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Book Arts Institute: Cyanotype & Book Making


  • International Printing Museum 315 West Torrance Boulevard Carson, CA, 90745 $150 (map)

BLUE IS THE WORLD’S FAVORITE COLOR: the cyanotype Process

Class Schedule - 2 sessions - 4 hrs ea. Sat 5/17 & Sun 5/18, 11am to 3pm

Learn how to make lovely blueprints using this historic analog photo process then bind the prints using a Drum Leaf method of book binding. In this workshop, we will meet at mid-day, when the sun is the strongest for best exposure times, for ‘plein air’ cyanotype printing. We will create compositions from seaweed and other plant materiasl and objects. Students will learn techniques and tips for this alternative photo print process. In the second session we will bind together 5 prints using a Drum Leaf binding method.

Earlier Event: May 17
Museum Closed for Patch Day
Later Event: May 18
Richard Smith Guitar Concert