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Fern Cyanotype Print

£39.00

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An original botanical cyanotype, made from Fern plants grown in the Old Glasshouse in Chatsworth Garden and finished with highlights of gold paint.


Product Details

Printed on archival paper, made from 100% cotton with a calcium carbonate buffer to protect from atmospheric acidity. Includes removable mount.

Each cyanotype is unique, so the piece sent out to you may not be exactly the same as the one in the image shown.

Dimensions
The piece is mounted and will fit in an A4 frame

About Blue and Gold Botanics

Sophie works with an early form of photography called cyanotype, that she learnt to use during her Art Foundation Diploma in Nottingham. Since then, she has become and Environmental Science graduate, and trained horticulturalist - disciplines which inform her artwork. Each piece is an original botanical cyanotype, created using natural material collected by Sophie from the Chatsworth Estate.

The Cyanotype Process
First introduced by the chemist John Herschel in 1842, the process involves mixing two iron compounds together, ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide, to form a photosensitive emulsion. This emulsion is then painted onto the paper and left to dry in the darkroom, forming the photosensitive paper. Once dry, the plant material is placed onto the paper and brought out into the direct sunlight, exposing the paper which is not covered by the plant to UV light. The plant is then removed and the paper is fixed in water where it turns blue and the image of the plant remains.

Delivery/Collection

UK Delivery Available

  • Standard Delivery (2-3 working days) | £6.99
  • Next Day Delivery (1-2 working days) | £9.99
  • UK Non Mainland and Scottish Highlands (2-3 working days) | £20
  • Click & Collect (1-2 working day) | Free

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