Artists Statement
For this exhibition, I wanted to elevate my cyanotype prints by adding color with Prismacolor pencils. The cyanotype process is known for its vibrant blue tones. It’s essentially a one-off process when hand-coating paper with chemistry, especially when visible brushstrokes are present. I used watercolor paper, which has a nice texture and allowed the colored pencil to blend beautifully. Creating deckled edges by hand further enhances each print's uniqueness.
For the print Eskeleto Oro, adding metallic gold, bronze, and silver created a soft sheen. In Bubbles, I formed the circular shapes by placing coins on the paper during exposure, then colored them in with a mix of pinks, blues, purples, and yellow. The Red Woman print was actually overexposed during processing, but the red beautifully accentuates the form and highlights of the statue. The Night Queen and The Craft are a bit more subtle, with color added sparingly.
I recently rewatched Game of Thrones, so the titles The Night Queen and The Red Woman were inspired by that series.
This exhibition holds sentimental meaning for me. I was honored to be part of the first One-Off exhibition created by Lenna Winther-Saxe back in 2013, when I was just starting out as a working photographer. It’s a privilege to be part of this continuing tradition and to share the art of alternative processes with our arts community.