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2021 Commission for Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida - Paintings
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A commission I did for the Mayo Clinic back in the fall of 2021.
Moonlight Birch Triptych
(3 original cyanotypes, 24 x 18" each, Combined total 24h x 54" before framing. Spanning over 6 feet horizontally after framing.)
If you are interested in commissioning original cyanotypes using this particular species of tree, you will need to wait for winter to pass. Birch only have leaves from spring to fall, and lose their leaves in winter, but other species of trees with similarly shaped hanging branches like mayten and willow do not all lose their leaves in winter in northern California. So those are possible substitutes.
These are hand-printed monotypes, one-of-kind cyanotypes. Cyanotypes are a kind of 19th century photographic process dating back to the 1840s also known as blueprints and sun prints. The chemicals used produce a blue and white image rather than a black and white one.
The process can be used to print photographs taken with a camera by using a giant plastic film negative or without negatives using solid objects such as plants to create a print of their shadows. There is no printing press, no ink, no etched copper plate nor carved wood block to be able to reproduce these images. Each is a unique monotype made using real plants.
NOTE: The leaves are a light blue and not white, from adding an extra exposure. I can also make a traditional cyanotype with plain white leaves against a dark blue background.
Moonlight Birch Triptych
(3 original cyanotypes, 24 x 18" each, Combined total 24h x 54" before framing. Spanning over 6 feet horizontally after framing.)
If you are interested in commissioning original cyanotypes using this particular species of tree, you will need to wait for winter to pass. Birch only have leaves from spring to fall, and lose their leaves in winter, but other species of trees with similarly shaped hanging branches like mayten and willow do not all lose their leaves in winter in northern California. So those are possible substitutes.
These are hand-printed monotypes, one-of-kind cyanotypes. Cyanotypes are a kind of 19th century photographic process dating back to the 1840s also known as blueprints and sun prints. The chemicals used produce a blue and white image rather than a black and white one.
The process can be used to print photographs taken with a camera by using a giant plastic film negative or without negatives using solid objects such as plants to create a print of their shadows. There is no printing press, no ink, no etched copper plate nor carved wood block to be able to reproduce these images. Each is a unique monotype made using real plants.
NOTE: The leaves are a light blue and not white, from adding an extra exposure. I can also make a traditional cyanotype with plain white leaves against a dark blue background.
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Item 2021 Commission for Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Created by Christine So
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