Tuesday 7 June 2016

Eco printing on paper

I came across  Cassandra Tondro's blog on leaf printing and became hooked on the concept of transferring leaf prints directly onto paper by steaming. The process appealed to the scientist in me which loves to experiment as well as the conservationist. Here was a sustainable way to dye paper that used only steam, leaves and flowers.  Here are 2 pages with some of the plant material still in position. Can you spot the individual bottlebrush flowers - even the detail of the stamens and pollen shows.

Above are frozen morning glory flowers with bottlebrush florets and canna lily flowers.

 The set up with the paper tied between cardboard sheets, the scallops provide a flat surface for the weight. The water is under the rack.



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