Cyanotype
A Collection of Featured Original Cyanotypes by Mo Lashbrook
To see more of my original cyanotype work, visit the main portfolio page. If you have any questions, or if
you’d like to commission a work of your own, drop me a line on the contact page. Thanks for visiting!
Cyanotype
A Collection of
Featured Original
Cyanotypes
by Mo Lashbrook
To see more of my original cyanotype work, visit the main portfolio page. If you have any questions, or if you’d like to commission a work of your own, drop me a line on the contact page. Thanks for visiting!
“Preservation”
Cyanotype on paper
15.5 x 19.5
2020
Cyanotype is an old photographic printing process used by engineers to make blueprints throughout the 20th century. The process starts by treating paper with ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide. Objects placed on the paper block the chemicals from reacting with sunlight, forming patterns and shapes almost like ghosts. The paper is later washed with water. During washing iron compounds oxidize and shades of Prussian blue emerge. Preservation is part of the Arkansas Arts Council’s permanent collection and will tour with the 2022 Small Works on Paper exhibition around the state. A list of tour stops can be found at Small Works On Paper (arkansasheritage.com)
“Golden Joy & the Wish Granter”
Mixed (cyanotype, acrylic, and watercolor on paper; mounted on board; coated with acrylic)
17.5 x 17.5
2021
This work is part art and part mad science. It uses cyanotype to capture and enhance nature. After growing or hunting for plant specimens, I experiment with chemicals and sunlight to create a cyanotype. Household chemistry items such as vinegar, bleach, salt, and paint are added to make the cyanotype more interesting. Through experimentation and embellishment, I can narrate nature. Golden Joy & the Wish Granter was part of a solo show sponsored by the Cabot Foundation for Arts & Culture. The show promoted arts within the community of Cabot, AR over six months and involved several local businesses.
“Orange Virtue”
Cyanotype and watercolor on wood
13 x 13
2020
Orange Virtue is a cyanotype of six wild persimmons. Plant symbolism dates back hundreds of years. In Buddhism, persimmons symbolize transformation and six of them signify enlightenment. A green, unripe persimmon has a sharp and bitter taste. That taste represents ignorance. As the persimmon fruit matures it becomes orange and sweet, indicating wisdom that follows transformation. In Orange Virtue and my other botanical cyanotypes, ordinary plants are symbols for extraordinary spiritual and philosophical ideas.
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