This 2 hour workshop strips photography back to its roots: you'll learn how to mix chemistry and coat print surfaces with UV sensitive emulsion. While traditional cyanotypes often feature botanicals and silhouetted textures, this class lets you push beyond the basics—send us a personal photograph in advance, and we will turn it into a custom digital negative for you to print. Layer your image with unique objects, personal trinkets, and natural elements to create a truly one-of-a-kind piece.
We’ll guide you step-by-step through UV exposure, development, and creative techniques to unlock rich Prussian blue tones. You'll apply these skills directly onto wood, with the choice to create a single wood panel, a diptych (a two-panel piece), or a triptych (a three-panel story). You’ll walk away with a working grasp of darkroom-free alternative photography and your own custom-created, handcrafted cyanotype artwork!
Choose either the single panel, diptych, or triptych package
If you choose to use a personal photograph in your print, please make sure to select the option during checkout.
One photo negative per panel.
You are encouraged to bring personal items to use in your print.
Examples of items that work well: jewelry, keys, scissors, cutlery, safety pins, very thin fabrics, and lace.
Email michael@hummingbirdhouse.org with any questions or special accommodations needed.
This 2 hour workshop strips photography back to its roots: you'll learn how to mix chemistry and coat print surfaces with UV sensitive emulsion. While traditional cyanotypes often feature botanicals and silhouetted textures, this class lets you push beyond the basics—send us a personal photograph in advance, and we will turn it into a custom digital negative for you to print. Layer your image with unique objects, personal trinkets, and natural elements to create a truly one-of-a-kind piece.
We’ll guide you step-by-step through UV exposure, development, and creative techniques to unlock rich Prussian blue tones. You'll apply these skills directly onto wood, with the choice to create a single wood panel, a diptych (a two-panel piece), or a triptych (a three-panel story). You’ll walk away with a working grasp of darkroom-free alternative photography and your own custom-created, handcrafted cyanotype artwork!
Choose either the single panel, diptych, or triptych package
If you choose to use a personal photograph in your print, please make sure to select the option during checkout.
One photo negative per panel.
You are encouraged to bring personal items to use in your print.
Examples of items that work well: jewelry, keys, scissors, cutlery, safety pins, very thin fabrics, and lace.
Email michael@hummingbirdhouse.org with any questions or special accommodations needed.
