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Blackberry (Rubus) / Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra) anthotype by Devon John Chebra

“Hope Is A Thing With Wings” by Devon John Chebra
Country: USA
Parts used: Berries, cabbage leaf
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 days
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Strathmore Bristol Smooth 400
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)

Blackberry (Rubus) / Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra) anthotype by Devon John ChebraBlackberry (Rubus) / Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra) for making anthotypesAmount: Handful for each print / 2 tablespoons / 30 grams
Extracted using: Cooking/coffee filter
Thinner: Tap water
Layers: 2
Used to create image: Photogram of found butterfly wing

Challenges or observations:
I used leftover red cabbage from the fridge, and found the colour variations possible with ph shifts – fascinating! The blackberries were foraged locally, but the weather has been hot and dry, and all of the berries were drying on the bush before ripening; so I picked a handful of still-red unripe berries. Both blackberries and red cabbage were simmered in tap water for a relatively short time (10-20 minutes each) until the pigment load in the water was noticeable, and then run through a coffee filter.
Top of print: Blackberry; Bottom: Red Cabbage

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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:
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022
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:
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 2 – The collective research from photogaphers on World Anthotype Day 2023
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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