Learn and Make with Nature: Cyanotype Edition

+++ Update: New Date September 7 +++ Early Bird Tickets Available Until August 7 +++

Spend an afternoon learning from nature and painting with sunlight!

This immersive workshop blends creative introspection with hands-on making. Through a mix of a guided introspection exercises, you’ll be guided to connect with the natural world and use its wisdom to inspire you.

Then, we’ll bring your inspiration to life through the magical technique of cyanotype printing, using sunlight, water, and foraged materials to create striking botanical blueprints.

Whether you’re a seasoned creative or simply curious, this workshop offers a chance to slow down and explore how working with nature can enrich your creative process.

### This workshop is for you if...

• You want to rekindle your creative spark
• You’re curious about learning cyanotype printing
• You’re drawn to the idea of seeing nature as a creative teacher

### You’ll leave with...

• 2 x A4 cyanotype prints on 300gsm paper
• 1 x copy of “Nature as Your Creativity” booklet (value €15)
• A new set of cyanotype techniques you can recreate at home
• A deeper connection to your creative process

### What to Expect

We’ll start the day at Kunstraum Heartspace, where Tali will guide you through mixing and applying the light-sensitive cyanotype solution to your paper.
Then, we’ll step into the introspective part of the workshop. Nienke will lead a gentle guided excursion to a nearby park, where you’ll tune into nature through mindful movement, intention-setting, and creative prompts. You’ll forage materials and use a reflection booklet to capture the insights you receive.
Back in the studio, we’ll share what emerged, compose our prints with foraged and provided objects, and develop them in the sun — watching your compositions turn a vivid, deep blue.

### What is Cyanotype?

Poetically, cyanotype is painting with light.
It’s a historic, camera-less photographic process that involves placing objects on paper coated in a solution of iron salts, exposing it to UV light, and rinsing it in water to create dreamlike white-and-blue images. Simple, beautiful, and meditative.

### Practical Info

• No prior experience needed — all levels welcome.
• All materials are included, but if you would like to bring any from home for your composition, you're welcome to.
• Duration: approx. 4 hours

### Meet Your Facilitators

Tali Niki
Tali is a Berlin-based visual artist and photographer. Her work explores identity, memory, and belonging through poetic visual storytelling. With roots in New York, Yekaterinburg, and time spent studying in Hangzhou and Berlin, her practice draws from a rich mix of cultural experience. She’s currently completing her MA in Photography at UE Berlin.

Nienke Schellinkhout Diaz
Nienke is a multidisciplinary designer, researcher, and facilitator with a background in anthropology and education. She’s the founder of Dear Creative, where she creates playful and reflective workshops to help people reconnect with their creative essence. In this session, she brings together her love for nature, facilitation, and holistic creativity.