Cyanotype: Botanical Dreams with Julia Whitney Barnes
New York City
September 24th, 2023
Sunday, 10am - 3pm
Open for Creatives of All Levels and Stages
Visionary Projects is delighted to be hosting "Cyanotypes: Botanical Dreams", a weekend workshop with Hudson Vallery-Based Artist and Educator Julia Whitney Barnes in New York City!
About Julia
Julia Whitney Barnes is an artist living in the Hudson Valley who works in a variety of media from cyanotypes, watercolor, oil paintings, ceramic sculptures, murals, and site-specific installations. She has exhibited widely in the United States and internationally. She was awarded fellowships from New York State Council on the Arts administered through Arts Mid-Hudson, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Abbey Memorial Fund for Mural Painting/National Academy of Fine Arts, and the Gowanus Public Art Initiative, among others.
Born in Newbury, VT, Julia Whitney Barnes spent two decades in Brooklyn, before moving to Poughkeepsie, NY in 2015. She received her BFA from Parsons School of Design and her MFA from Hunter College. Whitney Barnes has created site-specific installations at the Albany International Airport/Shaker Heritage Society, Albany, NY; Brookfield Place/Winter Garden, New York, NY; Arts Brookfield, Brooklyn, NY, the Wilderstein Sculpture Biennial, Rhinebeck, NY; The Trolley Barn/Fall Kill Creative Works, Poughkeepsie, NY; GlenLily Grounds, Newburgh, NY; ArtsWestchester, White Plains, NY; Gowanus Public Arts Initiative, Brooklyn, NY; Space All Over/Fjellerup Bund i Bund & Grund, Fjellerup, Denmark; Lower Manhattan Cultural Council/Sirovitch Senior Center, New York, NY; Brooklyn School of Inquiry, Brooklyn, NY; New York City Department of Transportation, New York, NY; and Figment Sculpture Garden, Governors Island, NY and among other locations.
What is a Cyanotype:
It’s is a camera-less photographic printing process invented in 1842 by scientist and astronomer, Sir John Hirschel, which produces a cyan-blue print when a chemistry-coated surface is exposed to sunlight. It is also known as a sunprint, photogram or blueprint. The first artist (who was also a botanist) to use it was Anna Atkins. She is cited as the very first female photographer (though made without the use of a camera) and her family was friends with William Henry Fox Talbot (credited with inventing photography) and Atkins learned techniques from him and then made her own path. She published a book Photographs of British Algae in 1843. The medium has made a resurgence in the past twenty years with artists from all over utilizing cyanotype in various capacities.
What are we doing for the day?
We are diving into the whole cyanotype process for the day: demo’s of exposures, coating papers and creating your own projects, trying multiple surfaces, toning, multiple exposures, collage + painting with cyanotype!
Things You Need
(These are all linked supply recommendations! You may or may not already have some of these supplies at home.)
Portfolio of some sort to transport finished work (max paper size will be 16” x 20”), Old clothes you don’t mind getting dirty/smock etc, 1 set of water-based paints that you would especially like to use optional, Paint brushes (variety of water-based brushes including rounds and liners) optional, Colored pencils optional, Paint markers optional, Collage supplies (variety of paper, sting, small flat objects, etc) optional, Scissors (everyone has a favorite pair and individual preferences) optional, Glue (Glue sticks, liquid glues, matte medium) optional, Objects for creating cyanotypes (you can things from your own collections you would try out) optional, Gloves (if you have a type of disposable/chemistry gloves that you prefer please bring them) optional
What We Have In The Studio For You:
Paper towels, scrap paper, glue, extra brushes, extra acrylic paints, all cleaning supplies, entire workshop table set up
Objects for creating cyanotypes (pressed plants, paper cutouts, transparencies, lace, etc), Watercolor paper (cold press and hot press in a variety of sizes), Cyanotype chemistry, Precoated Cotton Fabric Pieces, Trays for rinsing and toning prints, Cyanotype printing kit (glass/plexi sheet with backing and clips), Toning/Developing Supplies (Hydrogen Peroxide, Vinegar, Soda Ash, Soap, Coffee, Tea, Turmeric), Measuring/Weighing equipment, UV Light Source (in case of cloudy/stormy day), Kraft paper/Newsprint for protecting surfaces, Wide brushes for applying cyanotype chemistry, Disposable gloves, Variety of water-based paints and drawing supplies, All clean up supplies/Paper towels/Water buckets
Included:
1 full In-Person workshop day
breakfast, lunch, coffee, snacks
+items noted in supply list!
Final Payments & Registration:
Where is this happening?
Studio 654 - NoHo
654 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Hours
10am-3pm