Shower of Gold One yellow A butane torch is used

A butane torch is used to get chemicals to rise to the surface and create cells of color to bubble up

Created with collage paper

but beginning from the ground up will allow you to start fresh without old negatives getting in the way

meaning “restless mind” or “crazy monkey mind

creating cyanotypes from the plants around me

Shower of Gold One yellow A butane torch is usedCyanotype and Watercolor 12" x 9" on paper, mounted on white 16" x 12" acid free matboard. Shower of Gold One is an original cyanotype with light touches of watercolor. This bush with beautiful yellow flowers is one of my favorites in my garden for its brilliant cones of gold flowers. Cyanotypes are one of photography's oldest printing processes. Its prints' distinctive feature is its cyan blue shade, which results from its exposure to ultraviolet