Cheap paper for large Cyanotypes
Peter Marshall (petermarshall@cix.compulink.co.uk)
Wed, 8 Nov 95 19:30 GMT
Last month I saw a very large cyanotype - about 8 feet by 24 feet I
think. This was shown to me by Jane Reese who produced it quite a while
ago - some people on the list may know of her work while she was still
living in the US I think in the '70's, before being lured to teach such
things over here. It was the only remaining print from a series of
cyanotypes produced at a nudist camp by a number of people lying down of
the paper for the exposure required.
Rather a fine print by the way.
To the point, the paper was given to her free - it was photographic
background paper. If you have a studio around that uses background paper
it may be worth checking if you can have their used white background
paper - as you know when these get a bit dirty you just cut them off and
roll the next bit down. The back of the paper may still be quite
useable for mural size prints.
Peter
petermarshall@cix.compulink.co.uk