Sun Printing with Plants Workshop

Sunlight is the darkroom in this hands-on workshop, where participants make a cyanotype, or sun print, of local plants on a T-shirt. The process dates to 1842: a coated surface turns deep blue under ultraviolet light, while anything laid on it blocks the exposure and stays pale. Jackie Lebouitz of UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County and Sophie Campbell of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program lead it at Twin Lakes Park, as part of the Extension’s Chemicals in the Environment programming. Participants may bring their own shirt or add one at registration.