Tender Earth: Cyanotype Workshop

Tender Earth's popular cyanotype workshop is BACK!

Join us for a cozy evening of cyanotype printmaking. In a time of ecological upheaval and collective grief, this is a space to ground ourselves through handmade art, curiosity, and care.

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October 19 • 3:30-5:30 pm

Open Book Coffee · 3660 Strawberry Hill Street, Halifax, NS B3K 5A9

Cyanotype materials provided! Bring things to expose (plants, trinkets, jewelry, stickers, cool fabrics like lace, etc)!

No experience needed!

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Cyanotyping is sun-printing process that captures the silhouettes of objects in vivid indigo blue. At this gathering, we’ll create prints using plants, found objects, and chat about climate grief along the way.

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Come to create, to reflect, or simply to rest among new friends. This is climate optimism in action: messy, joyful, community-powered.

🧃 Drinks and snacks available for purchase

☀️ Weather permitting, we’ll do our exposures outside in the sun!

About the host:

I’m Ive Velikova (she/elle). I’m a science communicator with a mission: to inspire climate optimism through empathetic and inclusive storytelling. With a Master’s in Science Communication and over a decade of experience, I create accessible, heart-forward spaces where art and science meet. My work weaves together climate justice, grief, and joy to help communities imagine and build better futures — one print, one story, one workshop at a time.

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