Half-day workshops in cyanotype and hybrid printing — for beginners, photographers, families, and anyone who finds making things by hand quietly restorative.
Dates not working? Send an enquiry — private sessions and custom dates are available.
The ideal starting point. You'll mix the two-part cyanotype chemistry from scratch, coat watercolour paper by hand, and expose prints using botanical subjects and found objects as negatives. No cameras, no darkroom — just light, iron salts, and water.
You'll leave understanding why the process works, not just how to follow steps. And you'll leave with several finished prints.
The next step after the introduction. You'll bring digital images, learn how to prepare and print them as large-format negatives, and use those negatives to expose your own cyanotype prints.
You'll understand curve correction, tonal inversion, and how UV responds to density — the technical foundation for printing any photograph in any alternative process.
Designed for people who find relief in making — whether navigating stress, burnout, grief, or simply wanting a few hours doing something with your hands that isn't a screen.
The pace is gentle. There's no pressure on outcomes. The process itself is the point — coating, waiting, washing, watching the image emerge. No experience necessary.
Prints that emerge like magic in a tray of water, botanical subjects foraged on the walk over — designed to be genuinely memorable for kids and genuinely interesting for adults.
Families collect leaves, feathers, and flowers before the session, then use them as photograms on sensitised paper. Every person makes their own prints. CA$150 covers up to four family members.
North Vancouver studio. See the space, go over the chemistry before touching anything. No rush.
You mix the sensitiser and brush it onto paper. Imperfection is part of the aesthetic.
Negatives or objects onto coated paper, into the UV unit. Watch the image form in real time.
Paper into a tray. The image appears. This part is quietly extraordinary every single time.
Prints hang to dry. Time to make more. You'll leave with several finished pieces.
The studio is a working printing space — not a classroom. You'll be at the same bench where the editions are made, with the same chemistry and paper.
Maximum four people means real attention and time to make mistakes and try again. The unpredictable results are often the best ones.
You don't need any experience. The only useful thing to bring is willingness to slow down for a few hours.
You've never done anything like this and that's exactly right. The cyanotype introduction is designed for people with zero chemistry and zero darkroom experience. The process is forgiving and the results are immediate.
You shoot film or digital and want to connect your images to a physical, handmade process. The digital negatives workshop bridges contemporary photography with 19th-century printing technique.
Making things by hand — slowly, without a screen — has a particular quality. The mindful printing workshop is for people who already know this, and for those willing to find out. No background required.
All bookings start with an enquiry. I'll reply within 48 hours to confirm availability and arrange payment. Private sessions are available for groups wanting a dedicated date.
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