Seaweed Cyanotypes

Come make your own seaweed cyanotypes with us in Garibaldi, Oregon! We’ll be using a collection of dried West Coast seaweeds.

A cyanotype is a photographic blueprint made through a chemical reaction between UV light and chemically coated paper. Cyanotypes have been a form of scientific documentation for seaweed, terrestrial plants, and natural specimens since they were invented in the 1700s and were actually some of the original form of photographic printing. Learn about the process and techniques to make cyanotypes using a collection of pressed seaweeds and PNW flora. Each student will get to make 4-5 prints!

Your hosts and teachers will be Sam Block, wood worker, photographer, and owner of Block Studio alongside Alanna Kieffer, marine biologist, educator, seaweed farmer, and owner of Shifting Tides.

You may also like the following events from Shifting Tides:

• This April, 19th April, 08:00 am, Seaweed Foraging in Garibaldi
• This May, 2nd May, 08:00 am, Seaweed Foraging in Garibaldi
• This May, 3rd May, 08:00 am, Eat Like an Otter - Clams, Otters, Seafood! in Garibaldi