Passé Prints

Passé Prints is an alternative process boutique that specializes in cyanotype prints.

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06/17/2026

The more I work on my Pl***oy collection, the more I realize how closely it mirrors the themes I was exploring years ago in school — just in a completely different visual language.

Back then, I was digging into how women are seen, labeled, and interpreted through someone else’s lens. Now, with these Pl***oy‑inspired pieces, I’m still in that conversation… just with scissors, stains, collage, and a whole lot more life behind me, but still interested in the same themes, but also as a mother this time around and how that also shapes this conversation.

Both bodies of work circle the same ideas:
how femininity is framed,
how sexuality is read,
how the gaze shapes everything,
and how women can reclaim the narrative by reshaping the image itself.

The college work was the spark. The Pl***oy pieces are the evolution — louder, bolder, more layered, and fully mine.

It’s wild how two projects made years apart can feel like they’re speaking to each other and with each other, through new eyes.

06/16/2026

A College Project That Still Shapes My Work -

Back in college, my best friend and I shot a project in the studio with a black backdrop, big hot studio lights, and a Mamiya 645 film camera — the kind of setup that made us feel like we were making something important.

She looked absolutely stunning in the frame, but the whole point wasn’t beauty for beauty’s sake. The project was about the male gaze — how women are seen, judged, desired, labeled, and misunderstood all at once.

We layered a big transparent A over the image, a nod to The Scarlet Letter, and how women are still branded in ways men never are. Too much, too little, too sexual, not sexual enough. Always something.

Even then, I was obsessed with flipping the gaze back onto itself — letting women be the subject, the storyteller, the one in control of the narrative.

It’s wild how much that project still lives in my work today. Every collage, every cyanotype, every stained print… I’m still exploring how femininity, sexuality, and power collide. Still asking who gets to look, and who gets to define what they see.

06/15/2026

Lately I’ve been obsessed with how different kinds of light might translate into cyanotypes, so I’ve been running my own little experiment around the house.

I’ve always used that strong Colorado midday sun — the kind that hits like a spotlight — but I realized I’ve never tried early morning light. And honestly… why not. The soft gold, the long shadows, the quiet of the house before the chaos starts — it might give me something totally new.

So I’ve been snapping photos at three different times:
Morning light — soft, glowy, gentle shadows - but also sometimes very strong and vibrant
Midday light — bold, crisp, high‑contrast
Nighttime light — moody, artificial, unpredictable

Now I’m deciding which ones to turn into cyanotypes to see how the light actually transfers. Some might be stunning. Some might be disasters. That’s always the fun of it, and see how the light changes each piece. To be continued...

Pic is just a cyanotype I did of a wedding photo of mine! Head to my Etsy Shop to buy my prints or have a custom print done!

06/14/2026

I’ve been wandering around the house and the yard lately, chasing the kind of light that makes you stop mid‑step. The soft gold that hits the kitchen counter just right, the way the sunset slides across the fence or a tree, the shadows that stretch long and dramatic like they’re posing for me.

I’ve been snapping photos of all of it — little pockets of glow, reflections, silhouettes — and now I’m itching to see which ones will translate into cyanotypes.

Some light turns into crisp, bold blues. Some melts into soft gradients. Some surprises me completely. That’s the fun of it.

Thinking about turning a few of these moments into prints… we’ll see which ones survive the jump from real life to chemistry and sun.

06/13/2026

Studio Assistant Performance Review

Today’s agenda included conducting a very serious, highly professional performance review for my smallest studio assistant.

The results were… mixed.

Areas of Concern:
• Attempted to bust out of his playpen and scale the work table like a tiny mountaineer
• Trying to steal my coating brush and use it as another drum stick (tracks with him being named after a drummer)
• Tried to eat a leaf I specifically needed for a print
• Clocked out for a nap halfway through his shift

Strengths:
• Excellent morale booster
• Top‑tier giggle generator
• Brings snacks to meetings (even if they end up on the floor)
• Reminds me that art doesn’t have to be serious to be meaningful!

Running a make shift in home studio with a toddler and two dogs as my “team” means nothing ever goes as planned — but honestly, the chaos is half the charm.. and the fun!

06/12/2026

Today’s printing session came with a whole mood: Eagles drifting through the house, a little Grateful Dead weaving in, and one smoky jazz track that made me feel like I was mixing chemistry in a 1960s darkroom instead of a Colorado kitchen with a toddler dropping snacks at my feet.

Music changes the way the brush moves — some songs make the strokes sharper, some make them melt, some make me want to stain everything in sight.

What’s on your creative playlist lately? Comment below!

06/11/2026

Spent the morning coating paper while my tiny studio assistant supervised from his high chair, offering moral support in the form of snack crumbs and chaos.

There’s something about making art for dads that hits different — the quiet nostalgia, the way a single photo can hold an entire era of someone’s life.

If you’ve got a dad, grandpa, bonus dad, or father‑figure who deserves something more meaningful than another mug, I can turn a favorite memory into a one‑of‑a‑kind cyanotype print.

Hand‑coated, sun‑developed, and made in a house full of love, noise, and real life!

Fathers Day is right around the corner, lets give Dad something that will last a lifetime.

06/10/2026

The house finally went quiet — my tiniest studio assistant has officially clocked out for the night — so it’s time for my real shift to start.

I’ve got the lights low, the UV blocked, and a fresh batch of paper laid out like a little army waiting for their midnight chemistry bath.

There’s something quaint about coating cyanotype solution when everyone else is asleep. The brush moves slower, the air feels heavier, and the whole process becomes this secret ritual between me and the paper.

Motherhood by day, mad scientist by night lol

06/09/2026

What I wish people knew about cyanotypes...

I wish more people knew how alive this process is. Cyanotypes aren’t just coated paper and sunlight — they’re tiny collaborations between chemistry, weather, mood, and whatever the day decides to give me.

The blues don’t develop the same way twice.
The brushstrokes always tell on me.
And the sun? She has her own personality depending on where you are.

Back in Kansas, prints took their sweet time — 20 to 30 minutes of slow, steady exposure. Here in Colorado, the UV hits so hard that a full print is done in three minutes. Same formula, completely different rhythm.

Every piece carries that story: the place, the pace, the moment.
That’s the magic I wish everyone could see!

06/08/2026

People always tell me the borders and imperfections within the print, are their favorite parts — the streaks, the feathery edges, the places where the chemistry pools or thins out. So here’s a little close‑up moment with the part of the print that never gets enough attention.

Those brushstrokes are where the whole piece starts: late nights, a quiet house, the sound of the coating brush dragging across paper. Every edge is a tiny record of how the day felt — rushed, calm, chaotic, caffeinated, sun‑hungry.

Zoom in and you’ll see it:
the texture, the hand, the human - the imperfections to this process have and will always be why I love it. Not one print is ever the same.

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Colorado Springs, CO
80901-80951, 80960, 80962, 80970, 80977, 80995, 80997

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http://www.passeprints.com/, https://passeprints.etsy.com/

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