Seaweed Cyanotype Workshop with Winter Waters

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Come make your own seaweed cyanotypes with Winter Waters at our Circle Creek Conservation Center in Seaside. We’ll be using a collection of dried West Coast seaweeds.

Hear from NCLC Marine Program Manager Angela Whitlock about marine conservation on the north coast and ODFW’s Marine Reserves Program and help celebrate Cape Falcon Marine Reserve’s 10th birthday.

Your hosts and teachers will be Sam Block, wood worker, photographer, and owner of Block Studio alongside Alanna Kieffer, marine biologist, educator, seaweed farmer, and owner of Shifting Tides. Tickets are $95 for the three-hour workshop.

What is Cyanotype?

A cyanotype is a photographic blueprint made through a chemical reaction between UV light and chemically coated paper. Cyanotypes have been a form of scientific documentation for seaweed, terrestrial plants, and natural specimens since they were invented in the 1700s and were actually some of the original form of photographic printing. Learn about the process and techniques to make cyanotypes using a collection of pressed seaweeds and PNW flora. Each student will get to make 4-5 prints!