🌞 INTRODUCTION TO THE ALCHEMY OF CYANOTYPE PRINTING
Start Date: Thursday 7th of May 2026
Duration: 4 weeks
Format: Live Zoom teaching, recordings of Lives, downloadable PDFs
Tutor: Ashleigh Ellis
A playful introduction to the alchemy of cyanotype printing! This 4-week course is open to both beginners and experienced creatives who want to explore richly detailed textures and natural colours with cyanotype printing on paper. Guided by an expert, you’ll learn to work confidently with botanicals, wet ingredients, and natural dyes to create unique, environmentally conscious works of art.
You don’t need a studio or specialist equipment—just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
Once you have booked your place, we will guide you through to the Academy and provide course access.
What’s Included
• 3 live Zoom calls with Ashleigh and fellow learners
• Create Together session included in Live 2
• Recordings of Lives if you can’t make them
• Dedicated course chat to share and discuss work
• Printable PDF guides and resources
• No specialist tools needed
• 6 months Co~Lab Room membership for ongoing community access
• 6 months access to all course material after the course ends
You’ll Learn
• Simple ways to set up at home
• What papers to choose and why
• How to work with wet ingredients for effects
• What natural dyes work best and why
• How to use natural dyes as a wet technique
• Double exposures for layered effects
• pH modifying ink
• After care and gallery-standard finishing
• How to safely work with cyanotype before, during and after printing
About the Tutor
Ashleigh Ellis is an award-winning eco artist based in Cork, Ireland. Her practice explores life-affirming reflection and creative processes to deepen the relationship between people and the more-than-human world. Plants, natural pigments, textiles, painting and music are her joy, and she brings a deep knowledge of environmentally conscious art and well-being practices. She works at Helium Arts with young people with life-long health conditions, and teaches as a guest lecturer on the Eco Art module, Masters in Arts & Engagement, at Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland.
Who This Is For
• Beginners and experienced creatives and artists
• Artists wanting to introduce natural colour to cyanotype printing
• Creatives and artists interested in environmentally conscious practices
• Anyone curious about alternative photography, plants, textures, and natural dyes
In a nutshell
• 🌿 4-week live course with Zoom sessions
• 📎 PDF guides & rewatchable lessons
• 🧺 No specialist tools needed
• 🌈 Learn from home
• 🧶 Starts: Thursday 7th of May 2026
