
Memento Mori
I'm feeling a tad bit melancholy today, so here's a skull.

I'm feeling a tad bit melancholy today, so here's a skull.
I made this cyanotype with a handmade stencil and weeds from my yard, then painted it with watercolor. I used Jacquard chemistry, Strathmore 400 series watercolor paper, and Daniel Smith and Holbein paints.
I made this cyanotype on a scrap piece of gray toned mixed-media paper and colored it with watercolor. I used a stencil that I hand cut and plants from my yard. I used Jacquard chemistry, and Daniel Smith and Holbein paints. I don't know what brand the paper was, I got it from a free bin.
I used Daniel Smith and Holbein watercolors.
I had two pieces of paper and a big stencil I wanted to use, so I decided to experiment with exposing two papers as one image. I think it worked pretty well! The model for the stencil is named Sunshine, hence the title.