One of a kind oak framed original cyanotype print on handmade paper. Fern Meadow was inspired by local Lancashire landscapes and created from pressed hand gathered plants which I captured using a camera-less photographic technique. The beautiful pressed fern in this artwork was gifted to me by a participant at one of my cyanotype workshops, she had treasured the memories embodied in this fern for almost 30 years, it was such a precious gift to receive.
 
To create my cyanotype prints I paint the light-sensitive cyanotype chemicals onto the paper with a hake brush in my studio darkroom and deliberately leave brush marks on the paper to show this part of the process. I bathe my prints in sunlight as I prefer a natural, sustainable process that marks the time, the place and the materials of making. This reduces the number of prints I can make each year but it is a much more satisfying process as I am working with the seasons and responding to the very changeable Lancashire weather.
 
Each artwork is unique and bespoke framed in oak, and float mounted and framed within a second mount to accent the deckled edge of the handmade paper.
 
Artwork size A5, framed dimensions: 36cm x 27cm. Authentication stamp on the back. D rings and cord attached for hanging.