Sun Prints: Creating Cyanotypes Workshop
Join artist and educator, Andre Lee Bassuet, in this enlightening one-day cyanotype workshop. Cyanotype, or “sun print”, is a photographic printing technique used by artists, botanists and architects for almost 200 years using the power of the sun and UV light. In this workshop, you’ll learn all the steps required to create your cyanotype prints: the preparation of the solution, the creation of images on transparent media using both digital photographic negatives and hand-drawn negatives, exposing the mediums to light and fixing color. Discover how to apply your prints onto different surfaces such as paper, fabric and wood with the use of photos, plants, flowers and even objects. All materials are included in the price of tuition. *Please note, there will be no formal lunch break, but participants are welcome to bring a bagged lunch and pause to eat anytime after the morning demonstrations.
Andre Lee Bassuet is an award-winning Korean American artist, designer and educator who exhibits both nationally and internationally. She makes work dealing with memory and the fleeting nature of human connections. Working across the disciplines of book making, calligraphy, papermaking, cyanotypes, graphic design, photography and embroidery, she uses tactile materials to communicate our shared struggles and resilience and persistence.
Andre Lee Bassuet is currently teaching the Art of the Book at Brown University and is joining Jamestown Arts Center for two exciting workshops in Spring 2025: Cyanotypes (March 8) and Tiny Books (coming in May). Among other awards, Bassuet’s cyanotype and embroidered hanbok (traditional Korean dress) made of upcycled tablecloths and curtains, called “Baring Han” won Best in Show for the 2024 JAC exhibition “Second Time Around.”