Sue never forgets or is too busy to tend to the small things. Her students are proud of their work and eager to show them to their families.

Sue makes it easy. She got all frames for their cynatopes, one of the oldest photographic print processes in the world.

The art students at Bishop Gibbons are so taken with this art form that Sue went out and bought picture frames so they could hang their work on the walls and show them to their families.

This is yet another of Sue’s creative ideas; the students love it.

Cyanotypes are one of the oldest photographic printing processes in the history of photography. The print’s distinctive feature is its cyan blue shade, which results from its exposure to ultraviolet light.

When the blueprint emerged, cyanotypes were traditionally used for reproducing the technical drawings of architects and engineers until the arrival of photocopy machines.

Sue said everyone in her class was lining up to make some and bring them home. Their work is going up on a lot of walls in a lot of living rooms.

Sue seems like a genius for hitting the students’ hot spots regarding creativity. What a joy to watch this unfold, and thanks for all the help you offer her and these students. Everything you send her is being used.

We are changing lives.

Sue welcomes discarded or forgotten objects – wood, metal, jewelry, clothing, canvases, silverware, fabrics, vintage anything,  acrylic paint, etc. – for her artwork. If you have discarded or forgotten objects, send them to Sue Silverstein, 2600 Albany Street, Schenectady, N.Y., 12304.

Last week’s project was fabric and paint on wood.