Cyanotype Process with Natural Materials

Learn about the history and context of the cyanotype process. Students will be lead through an activation where each participant selects some natural materials (sticks, leaves, etc.). They then will begin the process of treating cloth with cyanotype materials and exposing them to the sun outside. This class will walk students through the full process of mapping out what they want their piece to look like to seeing the final product after sun exposure.

• Develop an understanding of the history and process of cyanotype and have the confidence to try it at home.
• How to preplan and be intentional about mapping out a potential artistic outcome
• How to treat a cloth with the set chemicals
• How the exposure process works with timing, layout, baths to stop the exposure, and drying
• Take home a unique cyanotype piece and an understanding of the history and process behind it

Students with an interest in the cyanotype process. Folks who can bring in materials to put on the cloth or personal garments to make patterns. Students must be 16 years or older. Students under 18 must be supervised by a responsible adult.

• Individual clothes
• Cyanotype Kits they can take home after the class
• Access to A2's FIBER SHOP and tools for the duration of the session.

Danielle Hardy (2000, Kansas City, MO) is a lens‑based artist and creative strategist at Converse. Her work explores the nuances of Blackness and culture. She holds a B.A. in Digital Storytelling from the University of Missouri and has exhibited nationally and internationally. Most recently, she exhibited Wash Day Meditation with Street Theory Collective in Cambridge, MA, and was published in Der Greif Issue 18, curated by Hank Willis Thomas. She also co‑founded Third Space, a youth workshop and exhibition program.