Cyanotypes live at the intersection of Science and Art...
For example, Teaching artist and filmmaker, Jonna McKone, incorporated the cyanotype process and lessons into her 2022 and 2023 Visual Diaries Project.
In our 2024 Aquatic Ecology Lab, Jenny Stratton incorporated cyanotypes through the use of local water and additional plant discovery as an artistic lens through which to iew the Laurel Creek Watershed.
Beyond this summer lab, students at our La Esperanza Mobile PAGE Pop up explored camera-less photography, and community members were able to make their own creations at our 15 Year Anniversary Taste of PAGE Picnic. ​
Since 2018, teaching artist Jenny Stratton has crafted lesson plans and guided PAGE participants in cyanotype-making, with a focus on the botanical cyanotypes of Anna Atkins, credited as the first woman to publish a photo book.
Since learning about cyanotypes from these teaching artists, PAGE has continued to incorporate this wondrous activity into our programming and outreach events. ​
Exploration, experimentation, and creativity merge with chemistry and composition through the act of making cyanotypes, and we're committed to forms like these that defy the tidy categorization of science, craft, and art.