magpie & whiskeyjack
In this wet cyanotype the lemon slices are acting as both the translucent object to be imaged and a source of water and acid which affects the photochemistry. By Ele Willoughby, 2023, on watercolour paper 11" x 14" I have been experimenting with cyanotypes. A cyanotype is an early photographic method, first used in 1842, which produces a cyan blue print used today for monochromatic art or blueprints. It is made using a slow-reacting, photographic printing formulation sensitive to a limited near ultraviolet
I have been revisiting my entire collection of women in science prints and realized that only Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier (20 January 1758 – 10 February 1836) appeared with her husband Antoine Lavoisier (26 August 1743 – 8 May 1794) , rather than on her own. I made a double-portrait of the Lavoisiers for an art show about Tarot, where I depicted "The Lovers" card. So, I decided she warranted a single portrait too , as she was a woman in STEM on her own merits. I based her appearance on David's portrait. The
You can also find my portrait of the two Lavoisiers together here and read more about my previous print here .
magpie & whiskeyjack