Cyanotype Geranium / Porcelain Pendant

Large Porcelain Pendant with Cyanotype Leaf.

This pendant was hand-sculpted from porcelain and fired in a high-temperature kiln.

The print was applied using dried geranium leaves and the cyanotype technique. This technique is a handcrafted process that develops an image using a combination of chemical dye and sunlight. The invention of this method is attributed to John Frederick William Hershel, an astronomer and physicist, who introduced cyanotypes in the 1800s. The term "cyanotype" comes from the Greek - kuáneos, "dark blue" + τύπος - túpos, "mark, impression, type". Unlike traditional photography using silver salt, cyanotypes use a slow-reacting formulation containing iron salt, which produces the famous Prussian blue color when exposed to near-ultraviolet and blue light.

The listing price is for one pendant sitting on a 21-inch chain.

Each item in my shop will be sent to you in individually designed handmade packaging with a description label. It is ready to be gifted to yourself or someone special (no pricing information is included in the packaging).

I do my best to make the photos as accurate as possible. However, depending on the light, the hues may appear slightly different from the original.

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