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I am drawn to blue - the folklore, the mythology, the anchoring midtones between utter chaos and deep despair. A place to rest. The ability to create color with organic materials and how expansive yet forgivable this process can be makes it an excellent entry point for anyone to learn photosensitive printmaking. Science marries art. Cyanotype stems from the Greek word cyan, meaning “dark-blue impression.” Anna Atkins, an English botantical artist and photographer, was the first person and woman to illustrate a book using cyanotypes in 1843. The process was developed in 1842 by Sir John Fredrick William Herschel .

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