“Viriditas” by Sophie Lascelles
Country: Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona province, Spain
Parts used: Root
Amount: About a spoonful
Extracted by: Boiling, blending and straining
Application: Nylon brush
Layers: 3
Substrate: Watercolour paper, 280 gsm
Created with: Photogram of a common weed from my garden
Exposure: 1 day, July, summer 2023
Contrast: ✿✿ (Medium)
Challenges or observations: There was a nice difference between the darker and lighter areas of the print, with beautiful details on the seed heads of the plant. This was my first anthotype. I was surprised and amazed by how simple and magical the process is. I also love the way the beetroot emulsion interacted with the paper with such delicacy.
Instagram: @sophie.lascelles
Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) anthotype by Sophie Lascelles
This anthotype is part of World Anthotype Day
World Anthotype Day was started by AlternativePhotography.com in 2022. In August anthotype artists all over the world celebrate the anthotype process and send in their entries. We add them here to the database and create a reference book for each year. The purpose of the day is to build a large resource where artist can learn which pigmenets and plants that work and draw inspiration from other artists' work. The reference books can be found here:
Volume 1 is the first book in the series:
Volume 1 contains 60 unique anthotype emulsions from 103 artists taking part from 31 countries.
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022
Volume 2 is the second book:
Volume 2 contains 100 unique anthotype emulsions from 139 artists taking part from 31 countries.
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 2 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2023
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