I've been photographing dried roses as part of my body of work about the nature of memory. They are all dried wedding roses - which look amazing close up - papery and fragile. They darken more and more as they age. I'm not sure exactly how I will use them - maybe as photos themselves - or for cyanotypes. We will see! Photos coming soon!
I bought a somewhat Heath-Robinson style U.V. lamp last year and have just been able to set it up, which is very exciting! It means that I can do cyanotypes without having to wait for sunshine. However, the exposures are much longer generally. I did a couple of test strips on textured Khadi paper. Next up, I will try some much thinner, commercially made, sun print paper. I always wear U.V.safety glasses, kindly sent to me by the company Uvex.
This year's international Twitter art postcard exhibition/auction TAE22 will be held at the Hiscox Building, York 25th-26th June, and then online to raise funds for The Encephalitis Society. This is the sixth time that I've donated and this year I have created an homage to vintage nest illustrations, using Polychromos coloured pencils and watercolour. I really enjoyed creating the piece and do hope it sells!
This is the finished Christmas card/decoration. It became Christmas Botanical Bunting and contained holly, mistletoe, fir, orange, ginger, ivy and poinsettia. Many people sent me photos of their bunting hanging up. I really enjoyed making this one!
