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| Cherry leaves on watercolor paper cooked between tin can lids with red cabbage leaves and a little vinegar in the simmering water bath. |
Here are some recent eco printing experiments done in my studio with frozen plant material on watercolor paper. The prints here are a few of the many successes and failures. Since these, I have done much more, and right now I am about return to my studio after 10 days in Florida. And I have made some technical and creative leaps here that I could not possibly have made at home. So, my next several posts will take you along on my ride!
I also want to say that I have many online artists to thank. In the upcoming posts, I'll be sharing their links to blogs and websites that have been so valuable to me. The huge world wide artists community is fantastic, don't you think?!
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| Sweet gum (Liquidamber styraciflua) leaf. |
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| Resulting print, with no mordants or other additions. |
2 comments:
The cherry leaves on the watercolor paper is wonderful! Isn't mother nature the best!! A weaver/dyer gave me containers of wood her husband used to dye her yarns with. I've only used one of the wood and it produced a beautiful, pale pink!!! Hoping to dye more with the wood. Your results are great!
Thanks, Robbie! You make think I should get some small pieces of various kinds of wood to bundle my papers with. Checking the mental files for wood-worker friends...
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