🌞 INTRODUCTION TO THE ALCHEMY OF CYANOTYPE PRINTING
Start Date: Thursday 7th May 2026
Duration: 5 weeks
Format: Live Zoom teaching, recordings of Lives, downloadable PDFs
Tutor: Ashleigh Ellis
Price: €199
A playful introduction to the alchemy of cyanotype printing!
This 5-week course is open to both beginners and experienced creatives who want to explore richly detailed textures and botanical prints using cyanotype on both paper and fabric.
Guided by an expert, you’ll learn to work confidently with cyanotype emulsion and discover how to shift colour and build texture using botanical dyes and wet techniques. The course is designed around making together in real time, with space for sharing, feedback, and creative connection throughout.
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 into the Academy and provide full course access.
📅 Course Schedule (May–June 2026)
Course Opens: Monday 4th May
• Live 1 — Thursday 7th May | 4–6pm
Setting Up Your Workspace & Preparing Materials
• Live 2 — Thursday 21st May | 12–2pm
Wet Techniques — Create Together
• Live 3 — Thursday 28th May | 12–2pm
Additional Techniques — Create Together
• Live 4 — Thursday 4th June | 4–6pm
Wrap Up & Share Together
Course Finishes: 14th June
🌞 What’s Included
• 4 live Zoom calls with Ashleigh and fellow learners
• Create Together sessions built into the live classes
• Recordings of all live lessons
• Dedicated course chat for sharing and support
• Printable PDF guides and resources
• No specialist tools needed
🌿 You’ll Learn
• Simple ways to set up at home
• Which papers and fabrics to choose and why
• Which natural dyes work best and why
• Where to find natural dyes — foraging, growing, and sourcing
• How to work with wet ingredients for a range of effects
• How to prepare and use natural dyes within cyanotype processes
• Double exposures and layering techniques
• Colour modifying techniques
• Garment aftercare
• Gallery-standard finishing for art pieces
By the end of the course, you will have created a rich collection of unique botanical prints on paper and textile.
This course is a strong foundation for Cyanotype and Natural Dyes, a more in-depth course running later in the year.
🌿 About the Tutor
Ashleigh Ellis is an award-winning eco artist based in Cork, Ireland. Her practice explores life-affirming reflection and creative processes that deepen the relationship between people and the more-than-human world.
Working with plants, natural pigments, textiles, painting and music, she brings a deeply grounded and environmentally conscious approach to her teaching.
She has led The Natural Dye Project Cork for over six years, works with Helium Arts supporting young people with long-term health conditions, and teaches as a guest lecturer on the Eco Art module (MA Arts & Engagement) at Munster Technological University.
🌿 Who This Is For
• Beginners and experienced creatives and artists
• Anyone interested in botanical printing on paper or fabric
• Artists wanting to introduce natural colour into cyanotype
• Creatives exploring environmentally conscious practices
• Anyone curious about plants, texture, and natural dyes
💬 What Past Students Say
“This course was brilliant. I was glued to my seat! It is very compelling when you realise what can be done. Everything was so clear — thanks for a lovely, easy, sweet entry to creative mayhem.”
— Helen L. B (Wet Cyanotype Course, 2025)
“Ashleigh Ellis is an excellent teacher and facilitator in all things related to natural colour and cyanotype. I always leave with beautiful pieces and so many ideas to try at home.”
— Kathy K.
🌿 In a Nutshell
• 🌿 5 weeks with 4 live Zoom sessions
• 📎 PDF guides & rewatchable lessons
• 🧺 No specialist tools needed
• 🌈 Learn from home
• 🧶 Starts: Thursday 7th May 2026
