Blu Vegetale on Alpe della Luna

Blu Vegetale on Alpe della Luna | A day spent discovering wild plants for an art workshop on the ancient technique of cyanotype
 
Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June, from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm - District Montelabreve, 5 Badia Tedalda
 
Cyanotype is a manual contact printing technique that originated in the 19th century and uses sunlight to create prints: it produces a final image of the subject, rendered in shades of blue of varying intensity, which is undeniably beautiful and captivating
 
THE PROGRAMME:
 

• Saturday 13 June, morning > we will walk through the woods, observing the vegetation and gathering materials for printing; we will introduce the concept of contact printing and proceed with preparing the photosensitive solution and treating the paper. Whilst the sheets are drying, we can enjoy a get-together to sample local specialities from local businesses
   
• Saturday 13 June, afternoon > we will prepare the collected materials and the items to be displayed, printed and developed in sunlight; we will carry out some toning tests on the prints obtained. Full instructions will be provided so you can practise independently. The prints produced will remain with each participant
   
• For those wishing to stay on, overnight accommodation is available (two rooms: one double and one triple/quadruple with a single bed or bunk beds), including dinner and breakfast, so you can admire and explore the area’s many natural and artistic treasures on

 
Sunday 14 June
 

• Alpe della Luna along the Way of St Francis, on the ridges of the Tuscan-Marche Apennines, CAI 00 (Great Apennine Hike)
   
• Badia Tedalda with its Robbiane of the Church of St Michael the Archangel and the Visit Badia Natural History Museum, and the waterfalls of the River Marecchia, where you can go for a swim
   
• Metauro Valley, from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Mercatello to the Roman Domus del Mito in Sant’Angelo in Vado

 
COSTS:

• Saturday only: workshop: €45
• Excursion and lunch: €30
• Sunday bed and breakfast: €70 for a double room, €100 for a triple room
• Saturday dinner: €15
• Maximum 12 people
• Book by 30 May with a 50% deposit

 
HOW TO GET THERE:

• From the north (Bologna and Romagna): E45, exit at Sarsina, follow signs for Sant’Agata Feltria – Badia Tedalda
• From Rimini: Marecchiese (60 km), follow signs for Novafeltria – Ponte Messa – Ponte Presale
• From Tuscany: Arezzo – Sansepolcro – Badia Tedalda – Marecchiese (towards Rimini)
• From Rome and Umbria: E45, exit at Sansepolcro, follow signs for Rimini

 
Edited by VITA NEI BOSCHI: Elena and Cristian, residents of the Alpe in the locality of Montelabreve, plant gatherers and foragers. In collaboration with Manuela Marchesan, graphic designer and printer, founder of Le Magnificheeditrici in Bologna, an association for the graphic arts
 

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