Teens and Tweens ages 10+ are invited to join local artist Katama Murray on Wednesday, April 2 at 3:30 pm for a special workshop on Cyanotype Printing. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with natural patterns and mindful making through this hands-on workshop that will explore the basics of cyanotype printing techniques with fabric and paper to create a series of prints and fabric patches. This photographic printmaking process is a great way to connect to the season and objects around us, helping to capture elements of time, place, history, and meaning through unique prints!

This workshop offers an amalgamation of printmaking, photography, and fiber processes, thereby offering infinite possibilities for creativity within each mode of making. Participants will capture shadows through cyanotype printing, utilizing seasonally foraged plants of the region as well as everyday objects that hold memory or visual intrigue to print with on coated cotton fabric and watercolor paper. No experience with any techniques are necessary to join, though we recommend an adult accompany any participants ages 10-13 to assist with the process. All materials will be provided, however participants are welcome to bring items that they want to capture in this unique artform.

This free program is sponsored by the library thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Library. Space is limited for this program so registration is required and can be completed through the library's online calendar. If you have any questions, please contact Teen Services Librarian Kendall at kendall.chapman@bhpl.net or 374-5515.

Katama Murray (she/her) is an artist, educator, naturalist, and small business owner from the Blue Hill Peninsula now residing in Deer Isle, Maine. Her mixed media work and company, Teach Peace Prints, are inspired by place-based making and our interconnectedness to the environment. While living and studying throughout regions of New England and the Midwest, she has always been influenced by the outdoors and the ways in which we coexist with the natural world. Utilizing locally foraged natural materials, she layers print and fiber processes to visually communicate ideas, observations, and perpetual experimentation. Through hands-on techniques, Katama teaches regional workshops focused on versatile methods that encourage exploration and foster life-long learning. Katama is also the Handworks Teacher teacher at The Bay School and Visual Arts Educator at the Blue Hill Harbor School. With a passion for multidisciplinary making, she enjoys inspiring others to become more connected to the earth through the power of art and community.