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SUMMARY:The Farms: Springtime Cyanotype & the Magic of Light
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Beginner\nExperience camera-less photography and the joy of recording the beauty of nature at Springtime Cyanotype & the Magic of Light on Saturday\, May 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium.\nInstructor Crystal Hartman will guide students through a fun\, straightforward process of creating beautiful prints with the magic of light. She will share a bit of history on cyanotype\, one of the oldest known photo processes that was originally used to document botanical specimens by treating a surface – paper or cloth – with iron salts which then react to ultraviolet light. (Paper will be pre-coated with the cyanotype chemistry prior to the workshop.)\nEach student will practice observing nature and creating compositions inspired by what they see\, creating several prints as they experiment with various timings and placements.\n$85/person. Register here by May 14. All sales are final.\nLearn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu.\nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.\nAbout the instructor\nCrystal Hartman is an artist and jewelry designer whose work explores interconnectivity through lines and layers. Utilizing traditional and experimental practices in metalsmithing\, drawing and artists books\, she explores possibilities of harmonious living to advocate for the natural world.\nHartman shows her work in galleries and public art spaces across the United States and abroad. As an artist-in-residence at Delight Flower Farm in Champaign\, she developed a series of cyanotypes celebrating the native plants and flowers of Eastern Illinois. She works on ecological principles through local land-based sources and through community.\nHer work is featured in publications like Ponder Review\, La Piccoletta Barca and CutBank Literary Journal. Crystal maintains a studio in Urbana.\nAbout The Farms\nThe Farms: An Allerton Folk School\, offers classes\, workshops\, and gatherings focusing on art\, outdoor education\, science\, storytelling\, and wellness. All experiences value hands-on\, experiential teaching and learning\, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.\nFind the complete Summer Session schedule here.
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