Artist Workshop Series for Kids: Unconventional Cyanotypes

Unconventional Cyanotypes With Artist Daisy Nicholas

In our Artist Workshop Series, local artists share their inspiration and skills with children in a series of free classes.

Create an unconventional cyanotype with artist Daisy Nicholas. She will take you through the steps and ideas of using sand, water, and sunlight to create artwork. This workshop explores how we can create amazing and fun art using science. You will be able to get your hand in the sand and watch how the fabric we use turns from a green colour to a rich blue in the sunlight.

Daisy Nicholas is an Auckland-based emerging artist. She is an experimental photographer and explores environmental physics through bodies of water and coastlines. Pushing the limits and ideas around how we create photographs and how we define the medium.

No reservation is required, but spaces will be limited and available on a first-come basis.

WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE?

Cyanotypes were among the first ever photographs that did not require a camera. The paper is soaked with a salt solution and when exposed to UV light (i.e. the sun) and then rinsed off, it produces a blueprint. The print's distinctive feature is its cyan blue shade, which results from its exposure to ultraviolet light.

Suitable for Ages 4-10