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Nikki Gardner Studio Nikki Gardner is a portrait, brand, & fine art photographer based in Northampton, MA.

Here’s the final cyanotype zine from my recent analog edition experiments. This zine is 100% analog start to finish, and...
10/12/2026

Here’s the final cyanotype zine from my recent analog edition experiments. This zine is 100% analog start to finish, and yay it worked!

Also, one quick note: in the video I say that you need a laser printer in order to make the oiled paper negative for cyanotype printing. It can work with an inkjet printer, however I prefer to use the laser printer for this kind of project to ensure that the ink doesn’t smear when oiled.

Let me know what you think and if you’re interested in learning how to print with cyanotype, I am teaching a workshop at the Northampton Center For The Arts at 33 Hawley Street in Northampton on Sunday, November 15 from 10 AM to noon and you’ll learn how to make a simple 1-page cyanotype zine.

Check my link in bio to register for 1 or both of my upcoming cyanotype workshops.

Hope to see you there!

10/11/2026

Come experience World Cyanotype Day again with the Movie edition! Beautiful work by everyone and so inspiring!

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the November issue of Northampton Living celebrates Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz...
10/10/2026

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the November issue of Northampton Living celebrates Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz, a Labrador Inuk artist, educator and writer who has spent a lifetime finding her voice. Read about how she overcame childhood illness to emerge as a storyteller for her culture.



The December issue of Northampton Living celebrates the Labonte family, who are deeply committed to giving back to our c...
10/10/2026

The December issue of Northampton Living celebrates the Labonte family, who are deeply committed to giving back to our city. Lindsay Barron Labonte grew up wanting to be like her father, Todd Barron, who founded Applied Mortgage with that very sentiment in mind. Now the branch manager of the company, Labonte sponsors “Local Love Days” to honor small businesses and serves on the board of the United Way. Her lovely family join her around town, and her girls, both under five years old, have already learned the value of community connection.




It’s a new year, and we’re excited to kick off the January issue of Northampton Living with State Representative Lindsay...
10/10/2026

It’s a new year, and we’re excited to kick off the January issue of Northampton Living with State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa, the first woman elected to represent the 1st Hampshire District. Sabadosa has had a storied life, staging her first protest at age nine and going on to study international relations and linguistics. She has lived all over the world, speaks three languages, and, most importantly, has stood by our community for the past seven years.



Love is in the air – and that includes love of community and love of self, which is the focus of our cover story in the ...
10/10/2026

Love is in the air – and that includes love of community and love of self, which is the focus of our cover story in the February issue of Northampton Living. Life coach Dana Olivo works with middle-aged women who, like her, have spent most of their adult lives caring for someone else. In helping others find joy, Olivo has dared herself to dream, looking ahead to when her teenagers go to college and even considering living in another country. But for now, she is one of the many lovely people that make up our community.



It’s almost spring! For the March issue of Northampton Living, we usher in the season with WRSI host Jim Olsen, the man ...
10/10/2026

It’s almost spring! For the March issue of Northampton Living, we usher in the season with WRSI host Jim Olsen, the man behind the annual Back Porch Festival and the weekly Back Porch Radio show. Over Olsen’s nearly 50-year career, he has been attuned to the magic of music, and Northampton has reaped the benefits. Before you head to the festival from March 27 to 29, or tune into Olsen’s Sunday morning show featuring American roots music, take a minute to read about where he came from.



Explore the many creative interpretations of GLOBAL BLUEPRINT from artists from around the world for 💙 World Cyanotype D...
10/10/2026

Explore the many creative interpretations of GLOBAL BLUEPRINT from artists from around the world for 💙 World Cyanotype Day 2026 💙:

➥ Nikki Gardner Studio
➥ IJda Smits
➥ Janelle Lorenzen
➥ Koa A Tom
➥ Liz Wass

See BLUEtiful cyanotypes:
LINK IN BIO

Take part until 2nd October - LINK TO EVENT:
💙 HAPPY World Cyanotype Day 2026 💙 Now until 2nd of October!

10/08/2026

OK, this is another long video, but I wanted to walk you through the process of how I made a complete analog cyanotype zine. I took my original drawing, photocopied it, went over the line work with opaque pens, oiled the back of it to create a translucent negative and then got a little impatient and wanted to print it before it was completely dry. There are some blurred spots, but I’m going try to print it again tomorrow to see if the dry time for the oil in the paper negative improves the quality of the final print. And in the next edition, I will create a digital version of the negative.

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