LAVANDA MIRELES

I recently finished this cyanotype on cotton fabric, measuring approximately 20 x 30 inches. For the exposure, I used old window decorations as lenses along with bracelets, sea fans, plastic spice lids, string, ribbon, pop-can tabs, confetti, bread tabs, found metal, and small bits of nature. Even though the exposure process itself is very still, I love the tension and contrast that appear between that stillness and the movement and energy created by the marks made with the c

The Work of eARTh Teen Art Club at the Rochester Art Center invited me to teach an "Intro to Cyanotype" workshop. We took an observation walk and collected fall debris, leaves, feathers, and together with letters and stencils, combined them with a collection of toys, bits and pieces from the classroom. The group of young creatives exposed their unique compositions under UV lamps and each made at least two prints. Here are some examples from our amazing afternoon!

This is how it all started! One afternoon I ran into an artist friend of mine who was setting up for a music gig downtown. He was with fellow musician, John Sievers, who also writes for the Post Bulletin. For this interview, I answered about 18-20 very well researched and thought out questions from John. Then I scheduled with Joe who came by to snap a few shots of me in my work space. John put everything together in a way that seems so effortless. I'm so grateful that the art