gum bichromates

photo by Karl Gerling

Please join us on April 5th @ 1:00 and explore the photographic process of gum bichromates. Gum bichromate (or dichromate) is a photographic printing process that involves creating a working emulsion made of:

• gum arabic
• a dichromate (usually ammonium or potassium)
• pigment

The light sensitive emulsion is spread on paper and allowed to dry. Negatives or objects (in the case of a photogram) are then laid on the coated paper and exposed to a UV light source. The light source will harden the dichromate in proportion to the densities of the negative. After exposure, the paper is washed in a series of water baths and allowed to develop until the unhardened portions of the emulsion have dissipated. Voila!

Participants will learn to mix chemicals, coat papers, and print from negatives/transparencies, and how to make photograms. Folks will also receive an instruction packet, a frame for printing, and paper.

tania kaufmann collage

tania just sent this image of her completed collage. the collage workshop introduced participants to various archival adhesives. très bon!

veggies + light = nice

here are examples of paper made during our last workshop. thanks to the very creative and kind folks that participated and thanks to fiesta market for their amazing produce!
beets, apples, leeks and carrots...
apples...i really love this piece.
peas in a pod (carrots and leeks)
beets and carrots...

paper marbling revisited

due to popular demand we are offering the paper marbling workshop once again! please join us at our up coming marbling workshop on thursday evening, march 26th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. participants will have the opportunity to marble greeting cards, envelopes, bookmarks, gift tags, and paper scraps. the cost of the workshop is just $45.00 in advance or $50 at the door.

vegetable papers

the next workshop is sunday, march 15th from 1:00 to 4:00. we will be making various vegetable and fruit papers. learn to prepare vegetables and fruits and how to dry and flatten sheets of paper.

adhesives + papers = collage

thanks to the amazing group of folks that attended the collage workshop. this is an updated schedule of upcoming workshops...

February 26. Mixed Media Collage (cost: $40)
March 15. Vegetable Papers (cost: $75, class limited to 6)
March 26. Paper Marbling (cost: $45, class limited to 7)
April 5. Gum Bichromates (cost: $95, class limited to 6)
April 16. Paste Papers (cost: $50, class limited to 6)
May 3. Cyanotypes (cost: $95, class limited to 6)
May 14. Long Stitch Binding (cost: $75, class limited to 8)