Coastal Experiments: Exploring Seaweed and Algae Through Cyanotype

Written By Patricia Vega

Cyanotype Journey in Nova Scotia

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Coastal Experiments

During my travels through the Maritimes, I became fascinated by the shapes, textures, and delicate structures of seaweed and algae along the coast. Their organic forms and unexpected patterns inspired me to experiment with cyanotype, translating these fleeting encounters with the ocean into blue impressions on paper.

These coastal experiments became a way of slowing down, observing, and discovering new possibilities within the cyanotype process. Each piece captures something of the movement, texture, and quiet beauty I found along the shore. 💙

Patricia Vega

Patricia Vega is a contemporary printmaker, fine artist, and a graphic designer currently living in Ontario, Canada. Patricia studied at the Faculty of Arts of the National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. Once in Canada, she obtained a professional education in Graphic Design at Humber College, Ontario, developing her career in this field to the present.

Since 1990 she has participated in numerous exhibitions in Argentina, England, United States, Spain, France and Bulgaria among others. In 2007, Patricia Vega won the 1st Prize at the Printmaking Exhibition ‘Press Gang 25’, Mississauga Gallery, Canada. Patricia currently has her studio in Ontario, Canada.

https://patriciavega.ca
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