Original handmade Rosebay Willowherb wet process cyanotype print. Hand printed in Herefordshire on uncoated cold pressed fine art cotton rag paper.
 
Rosebay Willowherb is a very resilient plant, often found growing where other plants would struggle to thrive. It is said that after the blitz in London, Rosebay Willowherb would be one of the first plants to grow in the ruins, giving it the nickname ' London's Ruin '.
 
For as long as I can remember, I have collected little treasures from nature when walking, and spending time exploring the beautiful countryside around me.
Drawn to the many shapes and textures that abound when you really start to look. I like to seek and feel immersion in my surrounding environment.
Making these cyanotype prints using the materials I find is a way of holding those treasures still and preserving them, creating them in a new image.
 
The print will be sent mounted and carefully wrapped in acid free tissue paper, in a stiffened envelope. The paper size is 5 x 7"  and the mount size is 7 x 9 ". I use Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag paper for all of my cyanotype work. This is a high quality paper recommended for this particular process.

Cyanotype is an historic photographic process discovered in 1842, and I love being connected to the very beginnings of photography with this process. The work of 19th century Botanist Anna Atkins is also very inspiring.