Rose Cefalu

artist statement & bio

The “blue prints” are part of an ongoing photography series dedicated to my love of the high desert landscape and the cyanotype process. These unusual trees paired with the vintage development process creates this unique handmade view of Joshua Tree National Park and the high desert.
The Blue print process is done by creating a light sensitive emulsion to cold press water color paper and contact printing an enlarged negative onto the surface. In conjunction I am also creating photograms with this process where I am contact printing pieces of high desert nature to the emulsion. The process includes harnessing the sun’s power as the images are left in the UV light to develop then rinsed with water to clear the image. I teach this process 2-5 times a month through an Airbnb Experience, titled “Make sun-prints in the desert.”

rose’s bio
Every day you can find Rose Cefalu obsessing over her iPhone photos and over-posting on Instagram and . In her spare time she thinks about traveling, printing imagery, making candles, and mixing new colors. In 2019 Rose launched a cyanotype workshop to get her “hands dirty” again and reintroduce this vintage art form to a new audience interested in becoming skilled with...

Hwy62 art tours 2018, 2019, 2021
Hwy 62 art gallery group show Jan 2020
Joshua tree art gallery group show 2020,2021
29 palms inn 2019
Ink and steel 2019
Spin the bottle solo show July 2021
Palm Springs photography center 2nd annual juried show august 2021
Ranch Relaxo 2021
Shop number one 2021
Desert Art Center solo show 2021