How to Print Cyanotypes

How to Print Cyanotypes

Jan 21, 2024 | About Creativity, About Women Artists

What is a Cyanotype? Cyanotypes are a photographic process where sensitized paper or fabric is exposed to the sun (or other UV light source) in order to make an artistic print. The process was invented in 1842 by Sir John Frederick William Herschel, who wanted a quick...
Mother of Pearl Buttons, Made in Illinois

Mother of Pearl Buttons, Made in Illinois

Apr 28, 2023 | About Creativity

I’m just back from a conference where I had a full circle experience about mother of pearl buttons, and I have some cool pictures to show you, about how buttons used to be made. My state arts advocacy organization, the Arts Alliance IL, holds a conference called...
Artists and Writers Who Work Seasonally

Artists and Writers Who Work Seasonally

Apr 15, 2022 | About Creativity

Seasons of Life and of Art Making There’s this idea about seasons of life – for example, being a mother to babies and toddlers can feel like it will last forever, and that she’ll never get back to her regular life – and it helps to think of...
Thoughts on NOT Doing the 100 Day Project

Thoughts on NOT Doing the 100 Day Project

Feb 14, 2022 | About Creativity

I love the 100 Day Project, I love the challenge, the sharing, the building my IG community. I don’t love how it feeds into unhealthy social media habits, at least for me. This year, the thought of doing the project just makes me kind of tired. I want to do a...
Review: The Piney Woods Atlas

Review: The Piney Woods Atlas

Dec 16, 2021 | About Creativity

Piney Woods Atlas: Volume III by Alicia Toldi and Carolina Porras What fun to order a book, a physical book, that was then printed just for me and I had to wait a couple of weeks for it to arrive, I’m not used to that level of waiting or anticipation anymore. I...

Sign up!

Join my newsletter list here.