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Handprinted Cyanotype Artwork. Edition of 10 originals
This double-exposed cyanotype, titled Bird Songs, explores the sensory and metaphorical relationship between sight and sound. The composition’s initial layer is formed by sheet music, where six musical notes are transformed into bird silhouettes, perching on the staff to bridge the formal score with the natural soundscape. The birds represent the morning chorus—the natural ‘orchestra’ I hear from my backyard. As I sit and listen to their varied chirps, I close my eyes; this experience of a natural sound bath allows me to hear images, visualizing the birds and the musical melody they create.
The second layer of the print is composed of pressed, local leaves and dried flowers from my hometown. These natural elements strategically envelop the bird figures, rooting them in the Crowsnest Pass landscape that I cherish and where I raise my family.
By merging the visual form of a score with the organic beauty of the local environment and its acoustic life, this print invites a deeper connection to both the music created by the Community Orchestra and the enduring melodies of the mountains. The continuous line of the Blairmore mountain range, with the Any Good Peak, grounds the piece, linking the sonic experience to the physical place.
Artwork Dimensions: 6.5” (w) x 8.5” (h), fits in an 8” × 10” mat and can be placed in any 11” × 14'“ frame.
Handprinted Cyanotype Artwork. Edition of 10 originals
This double-exposed cyanotype, titled Bird Songs, explores the sensory and metaphorical relationship between sight and sound. The composition’s initial layer is formed by sheet music, where six musical notes are transformed into bird silhouettes, perching on the staff to bridge the formal score with the natural soundscape. The birds represent the morning chorus—the natural ‘orchestra’ I hear from my backyard. As I sit and listen to their varied chirps, I close my eyes; this experience of a natural sound bath allows me to hear images, visualizing the birds and the musical melody they create.
The second layer of the print is composed of pressed, local leaves and dried flowers from my hometown. These natural elements strategically envelop the bird figures, rooting them in the Crowsnest Pass landscape that I cherish and where I raise my family.
By merging the visual form of a score with the organic beauty of the local environment and its acoustic life, this print invites a deeper connection to both the music created by the Community Orchestra and the enduring melodies of the mountains. The continuous line of the Blairmore mountain range, with the Any Good Peak, grounds the piece, linking the sonic experience to the physical place.
Artwork Dimensions: 6.5” (w) x 8.5” (h), fits in an 8” × 10” mat and can be placed in any 11” × 14'“ frame.