The serene blue color palette of the cyanotype conjures the inner peace Ivana experiences through connecting with the life giving capacities of the earth, through cultivation and care of her organic garden. To learn more, click here to read the full artist statement about the Sustain Series.
Picking Chive Blossoms in May
Picking Chive Blossoms in May
Envision reaching for these purple pompom blossoms nodding on their slender stems and feeling the delicate, papery petals between your fingers. Can you imagine the subtle onion-garlic scent rising as you clip the flowers in the cool spring air? Picture yourself tearing apart the flowers and sprinkling the lavender petals over a fresh salad, their beauty as appealing as their flavor. Can you taste their delicate bite, reminiscent of onion and garlic but softer, and more refined? The round, highlighted chive blossoms and their slender stems create an elegant contrast against the soft focused rhubarb leaves in deep Prussian blue in this handmade cyanotype print. This artwork expresses the sophisticated pleasure of eating what you grow and the generous abundance of perennial chives that return year after year to beautify both garden and table.
Envision this charming artwork in your kitchen or dining room, where it celebrates the dual nature of edible flowers as both decoration and delicious ingredient. Guests who cook ask about using flowers in their own dishes, while gardeners share stories of their perennial herb patches that keep giving season after season. The piece connects to that universal delight in discovering that beauty can be both seen and tasted. This artwork celebrates the sophistication of cooking with flowers and the simple elegance of perennial herbs that reward us with both flavor and visual pleasure.
“Beautiful edible flowers are the best! “Picking Chive Blossoms in May”, records this pleasure of gardening in the late spring. The flavor of the blossoms is delicate, reminiscent of onion and garlic. I say it is the best because it can be used as both a decoration and a tasty ingredient in many types of salads.”
This signed and numbered handmade cyanotype contact print is created using the Prussian blue cyanotype process on 65% recycled cotton archival watercolor paper, ensuring both longevity and connection to photographic artistic traditions dating back to the 1840s. Each cyanotype is hand coated with a hand-crafted light-sensitive iron based emulsion in the darkroom, exposed in UV light, and developed in vinegar water. This process introduces subtle variations in brush marks along the edges and tone that are integral to this historic process. Due to the handmade nature of cyanotype printing, no two prints are exactly identical. The watermark is only for internet display and will not be on your artwork. The artwork comes unframed. This artwork is available in a limited edition of 15 at 8"x 10", 3 at 20" x 24", 2 at 24" x 30" +1 AP at each size. Each piece is signed and numbered. If you need help to envision how it will look a free digital mockup is available so you can see exactly how it will look in your space before adding it to your collection. Contact Ivana for this service.
