Original gold cyanotype. Hand finished with 24ct gold leaf. Handprinted on handmade ivory recycled cotton rag paper.
This artwork was inspired by Scottish stargazer and Harvard Computer Williamina Fleming. During her career, Fleming pioneered in the classification of stellar spectra, cataloguing over 10,000 stars and other astronomical phenomena including her discovery of the Horsehead Nebula in 1888.
Mystery Of The Heavens Study was created by constructing a hand-cut collage using female photographic portraiture, photograms from antique glass slides of interstellar clouds, and hand-printed surface textures of lunar craters.
After coating the handmade paper with light-sensitive chemistry, it is left to dry in a dark room. The large scale negative is then contact printed onto the paper by exposing to daylight (UV rays). The print is then processed by thoroughly washing in water to remove any unexposed solution. It can then be hung to dry, developing to full density Prussian blue after 24 hours. Once the image is fixed it is hand finished with 24ct gold leaf.
Dimensions - 148mm diameter (unframed) 210mm diameter (framed) x 30mm frame depth x 13mm frame face
Mount - It is recommended to keep this piece float mounted when framing.
Framing -This artwork is sold unframed.
Should you wish to have your item circular framed differently by us pleaseget in touch. We have good relationships with expert framers - we can arrange for the perfect frame or simply offer free advice.
Each frame is hand crafted to house the piece. Float mounted in a bespoke, handmade small circular frame. The frame is a deep box frame, museum grade, anti reflective, UV protected glass fronted and with a smooth finish.
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ARTWORK FACTS
An Original Chloe McCarrick
Optional Circular Frame
Developed in Sunlight
Finished with 24ct Gold Leaf
FRAME GAME
Optional circular frames are hand-crafted in a London workshop
Finished with anti-reflective, UV protected museum grade glazing
Float mounted and recommended specifically to complement the piece
HELLO LADIES
Each Chloe McCarrick cyanotype is an original one of its kind artwork
Female empowerment, natural history and science are recurring themes
Constructing narratives from the lives of extraordinary, trailblazing women