Art That Matures
When you purchase a wet cyanotype print, you aren't acquiring a static object frozen in time, but adopting a living artwork that will continue its journey long after leaving the artist's hands.
Understanding
Wabi-Sabi
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese worldview rooted in Buddhist teachings that embraces impermanence and imperfection. It celebrates beauty in the weathered and worn, finding elegance in objects marked by time.
Wabi-sabi isn't merely an aesthetic choice -it's a lens through which to view life itself, encouraging mindfulness, acceptance, and appreciation for the natural cycles of growth and decay.
Wet Cyanotypes
The Quintessence of Wabi-Sabi
The wet cyanotype process perfectly embodies the spirit of wabi-sabi in artistic form. Through the alchemy of liquid and light, water creates organic patterns and facilitates unique interactions between natural materials and chemistry, responding to environmental elements in unpredictable ways.
Organic materials - leaves, flowers, and botanicals - leave their impressions while gradually deteriorating on the paper, making their impermanence part of the artistic expression itself.
What emerges is an artwork that captures a specific, unrepeatable moment in time - a singular expression of wabi-sabi where decay becomes beauty.
The Beauty of Change
In embracing a wet cyanotype, you welcome the beauty of impermanence. The print doesn't deteriorate - it matures, gaining complexity and depth that couldn't exist in its initial state.
As your print changes over time, it writes its own unique story - a personal journey influenced by its specific environment.
No two wet cyanotype prints are identical, each preserving its own unique dialogue between transformation, deterioration, and renewal.