![]() How long the paper is exposed will determine the intensity and shade of color revealed. UV Light can be used, but Marchand uses sunlight for her exposures. The trigger for the paper to turn from white to some color is from exposure to either natural light or an alternative artificial light source. Often, older black & white silver gelatin (light sensitive) papers are used. Marchand’s artistry is in mastering this technique to create these beautiful images. Each original lumen collage in the collection is, itself, a unique print as Marchand hand cuts the papers into multi-paneled collages. The more three dimensional an object, the more the shadow of the image created hints at that object’s existence with soft shadow. If the object is rounded or not flush to the light sensitive paper, then the image outline is softer, fuzzier. If the object lies on the paper flat, there is a sharper line and definition of the object. ![]() An actual camera, as we know it, is not used, hence the technique is also referred to as “camera-less" photography. It can be referred to as a “solargram” or, by technique, a “photogram.” A photogram is the process where objects placed on paper (or film) and then exposed to light leave a “shadow’ outline of what was placed on the paper. The artistry in the exhibition “Lumen Notebook” arises from both the process and creative expression.Īn original lumen print is a unique work created from placing objects on a light sensitive silver gelatin paper, and exposing it to light. Once scanned, a print is then made, cut exactly along the lines of the original pieces of paper, and arranged for an abstract expression of some part of our natural environment. A Lumen, or sunprint, is created from the interaction of sunlight, object, and paper to create an unpredictable but colorful visual of shapes from objects placed on the paper. Marchand then scans the temporal lumen images as an act of preservation of the revealed ephemeral colors. Her work is intimately tied to and dependent on nature to create images on a variety of light sensitive photographic papers. If the workshop is canceled by the organizer the fees will be covered.Amanda Marchand, a Canadian photographer living in Brooklyn, New York, is an artist using a camera-less photographic process to create lumen prints. The attendee is responsible for all Eventbrite fees if they chose to cancel. ![]() Cancellations made within 48 hours of the event will not receive any refunds. Cancellations made within 2 - 6 days will receive a 50% refund. Corporate collectors include Genentech, Wells Fargo Bank, Imagery Estate Winery, and Kaiser Permanente.Ĭancelation policy: Cancellations made 7 days or more in advance of the event date will receive a 100% refund. Shannon has been an artist in residence at The Ayatana Artistic Research Program in Canada, TechShop San Jose, Herhusid House Artist Residency in Iceland as well as the David and Julia White Artist Colony in Costa Rica. She was identified by the curators of the Triton Museum of Art for their 50th-anniversary exhibition as an artist they feel is worthy of attention in the coming years. She has been the recipient of several grants and awards including the Leigh Weimers Emerging Artist Award, SV Creates Artist Laureate, Awesome Foundation Award, and the Art Inspector Eco Art Grant and studio makeover. Her artwork has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Shannon is a mixed media artist and instructor and the director of The Verdancy Project. This in-person workshop will be taking place outside under a tent or in a shaded area. Each person attending this workshop will create a bundle of their own beautiful lumen prints – a cameraless photographic process – and be equipped with the skills and knowledge to continue creating lumen prints.Įach unique lumen print is one of a kind revealing an astonishing array of images from representational to absolute abstractions of color, shape, and form that celebrate the beauty and uniqueness of nature.Ī lumen print is essentially a solar photogram – a camera-less process involving black and white photographic paper, a subject matter that usually (but not always) consists of organic material, and the most important element, the Sun or a UV source.Īges 9 and up. ![]() Stroll the grounds of The Verdancy Project collecting botanical specimens to create your own beautiful and ghostly color prints. Workshop rescheduled due to weather - Now on July 16th - We still have several spots open
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