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tried sun printing for the first time with flowers and leaves from my herbarium 🌿 reblog is ok, don’t repost / use

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Working on my new zine and prints that I make about the jewish heritage of the SchUM region. this acronym stands for Speyer, Worms and Mainz, three important jewish communities of the medival times, this places were basically the cradle of ashkenazic judaism as we know today (check for example the Takkanot Schum or the Chassidei Ashkenaz).

In the project I take the symbols I found in these cities and use an old, historical photograpy technique called cyanotype (or blue/sun-print) to create the prints.

This lion was found on a floor tile from the women’s prayer hall in Speyer. This building was added to the already existing synagogue in the mid 13th century, its floor tiles had a variety of motifs. A similar lion motif on a floor tile dating back to the same period, has been found also in Mainz, in the Dome area.

Let me know if you wanna read more about the project, order print or preorder the zine:)

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Discomedusae - Purple-striped Jelly (chrysaora colorata) / Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) 🪼

Earlier this year, I delved into the world of cyanotype prints for the first time, and these are the fruits of my labour. I'd wanted to try out the cyanotype medium for a while, and to make some artwork inspired by the ocean. I found this to be the perfect medium for capturing the ethereal nature of jellyfish, and representing the deep blue of the ocean.

Creating cyanotypes involves working with elements of nature - the light of the sun to expose the prints, and water to wash them, which also felt appropriate here.

Both of these original prints are available for sale in my shop here! I don't usually sell originals of my work and don't currently have plans to make more of these prints, at least not for some time, so it's a rare opportunity to get something unique.

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