Sunprint Alchemy: Cyanotype Art Lab
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 | 6:00 PM–7:30 PM
550 Brewing Company | 119 E Chuska St, Aztec, NM 87410
Easy / Beginner-Friendly | All Ages Welcome
$20 | All Materials Included
Make Art With Sunlight
Part photography, part chemistry, part magic trick. In Sunprint Alchemy, you'll use cyanotype—a historic photographic printing process powered by UV light—to create bold blue-and-white artwork from botanicals, textured objects, silhouettes, and your own ideas.
You'll arrange your composition, expose it to UV light, rinse the print, and watch a rich Prussian-blue image appear as it develops. No camera, darkroom, or previous art experience required.
What You'll Create
A one-of-a-kind cyanotype sunprint designed by you. Work with natural materials, found objects, shapes, and textures to create a botanical, abstract, geometric, or completely unexpected composition.
What You'll Learn
How cyanotype photography uses UV light to create an image
How positive and negative space change a composition
How object placement, contrast, and exposure affect the finished print
How a historic photographic process can become modern art
What's Included
Cyanotype materials and prepared printing surfaces
Botanicals, objects, shapes, and materials for experimenting with composition
Step-by-step instruction through arranging, exposing, rinsing, and developing
Your finished cyanotype artwork to take home
Perfect For
Curious makers of all ages
Photography and art lovers
Families, friends, and creative date nights
Science and S.T.E.A.M. fans
Anyone who likes art projects with a genuinely satisfying reveal
Reserve Your Spot
Space is limited. Reserve your seat and come see what happens when photography, chemistry, and New Mexico sunshine team up to make the art.
Hosted at 550 Brewing Company in Aztec, NM—thank you for making room for creativity, curiosity, and a little sun-powered alchemy.
A huge thank you to 550 Brewing Company for partnering with Rusted Rose Studios to bring Crafts & Drafts to Aztec.
Grab a drink before class to get the creativity flowing, then stay afterward for dinner, craft beer, and conversation!