SueReno
@suereno.bsky.social
Fiber artist/art quilter specializing in cyanotype and printmaking, with a sideline of photography just for fun. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. suereno.com
I add a lid and tape the whole assembly shut, then use zip ties to mount them in various places. I then forget about them for 6 months, until harvesting and replacing them at the next solstice. They fit in well with my main body of work that requires sunlight and patience.
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I add a lid and tape the whole assembly shut, then use zip ties to mount them in various places. I then forget about them for 6 months, until harvesting and replacing them at the next solstice. They fit in well with my main body of work that requires sunlight and patience.
Happy Solstice! As is my practice, today I retrieved the pinhole cameras I mounted at the summer solstice, and hung up a new batch. It's an extremely low-tech operation, using a beer can with a single pinhole poked in it with a sheet of 5" x 7" black and white photo paper loaded inside.
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Happy Solstice! As is my practice, today I retrieved the pinhole cameras I mounted at the summer solstice, and hung up a new batch. It's an extremely low-tech operation, using a beer can with a single pinhole poked in it with a sheet of 5" x 7" black and white photo paper loaded inside.
Under the needle, a monoprint of a tulip poplar leaf, on cotton. It will be an element in a large quilt I’m working on. #artquilt #fiberart #printmaking
December 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Under the needle, a monoprint of a tulip poplar leaf, on cotton. It will be an element in a large quilt I’m working on. #artquilt #fiberart #printmaking
I also captured some images of a small artificial waterfall in South Park, Allegheny County, PA.
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I also captured some images of a small artificial waterfall in South Park, Allegheny County, PA.
Welcome to part 6 of my occasional experiments with film soup. This is a continuation of the same roll of 35mm Kodak gold that I shot in part 5, on my Olympus OM10. I souped it for about 24 hours with dish soap. I love a good pedestrian bridge, with all those struts and angles and shadows.
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Welcome to part 6 of my occasional experiments with film soup. This is a continuation of the same roll of 35mm Kodak gold that I shot in part 5, on my Olympus OM10. I souped it for about 24 hours with dish soap. I love a good pedestrian bridge, with all those struts and angles and shadows.
New Work! I am happy to present my latest quilt, Flash Flood Watch. And it's going places!
Alarmed by global climate change and frequent dramatic weather events, I’m working on a series of weather-related quilts.
#artquilt #fiberart #wetcyanotype #needlefelting #handembroidery
Alarmed by global climate change and frequent dramatic weather events, I’m working on a series of weather-related quilts.
#artquilt #fiberart #wetcyanotype #needlefelting #handembroidery
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New Work! I am happy to present my latest quilt, Flash Flood Watch. And it's going places!
Alarmed by global climate change and frequent dramatic weather events, I’m working on a series of weather-related quilts.
#artquilt #fiberart #wetcyanotype #needlefelting #handembroidery
Alarmed by global climate change and frequent dramatic weather events, I’m working on a series of weather-related quilts.
#artquilt #fiberart #wetcyanotype #needlefelting #handembroidery
Persistently picking peppers in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Forecasted freeze foretells finale.
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Persistently picking peppers in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Forecasted freeze foretells finale.
Sunday spotlight, "Squirrel and Locust", cyanotypes on cotton, heliographic prints on cotton, vintage embroidery, artist painted fabric, commercial fabric, stitching, hand beadwork.
Size: 47"h x 37"w
This seemed like a good moment to share this momento mori quilt. #cyanotype #artquilt #fiberart
Size: 47"h x 37"w
This seemed like a good moment to share this momento mori quilt. #cyanotype #artquilt #fiberart
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Sunday spotlight, "Squirrel and Locust", cyanotypes on cotton, heliographic prints on cotton, vintage embroidery, artist painted fabric, commercial fabric, stitching, hand beadwork.
Size: 47"h x 37"w
This seemed like a good moment to share this momento mori quilt. #cyanotype #artquilt #fiberart
Size: 47"h x 37"w
This seemed like a good moment to share this momento mori quilt. #cyanotype #artquilt #fiberart
I also made a set of prints on mineral paper. I'm very happy with the patterning on the fabric print, and the swirly bits on the paper prints. I love how even somewhat mundane leaves are transformed with this process. More on my blog, link in comments. #cyanotype #wetcyanotype
November 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I also made a set of prints on mineral paper. I'm very happy with the patterning on the fabric print, and the swirly bits on the paper prints. I love how even somewhat mundane leaves are transformed with this process. More on my blog, link in comments. #cyanotype #wetcyanotype
Welcome to part 99 featuring Spikenard, Aralia racemosa. It's a perennial that grows to shrub height in summer, with large coarse leaves, and spikes of inconspicuous flowers that mature to purple berries. I started with a print on cotton sateen, using cyanotype chemicals with a splash of Solarfast.
November 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Welcome to part 99 featuring Spikenard, Aralia racemosa. It's a perennial that grows to shrub height in summer, with large coarse leaves, and spikes of inconspicuous flowers that mature to purple berries. I started with a print on cotton sateen, using cyanotype chemicals with a splash of Solarfast.
I then sent it off for special processing (don't use a regular lab, it will mess up their chemistry) and these are the results.
I'm finding that in general, dish soap, which is a base, gives a very different vibe than lemon/lime juice, which is an acid.
I'm finding that in general, dish soap, which is a base, gives a very different vibe than lemon/lime juice, which is an acid.
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I then sent it off for special processing (don't use a regular lab, it will mess up their chemistry) and these are the results.
I'm finding that in general, dish soap, which is a base, gives a very different vibe than lemon/lime juice, which is an acid.
I'm finding that in general, dish soap, which is a base, gives a very different vibe than lemon/lime juice, which is an acid.
Welcome to part 5 of my series where I share images altered by the film soup process. These were taken on 35mm Kodak film, with an Olympus OM10 camera. After finishing the roll, I soaked the film canister in a solution of water with a bit of dish soap for 24 hrs., drained it, and let it dry .
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Welcome to part 5 of my series where I share images altered by the film soup process. These were taken on 35mm Kodak film, with an Olympus OM10 camera. After finishing the roll, I soaked the film canister in a solution of water with a bit of dish soap for 24 hrs., drained it, and let it dry .
Spending a rainy afternoon stitching french knots on wool tweed. It’s slow but satisfying work. #slowstitch #handembroidery #frenchknots
October 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Spending a rainy afternoon stitching french knots on wool tweed. It’s slow but satisfying work. #slowstitch #handembroidery #frenchknots
I hadn’t done a cyanotype print from a photo for a while, but I still remember how. 10” x 12” on cotton sateen. #sealskull #cyanotype #blueprint #altphotography
October 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I hadn’t done a cyanotype print from a photo for a while, but I still remember how. 10” x 12” on cotton sateen. #sealskull #cyanotype #blueprint #altphotography
This batch has two large prints on cotton sateen, and four single leaf prints on mineral paper. There's a ton of color and pattern variation on all of them-click through and enjoy! #wetcyan #cyanotype #blueprint #altphotography #printmaking #redmulberry
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This batch has two large prints on cotton sateen, and four single leaf prints on mineral paper. There's a ton of color and pattern variation on all of them-click through and enjoy! #wetcyan #cyanotype #blueprint #altphotography #printmaking #redmulberry
The white mulberry, which I come across much more frequently, is an invasive that was introduced here to feed caterpillars for the silk industry. The two are now frequently cross-breeding. The leaves of the red are much larger than the white, and the shapes are wonderful for printing with.
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The white mulberry, which I come across much more frequently, is an invasive that was introduced here to feed caterpillars for the silk industry. The two are now frequently cross-breeding. The leaves of the red are much larger than the white, and the shapes are wonderful for printing with.
Welcome to part 98 of my ongoing experiments with the wet cyanotype process. In this post I continue my mini-obsession with red mulberry leaves. The red mulberry, Morus rubra, is the native tree here in the eastern US.
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Welcome to part 98 of my ongoing experiments with the wet cyanotype process. In this post I continue my mini-obsession with red mulberry leaves. The red mulberry, Morus rubra, is the native tree here in the eastern US.
Today’s moment of zen courtesy of the spectacular VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s 55 acres of themed gardens and woodsy areas and it’s just superb. #botanicalgardens
September 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today’s moment of zen courtesy of the spectacular VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s 55 acres of themed gardens and woodsy areas and it’s just superb. #botanicalgardens
The mix was mostly cyanotype chemicals with just a splash of Jacquard solarfast solar dyes.
I then prepped 3 smaller panels with the same setup, and I still had some leaves to play with, so I did some panels on mineral paper.
I am very happy with the finished prints! #wetcyan #cyanotype #blueprint
I then prepped 3 smaller panels with the same setup, and I still had some leaves to play with, so I did some panels on mineral paper.
I am very happy with the finished prints! #wetcyan #cyanotype #blueprint
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The mix was mostly cyanotype chemicals with just a splash of Jacquard solarfast solar dyes.
I then prepped 3 smaller panels with the same setup, and I still had some leaves to play with, so I did some panels on mineral paper.
I am very happy with the finished prints! #wetcyan #cyanotype #blueprint
I then prepped 3 smaller panels with the same setup, and I still had some leaves to play with, so I did some panels on mineral paper.
I am very happy with the finished prints! #wetcyan #cyanotype #blueprint
Welcome to part 97 of my documented experiments in wet cyanotype printing. I started this project in June of 2017, and it has continued to hold my interest over the intervening years.
I began this batch with a large branch of red mulberry leaves on a cotton sateen panel.
I began this batch with a large branch of red mulberry leaves on a cotton sateen panel.
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Welcome to part 97 of my documented experiments in wet cyanotype printing. I started this project in June of 2017, and it has continued to hold my interest over the intervening years.
I began this batch with a large branch of red mulberry leaves on a cotton sateen panel.
I began this batch with a large branch of red mulberry leaves on a cotton sateen panel.
Sunday Spotlight: I've spent a lot of my life closely observing the natural world along the Susquehanna River, and yes, it really does show up in my dreams. In this work, it serves as an allegory for a world where all is in balance and beauty abounds.
#artquilt #fiberart
#artquilt #fiberart
September 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Today’s moment of zen, at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. #artinstallations
September 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Today’s moment of zen, at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. #artinstallations
With clay, fiber, metal, wood or glass these works demonstrate the skills, voice and heart of contemporary craft art. The exhibit opens September 8th and runs until October 31st.
September 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
With clay, fiber, metal, wood or glass these works demonstrate the skills, voice and heart of contemporary craft art. The exhibit opens September 8th and runs until October 31st.
I am delighted to share that Greenhouse Effect has been juried into Celebrating American Craft 2025 at the Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. This juried exhibition features the work of 34 craft based artists from across the USA.
September 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I am delighted to share that Greenhouse Effect has been juried into Celebrating American Craft 2025 at the Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. This juried exhibition features the work of 34 craft based artists from across the USA.