Kenmare Arts Festival: Botanical Cyanotype Workshop with Maria Hernandez

Create beautiful blue-and-white botanical prints using sunlight and natural materials. In this relaxed, hands-on session, you’ll learn how to mix and apply the cyanotype solution, prepare your own light-sensitive paper, and then arrange leaves and flowers to develop your designs into striking prints. No experience needed—just come, experiment, and enjoy a calm, creative escape.

• Maximum 10 people

• Duration 3 hours

• Participant level – all levels

• Everyone is welcome, and it can be adapted to suit skill level

• Materials: All supplied

Maria Hernández is the owner and lead art teacher at The Art Studio and Creative Kubs in Kenmare, a new and energetic initiative bringing art and craft activities to children, young adults, and adults in the community. Originally from Valencia, she earned her degree in Fine Art before beginning her teaching career at Taller Artesano, where she spent eight years teaching art to children.

Since moving to Ireland in 2014, Maria has continued to develop her artistic practice while furthering her studies and strengthening her English. At her studio on 23 Main Street, Kenmare, she teaches using high‑quality materials, adapting lessons to different ages and abilities, nurturing creativity, and guiding students as they build confidence in a wide range of artistic techniques.

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