In-Person Botanical Cyanotype Workshop

📍Utrecht • Taught in English

🕒 Three-hour workshop • No experience necessary

Create your own cyanotype prints using plants, light, and paper in a relaxed, guided studio setting.

Upcoming dates below — choose a date that fits your schedule.

Small groups • All materials provided • Beginners welcome

What You'll Do

Discover the magic of cyanotype, one of the oldest and most accessible photographic printing techniques, where sunlight and chemistry transform simple botanical material into rich blue prints.

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll work with flowers, leaves, and grasses to create unique botanical artworks.

We'll start by making small sample prints on paper (A6 size) to better understand the cyanotype technique. Then we'll finish with a larger piece of cotton or linen (A4 size) for your final composition.  

You'll leave with your printed fabric, but more importantly, you'll have a new perspective for the natural beauty around you.

Don't be surprised if you're found looking closely at the leaves on a tree or peering into the tall grasses and saying, "Now that would make a great cyanotype!"

What To Bring

In my workshops, everything is provided — I'll have cyanotype examples to inspire you and fresh and dried flowers and leaves to create with.

I'll have prepared the paper and fabric before you come to the class. Feel free to bring botanicals from your own garden or wanderings.

What You’ll Take Away

• A relaxed, restorative creative experience in a small group setting
• Multiple finished cyanotype prints to take home
• A clear understanding of the basic cyanotype process
• Inspiration for further exploration (you won't want to stop)
• Guidance on simple ways to continue cyanotype at home
• A renewed sense of creativity from working alongside others
• A conviction that playing with art is fun, fantastic and necessary!

Is This Workshop For You?

This class is designed for beginners and curious creatives of all backgrounds. You don’t need any prior experience with cyanotype or printmaking — just an interest in experimenting and enjoying the process.

Please note that my classes are taught in English.

About Your Instructor

Mare Wilson is an artist and educator based in Utrecht. She teaches botanical cyanotype through the Volksuniversiteit and at community art programs at Griftpark, and designs her workshops to be spaces where curiosity comes first and experience isn’t required.

“The atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming, with patient, attentive guidance tailored to each person. Mare’s calm, supportive presence made it easy to experiment at our own pace and enjoy the process.”

— Workshop participant

Each session is limited to a small number of participants.