Suspended in Dreams (Tiny's Flight Through the Clouds)

Title | Suspended In Dreams (Tiny’s Flight Through The Clouds) Type | Original 3-Dimensional Papercut Cyanotype
Inspiration | Tiny Broadwick
Year | 2023

Materials | Cyanotype, paper cut layers on handmade paper 15.01 inches x 19.8 inches x 1.6 frame depth

Inspiration-

Shining a spotlight on the amazing story of Georgia Thompson Brown- Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick, the first woman to parachute from an airplane and the first person to manually deploy a parachute after a malfunction.

Tiny Broadwick, a name synonymous with courage and sky-high determination. In an era when the skies were uncharted territory, Tiny fearlessly soared into history as a pioneering parachutist. Her spirit, boundless as the heavens themselves, challenged conventions and inspired generations to take flight, both in the air and in their dreams. With each daring leap, Tiny Broadwick painted a vivid canvas of resilience, bravery, and a relentless pursuit of boundless horizons. Her legacy remains an enduring testament to the indomitable human spirit, forever celebrated in the annals of aviation history.

Technique-

Suspended In Dreams (Tiny’s Flight Through The Clouds) was created by constructing a hand-cut collage using female photographic portraiture wearing handmade silk robes and tuille bloomers, hand drawn illustrations of a parachute, globes, lunar cycles.

After coating the handmade paper with light-sensitive chemistry, it is left to dry in a dark room. The large-scale negative is contact printed onto the paper by exposure to daylight (UV rays). The print is then processed by thoroughly washing in water to remove any unexposed solution. It can then be hung to dry, developing to full density Prussian blue after 24 hours.

Once dried, the bird pieces are cut out and mounted onto the base print to create a multi-layered, 3-dimensional collaged cyanotype.

Dimensions

Framed: 15.01 inches x 19.8 inches x 1.6 frame depth

Paper

Handmade recycled cotton rag paper:
150- 320gsm / 100% Cotton Rag / Recycled / Acid Free / Medium Rough

Mount

We use float mounting for all of our framed cyanotypes. The artwork floats above a snow-white 8001 mount board, to showcase the paper texture and deckled edging.

Framing

Framed artwork will arrive ready to hang. Each frame is handmade by our London based design team.

All frames come with gallery spec, Artglass AR70 / 2mm anti-reflective/ 79% UV protected glazing as standard.