Create, Connect, Age Well: Cyanotype Wall Hanging

Cyanotype is a camera-less photography and printmaking process that uses sunlight to create stunning white-and-blue images. In this class, you’ll create your own cyanotype artwork by arranging pressed flowers and other flat objects onto pre-treated paper and exposing it to UV light.

You’ll experiment with floral composition on an 8.5″x11″ sheet of watercolor paper before developing your print in the sunlight. Then we’ll rinse, oxidize, and dry the print before mounting your favorite piece in a wooden magnetic wall-hanging frame — ready to display as soon as you get home.

Please note: cyanotype printing depends on sunlight and weather conditions. Overcast days may increase exposure times, while heavy cloud cover or rain can make printing impossible. If needed, a rain-date backup session will be scheduled. The instructor will notify students the evening before class if weather conditions appear unfavorable.

About the Instructor: Surelle Strike

Your instructor will provide the following materials:

• All project materials, including pre-treated cyanotype watercolor paper, Cyanotype solutions for student experimentation, pressed flowers and foliage, cardboard for backing, glass and plastic sheets for pressing, hydrogen peroxide, drying rack, 9” wood frames.

Students are asked to bring: 

• Optional: pressed flowers or other flat objects you’d like to include in your cyanotype artwork

Skill Level

Beginner-friendly, no experience required.

Age Requirement

Students ages 60 and older. Would you like to participate, but are not quite 60? Contact us at info@marinemillsfolkschool.org or 612-440-6295.

Location Details

Christ Lutheran Church

150 5th Street

Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047

Cost Details

Tuition: $25

Materials Fee: $12

Total Cost: $37

NOTE: Be aware we may cancel class if a minimum number of registrations is not reached. We work to balance teachers’ need to plan for a class with students’ busy schedules — not an easy task. Please register as early as possible! If interested, you can find our cancellation policy here.

What is Create, Connect, Age Well all about?
People are living longer than ever and the world continues to change at an increasingly fast pace. Marine Mills Folk School recognizes how challenging it is to stay physically, mentally and socially strong in this environment. Create, Connect, Age Well is a folk school experience that helps adults thrive in the 21st century. Try something new. Build skills. Be creative. Connect with others looking to live long!

Each Create, Connect, Age Well session includes:
•    An instructor-led Folk School learning experience
•    Social connection and reflection time
•    Coffee, tea and snacks

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.