Cyanotype Originals Inspired by the Rhythm of Beach Living
Welcome to Bloemen & Blue, an independent Wiltshire studio specialising in hand-coated, sun-exposed originals. Using the alchemy of the sun alongside a unique vinegar and baking soda wash, I shift classic Prussian blues into warm, organic shades that capture the effortless calm of coastal interiors.
"...the blue at the far edge of what can be seen. That colour of horizons, of remote mountain ridges, of anything far away....The colour of there seen from here, the colour of where you are not and the colour of where you can never go" — Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
'LA VIE EST UNE PLAGE'
Mood to Moment, Live by the Currents, Plan by the Tides and Follow the Sun......
« Déchiré à la mer ~ À la recherche de l'horizon »
Horizons à 180 ° avec un ciel immense et ininterrompu ~ La mer parle à l'âme.
'NAGES LIBRE~SPIRITUELS'
Sautez dedans et perdez-vous... avec le toujours populaire "Dans les profondeurs" Séries
'INSPIRÉ PAR LA NATURE'
Les rassemblements de haies collectés et pressés à la main sont transformés en photographies imprimées à la main de bleu éthéré
• Unpredictable Variables. Totally Original.
With cyanotypes' many variables, there is a beautiful unpredictability to the alchemy. Every handcrafted and solar exposed piece is a completely unique creation—ensuring no two can ever be exactly the same.
Behind the Blue Horizon
Shaped by a childhood beside the sea and a passion for open-water swimming—the colder the better. Now working from my studio near Devizes among Wiltshire’s rolling hills.