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Translucent Cyanotypes
I recently tried a new-to-me filter paper with the hope that I could use it to make translucent chromatograms that don’t need to be mounted. It’s showing limited success with chromatograms but has been fantastic for cyanotypes. Its translucency means that I can fold up the paper, place a digital negative on top of it,…
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Cyanotype x Chromatogram Progress
Last year, I worked out how to combine cyanotypes with soil chromatography. The deep browns and vibrant blues mix so well together, like the earth, and the water, and the sky. There is so much I want to develop with these combined processes. It’s my main goal for experimentation this year- finding different ways to…
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Pothi Books for Chromatograms
For just over two years, I’ve worked to bring soil chromatography from a lesser known soil science test used to make small scale prints to a more expansive creative technique. For every experiment and art print I made, I made a corresponding print using standard soil chromatography protocols. Each of these prints is a way…
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The Land Loves Us
I am so thankful to have had my show, Mari Miller: The Land Loves Us, up during both my birthday and Lunar New Year. Now that it has been de-installed, here’s a walkthrough of the exhibition for those who couldn’t make it. And for visitors who came on a day when my exhibition pamphlets were…
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Installing The Land Loves Us
I’ve mostly created 3D work over the years, so I was intimidated at the thought of hanging over 30 prints, not to mention the +20ft banners. Thankfully, the curator, Larry Lee, is exceptionally skilled at installing shows and hanging flat work. My oldest friend, Betsy Zacsek, also has a lot of experience installing shows. Between…
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Announcing: The Land Loves Us
I am so proud to announce that my chromatography work is currently on display at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago. The show, Mari Miller: The Land Loves Us, runs from January 7th-February 18th, 2024 as part of the museum’s Spotlight Series of Chinese American artists, curated by Larry Lee of Molar Productions. Radical love…
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A New Method For Bleaching and Toning Cyanotypes
Silver nitrate allows you to bleach and tone cyanotypes in one step, with one chemical, and without needing to wash the print after applying the silver nitrate solution.
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Intro to Sewn Book Binding Part 1: Pothi Books
Book binding is an easy entry to making. And while there are specialized book binding materials, this lesson doesn’t require any of them. In fact, if you wanted, you could pick up a pad of drawing paper and yarn at a dollar store, spending only a couple of bucks on enough materials to make a…
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The Power of DIY
There is a lot of power in DIY. One of the essential tenets of marxism is that workers are alienated from their labor. I think an essential part of our current crisis with capitalism is that this alienation goes beyond jobs. It extends to all facets of our lives. We are alienated from our food.…
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More Pu-Erh Dragonball Chromatography
While cleaning up for the Lunar New Year, I ran across more pu-erh dragonball chromatograms.
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