Seaweed After Fire / Porcelain Cyanotype Earrings

Porcelain earrings with seaweed (algae) cyanotype prints.

The main pieces were hand-sculpted from Ming Po porcelain (not plastic or "cold porcelain") and fired in a kiln at high temperatures.

The prints were applied to each side of the porcelain pieces using dry seaweed branches from La Manche with the cyanotype technique. This method is a handmade process allowing the development of an image by combining 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' is derived from the Greek κυάνεος - kuáneos, “dark blue” + τύπος - túpos, “mark, impression, type”. In contrast to traditional photography using silver salt, cyanotypes implement a slow-reacting formulation containing iron salt resulting in the illustrious Prussian Blue colour upon exposure to near-ultraviolet and blue light.

While the canonical cyanotype appears blue, these earrings were made by combination of sun printing with high temperature resulting in a new colour. Emerged as a result of an artistic experiment this pair of earrings is truly one-of-a-kind.

Please, note that these earrings appear slightly asymmetrical when worn ( see photos in the suspended position).

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

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

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The shipping is handled by La Poste (French mail service). Feel free to contact me if you want to use a different courier service or a faster shipping method. Please note that I do not carry responsibility for items lost or destroyed by postal services for reasons independent of me.