Botanical Photography Workshop: BORSCHT EDITION
Sun, Oct 26
|Epsilon Spires
Photographer Benjamin Aleshire teaches the basics of cynotype and anthotype, alternative printing processes from the 1800s which utilize natural ingredients such as beets. At this first-ever “Borscht Edition”, excess materials will simmer in a hearty pot of borscht to be enjoyed after the workshop!
Time & Location
Oct 26, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Vermont photographer Benjamin Aleshire offers a Botanical “Borscht” Workshop to Teach Artists how to Print with Beet Juice -Sunday, Oct. 26 th from 1-4pm at Epsilon Spires. Hosted in partnership with In Situ Polyculture. All materials provided! Participants will learn the basics of two forms of alternative printing processes from the 1800s which utilize natural materials such as beets. At this first-ever “Borscht Edition”, excess materials will be added to a pot of borscht that will simmer as the workshop goes on and be served afterwards with homemade bread, sour cream and dill!
Cyanotype, which produces rich Prussian Blue tones, is a simple iron-salt solution that was widely used for architectural blueprints, and requires no darkroom equipment. Pioneering botanist Anna Atkins used cyanotype to document fern and algae species, producing exquisite images which became the first photography book ever published. Participants can utilize local flora to make botanical prints in…