Scavenger Hunt from Life #181: Jan 21 - Feb 2

[Terri]

Joan the perspective in the coffee shop, and the colors, are wonderful. Makes me feel like I'm there!

Here's that print. 9x12" is too big to fit in my scanner so I photographed it. The photo is from February 2012 and the print I made last week is a cyanotype ( prussian blue ) which was then soaked in tea made from eucalyptus leaves to change the blue into warm brown and black tones. Fun!

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Good heavens, Ned - what a gorgeous print! You know a photo geek like me just eats this stuff up with a spoon. Beautiful job!

@Joan T - you're very welcome! Your hope is our hope.

@Jo Castillo - sure thing, Jo!

 

[NedL]

Thanks Terri I got a copy of Annette Golaz's book "Cyanotype Toning: Using Botanicals to Tone Blueprints Naturally" and I've been having fun trying different plants from here. Each one is different!

 

[AiArts]

Joan: Thanks. Yes, that coconut snacking by canal, had a few people commented that I did it with ease. I must have felt relax, just to be there, and the sketch come out better I expected. I love the coffee shop with people, working, and all the cuppa, and the cafe gears.

Ned: Cool photo technique work and the sketch of the forest came out nice too.

ALL: Hello... and let's keep our finger crossed that we can continue here at CS.

 

[Joan T]

Good morning, everyone!

Joy, thanks so much! I started with my coffee cup (so I could drink and sketch) and then it grew bit by bit as I added tables and people one at a time.

Ned, thanks for your comment. I love this in the browns and black. I've always been fond of sepia prints and b&w images. You had an unusual method of printing this...eucalyptus tea...how fitting. Do you have your own darkroom? I took a photography class way back and just loved the process of printing.

Jo, thanks. That sketch just kept growing little by little. I didn't sketch the whole thing out at once...just one item at a time with a sketch & wash pencil and then color added before I moved on to the next spot. Still cold here and apparently very windy which doesn't help. They say tomorrow may be slightly above freezing, so maybe a little snow will start to melt.