Discover the magic of the cyanotype process in this hands-on class for beginners. We’ll begin with a brief look at the history of the cyanotype process, followed by a demonstration of the tools and techniques used to create these distinctive blue images. Then it’s your turn. With support, each participant will make four botanical cyanotypes on paper to take home. All materials, including pressed plants, will be provided. You are also welcome to bring your own pressed botanicals or objects with interesting shapes and textures to include in your compositions. For ages 16+

Madge Evers is a mixed -media artist whose practice is rooted in sustained attention to plant life and its slower, less visible processes. Working with alternative photographic techniques, mushroom spores, and painting, she engages both observed landscape details and imagined botanical forms. Her work has been exhibited throughout New England, and she has participated in residencies in Massachusetts, Virginia, Ireland, and New York. She is the author of Printing With the Sun, a book about the cyanotype process, published by Storey. Evers lives and works in western Massachusetts