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Coffee (Coffea arábica) anthotype by Mónica Páez Espinosa
“Wildlife whisper” by Mónica Páez Espinosa
Country: Ecuador
Parts used: Roasted ‘Galapagos’ beans
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 10 days
Month, season and year: May 2022
Substrate: Photographic paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia baileyana) ‘Purpurea’ anthotype by Wendy Currie
“Spring anticipation” by Wendy Currie
Country: Australia
Parts used: Flowering pom poms
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 days in sunny & overcast conditions
Month, season and year: August, early Spring 2022
Substrate: Arches aquarelle watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) anthotype by Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen
“Light of Hope” by Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen
Country: Denmark
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 hours
Month, season and year: August summer, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) anthotype by Bruce Dunbar
“Ghost Pipe, Weir Farm” by Bruce Dunbar
Country: USA
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 weeks
Months, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
English Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) anthotype by Ralph Rinke
“Stack of Chips” by Ralph Rinke
Country: Canada
Parts used: Cucumber skin (hothouse/greenhouse)
Application: Brushing with a foam brush
Exposure time: 3 hours 45 minutes – during mid day and high sun
Months, season and year: Summer, July 2022
Substrate: Stonehenge White cotton rag – 250 gsm
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Geranium (Pelargonium hortorum) anthotype by Malin Fabbri
“I hope we are in time” by Malin Fabbri
Country: Sweden
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing, using a foam brush
Exposure time: 2 days in part sun, part cloud
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Geranium, “Elegance Burgundy” (Pelargonium x domesticum) anthotype by Jesseca Ferguson
“Purple Moon” by Jesseca Ferguson
Country: USA
Parts used: Petals (fresh, have also used frozen petals)
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: Multiple days (through the window when rainy; on roof deck when sunny); “develop by inspection”
Month, season, and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper (Lanaquarelle, hot pressed, 300 gsm or 140 lbs)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) anthotype by Michael Cessna
“Thinking of You” by Michael Cessna
Country: US
Common name of plant: Hardy Hibiscus, also called common rose mallow, swamp mallow, swamp hibiscus, dinner plate hibiscus
Parts used: Entire flower
Application: Soaking
Exposure time: 3 days, 1 hour and 25 minutes
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Arches Platine 310 gsm (5×7)
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Hierbamora / Black Nightshade, common (Solanum nigrum) anthotype by Ivonne Gutiérrez González
“Without title” by Ivonne Gutiérrez González
Country: Mexico
Parts used: Fruit
Application: Coating
Exposure time: 3 days
Month, season and year: October, autumn, 2021
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Kembang Telang (Clitoria ternatea) anthotype by Vidhyasuri Utami
“BTS Misti: The View from North Jakarta” by Vidhyasuri Utami
Country: Indonesia
Common name: Also known as Butterfly pea
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 5 days
Months, season and year: June, summer,
Substrate: Canson Montval watercolour paper 200 gsm
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Marigold, common (Calendula officinalis) anthotype by Rajeev Peethambaran
“Nurturing hope” by Rajeev Peethambaran
Country: India
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 26 hrs over 3 days
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: 300 gsm watercolour paper (cold pressed, 100% cellulose)
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Matcha (Camellia sinensis) anthotype by RJ Partington
“Abstract” by RJ Partington
Country: UK
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 12 hours
Month, season and year: August, Autumn, 2022
Substrate: Canon card
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Moss-Rose Purslane (Portulaca grandiflora) anthotype by Alexandra Whiteside
“Cool Cat” by Alexandra Whiteside
Country: USA
Parts used: Petals
Application: Rubbed directly onto paper
Exposure time: approximately 3 weeks
Months, season and year: July 2022, Summer
Substrate: watercolour paper (cold pressed)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) anthotype by Francis Schanberger
“Three Barbie Camisole Nightgowns” by Francis Schanberger
Country: USA
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 56 minutes
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022, noontime
Substrate: Heavyweight Fabriano Artistico Cold Press from the 1990’s, about 640 gsm coated with gesso.
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Oak Apple (Andricus quercuscalicis) anthotype by Margje Bijl
“Love is not Enough” by Margje Bijl
Country: The Netherlands
Parts used: Dried balls (5-10 years old)
Application: Foam brush
Exposure time: 8 days
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Page from an antique book, Love is Enough by William Morris, 1873
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Onion (Allium cepa L.) + Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) + Others anthotype by Lukasz Biazik
“Anthop-pop” by Lukasz Biazik
Country: Poland
Plants used: 1. Onion (Allium cepa L.); 2. Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.); 3. European blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) + 4. Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.)
Parts used: 1. All; 2. Petals; 3. Berries; 4. Root
Application: brushing
Exposure time: 1. 2 days; 2. 2 days; 6. 3 days; 4. 3 days
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: 1. ** (Medium); 2. * (Low); 3. x (Almost none); 4. ** (Medium)
Onion (Allium cepa) anthotype by Laure Martin
“Wings of hope” by Laure Martin
Country: France
Parts used: Peels
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 1 week
Month, season and year: June, Spring, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Ora-pro-nóbis (Pereskia aculeata) anthotype by Rafael Marcon
“Pray for us” by Rafael Marcon
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 hours
Month, season and year: July, Winter, 2022
Substrate: White Linen paper 180g
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Paprika (Capsicum annuum) anthotype by Ronald D. Butler
“Coneflowers” by Ronald D. Butler
Country: USA
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 17 hours
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Hannemuhle Platinum Rag, 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Paprika, common (Capsicum annuum varietals) anthotype by Frank Gorga
“Summer Vine” by Frank Gorga
Country: USA
Parts used: Powder from the grocery store
Application: Dipping (but see observations)
Exposure time: 45-60 minutes
Months, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Strathmore Series 400 Drawing paper (but see observations)
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Pau Brasil (Paubrasilia echinata) anthotype by Elizabeth Lee and Simone Wicca
“Pandora’s box” by Elizabeth Lee and Simone Wicca
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Stem powder (sawdust)
Application: Cotton ball
Exposure time: 2 weeks (cloudy and rainy days)
Months, season and year: August, winter, 2022
Substrate: Canson Montval
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Petunia, Black Satin (Petunia x hybrida) anthotype by Jessica Franzén
“High hopes (Low expectations)” by Jessica Franzén
Country: Sweden
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 7 days
Month, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Petunia, Brooklyn (Petunia violacea) anthotype by Brittonie Fletcher
“I needed to get a little Lisa Frank on this” by Brittonie Fletcher
Country: USA (representing Scotland)
Parts used: Petals
Application: Sponge Brush
Exposure time: 3 days north light average UV 6 in New York, USA
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Moleskin paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium) (unsure on some – the moleskin paper I tried was a little ehhh)
Phasey bean (Macroptilium lathyroides) anthotype by Keila Knobel
“Delicate activism”, by Keila Knobel
Country: Brazil
Parts used: The whole flower
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 1 week
Month, season and year: July, winter, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Pokeberry (Phytolacca) anthotype by Laurie Beck Peterson
“Julia” by Laurie Beck Peterson
Country: USA
Parts used: Berries
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 weeks (spring), 5 days (summer)
Month, season and year: March to April 2022, again 5 days in August, 2022
Substrate: Arches Platine
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Pokeberry, common (Phytolacca americana) anthotype by Donna Moore
“Birds Summer Delight” by Donna Moore
Country: USA
Parts used: Berries
Application: Dipping
Exposure time: 9 days
Month, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Poppy (Papaver rheus) anthotype by Fiona Robinson
“Poppies” by Fiona Robinson
Country: UK
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 1 week
Month, season and year: June, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) + Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) + Others anthotype by Agnes Greta Erdelyi
“Look at the birds of the air” by Agnes Greta Erdelyi
Country: Hungary
Parts used: fruit / crop
Plants used: Raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis), Redcurrant (Ribes rubrum), Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 weeks
Month, season and year: July – August, summer, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Raspberry, common (Rubus idaeus) anthotype by Melanie Schoeniger
“Just being alive” by Melanie Schoeniger
Country: Germany
Parts used: Last fresh fruit at the end of the ripeness period picked directly from the plant
Application: Brushing multiple times
Exposure time: 3 weeks
Months, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Hahnemühle watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitate f, rubra) + Turmeric (Curcuma longa) anthotype by Camila Mangueira
“The Anthotype as a Gesture of Hope” by Camila Mangueira
Country: Portugal but from Brazil
Parts used: Red cabbage leaves and Turmeric roots
Application: Pieces of cotton
Exposure time: 4 days.
Month, season and year: Ago, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Fabriano paper mixed media, 250 g
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubia) anthotype by Berta Ibáñez
“Life in Motion” by Berta Ibáñez
Country: France
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 weeks
Month, season and year: April, spring, 2021
Substrate: Fabriano watercolor paper 300 gm, previously treated with vinegar
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra) + Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) anthotype by Clive Pigott
“One Day of Hope 19590919” by Clive Pigott
Country: New Zealand
Parts used: Cabbage – leaves + Beetroot – root
Application: Brush 1-inch hake
Exposure time: 9 days facing North through 2 layers of glass (the glass-frame support and bedroom window)
Months, season and year: June, end Autumn – beginning Winter 2022
Substrate: REEVES Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra) anthotype by Martine Marie-Anne Chartrand
“Flora & Fauna” by Martine Marie-Anne Chartrand
Country: Canada
Parts used: Red Cabbage core and 2 handfuls of leaves + cooking water from previous meal preparation + 1 teaspoon of alum to alternate color.
Application: Soaking 3 days in the refrigerator
Exposure time: 12 days on and off sunshine
Month, season and year: Summer 2022 end of July and beginning of August.
Substrate: 100% organic sateen cotton 120gsm
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea, ver capitata f. rubra) anthotype by Kimberly Halyburton
“Rainbow” by Kimberly Halyburton
Country: Chile
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 1 week
Month, season and year: Summer
Substrate: Watercolour paper (Fabriano artist 300 g)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Red Cabbage (Rubrum Brassica) + Beer + Coffee anthotype by Bengisu Çaygür
“Polychrome” by Bengisu Çaygür
Country: Turkey
Parts used: Liquid (Black Guinness Beer) + Granulated powder (Guinness Coffee) + Leaves (Red Cabbage)
Application: Splashing technique with a brush
Exposure time: 2 days
Month, season and year: June, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper (Canson, 200 gsm, small grain)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum) anthotype by Cecília Cartaxo
“To live for the hope of it all” by Cecília Cartaxo
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Red part of pepper. I took the white parts, the calyx (green part) and the seeds out of the pepper.
Application: Sponge
Exposure time: 10 hours
Month, season and year: August, winter, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper 300 g
Contrast of final print: *** (High) (Very Good)
Rose Madder or Dyer’s Madder (Rubia Tinctorum) anthotype by Roxanne Lasky
“Dad’s Spirit” by Roxanne Lasky
Country: USA
Parts used: Root
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 25 hours over several days
Month, season and year: January, Winter 2022
Substrate: watercolor paper, 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Rowanberry (Sorbus aucuparia L.) anthotype by Kasia Kalua Kryńska
“Love Song” by Kasia Kalua Kryńska
Country: Poland
Parts used: Berries
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 days
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Handmade paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Royal Grape (Vitis vinifera) anthotype by Hamed Jaberha
“Wine & Martyr” by Hamed Jaberha
Country: Iran
Parts used: Royal grape wine
Application: Dipping
Exposure time: 5 days
Months, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Thick foam paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) anthotype by Anne Eder
“Boneyard Creature” by Anne Eder
Country: USA
Parts used: leaves
Application: Brushing (foam brush followed by hake brush)
Exposure time: 2.5 hours
Month, season and year: August 2022
Substrate: Arches Platine
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
