Over her 2026 artist residency, Jess Fleming has explored the use of chemicals derived from natural sources (gorse flowers, parsley, thyme, and more) for developing film and to create light-sensitive dyes for printing.

Join us in this session where Jess demonstrates the process of creating anthotypes using turmeric.

• extraction of curcumin, the light-sensitive dye

• preparation paper with the dye for UV exposure

• exposure using the sun to create the print

• washing of the print to create a permanent image

• toning of the print with plants

Take a step into the experimental photographic world of plant-based emulsions, get a taste for using the sun to create imagery, and be inspired to make your own.

Participants in this demonstration will leave with paper they have coated with turmeric emulsion themselves, a short reference guide, and knowledge to try it themselves. Just bring something dark to put your paper in!

1 hour demonstrations starting at 12pm and 1pm

$5 per person / materials included / limit 12 people per session