Fascinating article - thank you so much for the link. Many gasometers are now being dismantled and the photos of them as they are taken apart are really unsettling. Very eerie
Those are so beautiful and dramatic. I love the smocking--immediately I was struck by the 2-D to 3-D to 2-D aspect of that. Also reminds me of indigo dyeing--something I did once and really enjoyed. In the print production world, they used to make quick proofs from the black plate for content confirmation. I think it's all just laser prints now. We always called them "blues." I can smell them in my memory!
What gorgeous prints! I have always loved cyanotypes as there’s something so organic about them - the color is so much like indigo. I’ve been meaning to have a go at making these for a while and this might be just the push I needed to get there!
This is fascinating! Something I never knew about, and it is so effective.
The world in blue is strangely restful and disconcerting at the same time! I'm a great fan of gasometers. The image here takes them into Robert Macfarlane's "eerie" category: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/10/eeriness-english-countryside-robert-macfarlane
Fascinating article - thank you so much for the link. Many gasometers are now being dismantled and the photos of them as they are taken apart are really unsettling. Very eerie
Those are so beautiful and dramatic. I love the smocking--immediately I was struck by the 2-D to 3-D to 2-D aspect of that. Also reminds me of indigo dyeing--something I did once and really enjoyed. In the print production world, they used to make quick proofs from the black plate for content confirmation. I think it's all just laser prints now. We always called them "blues." I can smell them in my memory!
I haven't tried indigo dyeing but see it is a logical progression, even though I've got plenty of other things to be getting on with!
Gorgeous!!! And I would think mildly addicting…..
I adore the dahlia with the paintbrush-stroke edges💖
What gorgeous prints! I have always loved cyanotypes as there’s something so organic about them - the color is so much like indigo. I’ve been meaning to have a go at making these for a while and this might be just the push I needed to get there!
Fabulous - esp those flowers
My friend P who you met did the same course as you at City Lit and has gone on to develop his printing to the point of having his own studio space.
Wow, that's brilliant. Is he printing photographs in general or just cyanotypes?
Now mostly screen printing I think. At East London Printmakers. It’s been fascinating to watch his work develop.
Stunning! I too love sunshine and sunflowers. The color blue makes my heart sing! What a fascinating process, something new to me too.
Thank you - they really are beautiful and I'm amazed at the way they have lasted.