Cyanotypes with Nicole & Carlos
Make your own sun prints! Join special guests Nicole and Carlos and learn how to use photosensitive chemicals to create striking blue and white botanical prints.
The owners of the Yellow Bird Cafe, you might not know that they are also talented artists! Their collaborative project Burn the Negatives began during the covid lockdown, and they have produced hundreds of stunning prints since.
With their help, you will learn how to prep your surface for exposure, then arrange a range of pressed flowers, leaves and grasses from the Field Shelter meadow onto your paper. You'll then expose your design to the sun to create a beautiful sharp design in striking blue and white.
location
the yellow bird cafe, main street, haltwhistle
date & time
Sunday 31st August 12-2pm
age limit
none, but under 16s must be accompanied by a paying adult
This event is part of Tender Meadows: The Field Shelter Summer Arts Programme, and has been subsidised by a generous grant from the Haltwhistle Shops Fund.
Thanks to the Fund, we also have two tickets per workshop available free of charge. these are aimed at those wanting to take part but facing financial barriers to doing so. If you would like to enquire about a free ticket, please email fieldshelter.arts@gmail.com and tell us which workshop(s) you'd like to attend. You will need to be a resident of haltwhistle or one of its surrounding parishes. We will not ask for proof of address or income, so please be honest. These free tickets are given out on a first-come-first-served basis.
