Fairy Houses - Embroidered cyanotype
Original cyanotype on linen embellished with hand embroidery.
Each of my fairy houses starts out as a cyanotype print of a piece of locally collected beach glass. The details are hand embroidered to bring the little house to life.
Mounted in a 7.5 inch beech wood hoop.
About cyanotype:
A cyanotype (sun-print) is light sensitive photographic print that dates back to the 1840’s. I create my art by painting a light sensitive solution onto solid wood, paper or fabric. The surface is covered with ethically collected organic materials that I have found or pressed. I then expose the surface to sunlight. Whatever is on the surface, plants or a negative, blocks the light and the remaining surface that is exposed to sunlight will be chemically altered. Finally, it is washed with water which rinses off the remaining chemicals and results in a deep Prussian blue color.
Copyright 2024 Stevie Oliver
Original cyanotype on linen embellished with hand embroidery.
Each of my fairy houses starts out as a cyanotype print of a piece of locally collected beach glass. The details are hand embroidered to bring the little house to life.
Mounted in a 7.5 inch beech wood hoop.
About cyanotype:
A cyanotype (sun-print) is light sensitive photographic print that dates back to the 1840’s. I create my art by painting a light sensitive solution onto solid wood, paper or fabric. The surface is covered with ethically collected organic materials that I have found or pressed. I then expose the surface to sunlight. Whatever is on the surface, plants or a negative, blocks the light and the remaining surface that is exposed to sunlight will be chemically altered. Finally, it is washed with water which rinses off the remaining chemicals and results in a deep Prussian blue color.
Copyright 2024 Stevie Oliver
Original cyanotype on linen embellished with hand embroidery.
Each of my fairy houses starts out as a cyanotype print of a piece of locally collected beach glass. The details are hand embroidered to bring the little house to life.
Mounted in a 7.5 inch beech wood hoop.
About cyanotype:
A cyanotype (sun-print) is light sensitive photographic print that dates back to the 1840’s. I create my art by painting a light sensitive solution onto solid wood, paper or fabric. The surface is covered with ethically collected organic materials that I have found or pressed. I then expose the surface to sunlight. Whatever is on the surface, plants or a negative, blocks the light and the remaining surface that is exposed to sunlight will be chemically altered. Finally, it is washed with water which rinses off the remaining chemicals and results in a deep Prussian blue color.
Copyright 2024 Stevie Oliver
