#solar print

[sennamaticart]

A small snippet from my cyanotype zine I'm debuting at A2CAF this weekend!

[robertmatejcek]

Untitled Character Portraits with Found Objects (Matches, Matchboxes, Beads, & Fibers) - tea-toned cyanotype photograms (5 minute solar exposures) on watercolor paper - robert matejcek - 2025

“There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.” - Vincent van Gogh

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[desertfieldguide]

Nature is art.

[bolaneno]

Turmeric Anthotype Prints

Instructions for making DIY sunprints with turmeric

[ciriceart]

Throwing off sparks — My best friend visited for the weekend from across the country and we tried our hands at different types of solar printing - first with a turmeric solution and second with solarfast. Solarfast continues to be my enemy (haven’t had a single print turn out so far) but at least now I have some cool textured and toned paper to work on.

Anyway here’s my hand.

[bumblebeeappletree]

Sun-printing is an easy technique to create stunning fabrics. Using plants and other objects you have lying around, you can achieve marvelous results. In this video, I show you how to do sun-printing and share some tricks to get eye-catching results!

MATERIALS

Jacquard solar dye in teal & blue: https://amzn.to/3AjHJDX *

ready to dye fabric prepped with solar dye: https://amzn.to/3m8yTmi *

quilting cotton fabric in off-white on Etsy: https://tidd.ly/2Ys5kB0 *

dye for sun-printing: https://amzn.to/3Ckwiwf *

Here is a list of my favorite embroidery tools on Etsy: http://tidd.ly/d6bb8d4d *

Moth pattern by Emillie Ferris: http://tidd.ly/cafa5154 *

*affiliate links

link to the blog post: https://pumora.com/sun-printing-fabri...

CONTENT

00:00 Intro

00:26 how to sun-print with crisp edges

01:30 watercolor effect

03:00 circular shape

03:20 developing the color in sunlight

04:00 creating a layered look

04:40 treatment after dyeing

05:20 my learnings from the experiment

06:00 what to do with sun-printed fabrics

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[robertmatejcek]

Untitled Botanical Study (Lumen Print of Marigold) and Solargraph (36-hour exposure) - paper negative - aluminum can pinhole camera - robert matejcek - 2025

“Hot lavender, mints, savory, marjoram; The marigold, that goes to bed with sun, and with him rise weeping.“ - William Shakespeare - The Winter's Tale

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[desertfieldguide]

a desert love song