Exploring Cyanotype Toning with Botanicals with Holly Hutton  

Location:  

Studio West

587 Palm Canyon Drive, suite 208

Borrego Springs, CA

DATE & TIME:   

November 18, 2026   

Wednesday

from 10:00 – 2:30 pm with a 30-minute break for lunch.

Price:  

Members: $ 125   

Non-Members: $145  

DESCRIPTION:  

In this class, we will work with both photograms and digital negatives using cyanotype with botanical toning. The class will provide a hands-on opportunity to explore cyanotype and experiment with different natural substances to tone your prints. This process takes cyanotype to another level by broadening the color palette, making the cyanotype process even more versatile. This class is not a cut-and-dried science but a limitless opportunity for discovery and surprises.

Suggested items for students:

Clothes that can get stained, a notebook and pen for notes, objects for photograms (flat or semi-flat objects, i.e., leaves, flowers, lace, feathers, keys, small tools, x-ray, lettering, etc.), something to take wet paper home in, lunch.

Artist Bio 

Holly Hutton:

My artistic background is in alternative photographic processes, papermaking, and mixed media. My MFA at the University of Oregon was based on exploring alternative processes on fabric, focusing on cyanotype and Van Dyke prints. In my current work, I continue exploring alternative processes focusing on paper, primarily focused on botanical images. At this point, I am merging of my life’s two passions, in that I have devoted the last 15 years to studying plants as a clinical herbalist; this path is a merging of my two life passions, art and plants.

Registration:

Please register in advance for this workshop.

Class may be cancelled due to low enrollment.

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