Coffee Filter Fans
Mary Beth Klauer

Media: Cyanotype on Coffee Filters
Size: 27"11.5"
Price: $225

Artist Statement:
“I have always loved the process of photography whether it is in the darkroom or in a modified space similar to a darkroom environment. Monochrome is my preference especially when it reveals the spectrum of tones from rich black to pure white. The unexpected often results when working in a variety of mediums from infrared, platinum, tumeric prints, anthotypes and chorophyll prints or gold toned images. The cyanotype images presented here are printed on coffee filters. They represent images I took in the Midwest when doing a project on Farmland. My hope is that the viewer sees the beauty in the finished image.”

Process:
First I spray the coffee filters with a 3m product called “Sealer.” This prevents the filter from absorbing an unnecessary amount of cyanotype chemicals. Once dry, I coat the filters with cyanotype and process them in the typical cyanotype manner.

Artist Bio:
Mary Beth Klauer is a California based artist who works in all forms of photography. She has a Masters Degree in Correctional Counseling and worked as a psychotherapist for many years before retiring and taking up her first love..…photography. She has studied with Scott B. Davis, Al Weber, Susan Burnstine, Doug Stockdale, Jim Noel and Suda House. She volunteered for many years at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego and is a member of Four Femme Photographers, Medium, Women in Creative Photography and San Diego River Artist Alliance Her fine art work has won numerous awards in juried shows and exhibitions.