Cyanotype Workshop with AIR Lissette Schaeffler

Deering Estate Presents Cyanotype Workshop with AIR Lissette Schaeffler

Join Artist-in-Residence Lissette Schaeffler for a hands‑on cyanotype workshop where participants will explore one of the oldest photographic printing processes using sunlight, found natural materials, and pre‑sensitized paper and fabric. The workshop begins with a brief introduction to Lissette’s work and a demo covering the basics of coating, exposing, and developing cyanotypes. Guests are encouraged to bring their own items or scavenge inanimate materials from the grounds to create two of their own cyanotype prints—one on paper and one on fabric—using provided materials and equipment. This outdoor, light‑dependent workshop is tailored for beginners and delivers an engaging creative experience in a relaxed, natural setting.

Event Details:
Date: Saturday, May 9th, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Deering Estate Pump House
16701 SW 72nd Avenue
Palmetto Bay Fl 33157
Tickets at $20 available through Eventbrite.
Tickets can be purchased ONLINE. No refunds, exchanges or rainchecks.

About the Artist-in-Residence:

Lissette Schaeffler is a lens-based artist whose work explores life’s impermanence through the interwoven concepts of memory, place, and time. Guided by a search for identity within the natural world, her practice examines the effect that time and proximity have on our perspectives toward nature while connecting our origins with the symbiotic relationship we share with the natural environment. She holds an MFA in photography from SCAD. With over 20 years of experience, Lissette has showcased her work nationally and internationally in both solo and group exhibitions. In 2024, she was invited to participate in a six-woman show at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington D.C. featuring a large selection of her “¡Porque el Conejo me Araño!” series. In 2023, she was part of a collaborative solo exhibition at the Deering Estate where she was and currently is an Artist-in-Residence. Additionally, Lissette was an Artist in Residence at Oolite Arts from 2010-2015. She is the recipient of an Ellies Creator Award (2025) and has received three MIA Grants (2023, 2024, 2025). Lissette was recognized as a Cintas Foundation Fellowship Finalist in 2013 and 2025 and was a Critical Mass finalist for PhotoLucida in 2015 and 2022.

About the Deering Estate:

Deering Estate, located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. in Miami, is a 21st Century house museum, cultural and ecological field station, and a national landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, owned by the State of Florida and managed by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department. Deering Estate is designated as one of seven Miami Dade County “Heritage Parks” which have a vital role in our community’s history, environment and in providing recreational and cultural experiences.

Cultural Arts Programming at the Deering Estate is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, and The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc. Programming in the Deering Estate theater is also possible thanks to The Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation.

About the Deering Estate Foundation:

For those who treasure the Deering Estate, who advocate for its preservation and wish to invest in its future, The Deering Estate Foundation provides opportunities for individuals and corporations alike to partake in membership, signature events, and one-of-a-kind experiences, all in service of providing vital funding and support to the Deering Estate. Through these efforts, the foundation fulfills its mission to uphold the legacy of Charles Deering's cherished 1920s-era property, to provide funding for the cultural, educational and recreational experiences it offers, as well as its significant scientific and archaeological endeavors to conserve its diverse flora, fauna and the eight native ecosystems that thrive on its 450 acres, and to ensure its longevity as a prized American heritage site. Established in 1989, The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc. is a community-based charitable 501(c) 3 Florida Corporation and the philanthropic partner of the Deering Estate.

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To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, and/or any accommodation to participate in any County-sponsored program or meeting, please contact Miami-Dade Parks ADA Coordinator at 305-755-7848 or email, [email protected], five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

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