Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 (1:00 - 3:00 pm)

5 minimum participants and 10 maximum participants

Painting with Sunlight is a hands-on cyanotype workshop introducing participants to one of the earliest photographic printing processes. Using UV light, participants will create a series of distinctive blue-and-white prints. 

Participants will learn how cyanotype works, how to prepare materials, how to compose an image, and how exposure and washing affect the final print. The workshop will also encourage participants to think about light, shadow, memory, place, and the natural world as artistic materials.

No previous photography or printmaking experience is required.

• Pressed leaves or flowers
• Feathers
• Lace
• Transparent or translucent objects
• Small flat keepsakes
• Photographs - must be emailed to instructor 24hrs prior to class to be converted into photo negatives 

Instructor Bio

Ana Carolina Hurant is a South American mixed-media artist based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her practice combines cyanotype, encaustic, photography, botanical drawing, and found imagery to explore memory, preservation, natural history, and the emotional significance of objects.

Trained in botanical art, she approaches plants and natural forms through close observation while also using them as symbols of fragility, resilience, and transformation. Her layered works frequently incorporate photographic fragments, organic imagery, wax, and traces of the human body.

Her teaching approach emphasizes strong technical foundations, creative experimentation, and an accessible studio environment in which participants can develop confidence in their own artistic decisions.

www.artbyanacarolinahurant.com