Artwork description:

Cyanotype - 13x19 hand printed on Saunders Waterford hotpress 300 gsm
This is a hand made print in an edition of 10.
Cyanotype is a process of combining two solution together to become light senstive. This solution is coated across watercolour paper, dried and then exposed with a large negative. Once fully exposed it is washed and dried.
You can watch a video on how I make one, click to my shop and then "Me at work".

Waratah (Telopea) is an Australian endemic genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees, native to the southeastern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania). The most well-known species in this genus is Telopea Speciosissima, which has bright red flowers and is the NSW state emblem. The key diagnostic feature of Proteaceae is the inflorescence, which is often very large, brightly coloured and showy, consisting of many small flowers densely packed into a compact head or spike.
The name waratah comes from the Eora Aboriginal people, the original inhabitants of the Sydney area.

Materials used:

Watercolor paper 300gsm

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