with Elaine Luther

Create striking Prussian blue images by placing objects or negatives on a light sensitive surface and exposing it to sunlight or a UV lamp.  Learn the secrets of getting sharp, detailed photographs and text onto paper or fabric using the cyanotype process.

Learn how to select your photographs and prepare the negatives for printing.  Combine images, text and collage papers or fabrics to make a glued or sewn collage for your final project.  Bring your own sewing machine and sew a scroll, or use glue to create a collage on canvas.

This class is designed to be repeated.

Wednesday, 10am - 12pm

Instructor: Elaine Luther

Registration and Fees

Become a member of the Oak Park Art League and save on class registration!

• Members: $185.00; after 1/2/2026: $205.00

• Non-Members: $205.00; after 1/2/2026: $225.00 

Advance registration required.

Registration Code of Conduct Policy

Required Materials List:

• Buy pre-treated cyanotype paper and fabric, and glue:

https://www.dickblick.com/items/jaquard-cyanotype-fabric-sheets-8-12-x-11-pkg-of-10

https://www.dickblick.com/items/nature-print-paper-print-papers-5-x-7-30-sheets

https://www.dickblick.com/products/yasutomo-nori-paste

• Some meaningful-to-you text, such as a favorite phrase, quote, or family recipe.  

• Laptop

• Your log in to a free canva.com account.  (We’ll use this to prepare your photos and text.)

• Memory stick with photos saved to the size you want them to be on fabric (no larger than slightly less than 8.5” x 11”). If you know how, go ahead and turn your photo black and white.

• Fabric and/or papers in colors that coordinate with the cool blues of cyanotype

• Optional: a stretched canvas or wood panel in the size you’d like your finished piece to be, if you’d like to finish it that way. 

All registrants are asked to bring their own paper towels, hand sanitizer or wipes.