Toners can add richness, depth, and new dimensions to your photographic prints. In this workshop with Anna Schink, we will create environmentally-friendly toners using the beauty of seasonal Indiana-native plants and flowers from local gardens. Anna will have a variety of flowers and plants on hand, but feel free to bring some clippings from your own beds.
We will experiment with different strengths of steeping the botanicals in water, and with times, to create a range of effects. This is a hands-on workshop that encourages discovery. Participants should bring their own prints and test strips to work with; please bring prints you can afford to experiment on, not precious originals. Fiber based, multigrade, and hand-coated papers of all finishes should be suitable for the workshop; email ahead if you have a question about a specific paper finish and toner combo. This workshop is best suited to artists 16+ years old; minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Anna E Schink is a teaching artist and creative consultant working in cameraless photography with an emphasis on found and reclaimed objects. Her studio practice is a liminal space between the physical and ephemeral, drawing on embodiment practices of tarot, dream work, and hypnosis. She has exhibited internationally and been awarded grants for creative projects in Venice and Prague. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Schink’s work is nourished by her role as an educator, where she mentors students to embrace process over product and cultivate creative resilience. She has been invited to manage four public darkrooms and leads workshops for artists aged 7-70.
Registration required
Limited to 10 participants
Registration closes August 7 or when filled
Non-Members: $25
Aurora Members: $20