chemicals, a green colour
Detail of final piece
Detail of final piece