Originating in the 1840s ~ Cyanotype is a photographic printmaking process widely known as the term "blueprint" which was mostly used for large architectural & mechanical drawing reproduction.

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Blueprints are created using equal ratios of Potassium ferricyanide and Ferric ammonium citrate(green) and a photographic negative or film positive placed onto a UV (ultra violet) light-sensitive sheet of paper. Areas where light does not hit sensitized material remains white.

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Instead of utilizing photographs ~ Stephanie favors a much longer method in achieving her unique blueprints.

 

Before cutting and placing onto the prepared surface , Steph draws her designs onto translucent paper. Once the sun works her magic and the paper left to dry ~ Stephanie takes a white ink pen and adds a little more ornamentation, making each cyanotype a truly original artwork.

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