“Rolleiflex” by Milena Michalski
Country: London, UK
Parts used: Leaves, stem (Swiss chard); powder (woad)
Amount: 3 Swiss chard leaves with stem and 2 teaspoons of woad powder
Extracted by: Centrifuge
Thinner: Alcohol (vodka)
Application: Brushing
“Japanese blossom” by Alba Cid
Country: A Coruña, Spain
Parts used: Root
Amount: Half
Extracted by: Pre-cooked and peeled beetroot mashed in a blender
Thinner: A bit of tap water (I did 2 others with vodka alcohol and the results were more fuscia)
Application: Brushing
“Poppy Phytogram” by Sophie Sherwood
Country: Bristol, UK
Parts used: Petals
Amount: A handful
Extracted by: Mortar and soaking
Thinner: Alcohol (homemade sloe gin)
Application: Dipping
“Luna Moth” by Carol L Padden
Country: USA
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: A handful
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Alcohol 91%
Application: Brushing
“Threesome” by Beth D’Elia
Country: Barnstable Village, Cape Cod, MA, USA
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 1 tablespoon
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing
“Leaves and Mom” by Nancy Breslin
Country: Washington DC, USA
Parts used: Berries
Amount: 1/3 cup
Extracted by: Crushed with a spoon, then filtered through mesh fabric
Thinner: A little tap water
Application: Brushing
“Ancestral Inquiries” by Dominick Rivers
Country: Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Parts used: Petals of redbud blossoms and violets, whole blueberries
Amount: 1/2 cup of each
Extracted by: Mortar & pestle
Thinner: Extremely cheap vodka
Application: Pour emulsion into lightproof container; submerge film strips in container; swirl around; rest container upside down for 20 minutes, then flip over for 20 minutes
“Nature” by Mireya Arenas Patiño
Country: Madrid, Spain
Parts used: Spinach
Amount: 100 g
Extracted by: Crushed
Thinner: 15 mL water, 35 mL alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Little Coriander Tree” by Regina Cury
Country: near Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 1 adult leaf per print
Extracted by: Food processor
Thinner: Filtered water
Application: Paintbrush
“Happy Cousins” by Johan Alfraeus
Country: Hammarö/Karlstad, Sweden
Parts used: Powder, paste and sauce. Turmeric 50%, Red Curry Paste 30%, Tabasco Scorpion Sauce (Trinidad Scorpion Butch T, the hottest tabasco sauce there is) 20%
Amount: 60 grams Turmeric powder, 36 grams Red Curry Paste, 24 grams Tabasco Scorpion Sauce
Extracted by: Mix of ingredients listed above
Thinner: 96% Alcohol (Ethanol/isopropyl). Emulsion strained through double-folded cotton fabric
Application: Sponge brush
“Dodo dead Analog alive” by Brian Richards
Country: Ponteland, Northumberland, England, UK
Parts used: Flowers and petals
Amount: 12 flower heads
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing using Hake brush
“Golden Toad” by Alexandra Whiteside
Country: Texas, USA
Parts used: Fresh root/rhizome, purchased online
Amount: Two dozen 1″-3″ chunks of fresh roots, chopped into thin slices (about 2 cups of material)
Extracted by: Simmering of mixture
Thinner: Distilled water and reagent-grade pure alcohols (ethanol; possibly some methanol)
Application: Brushing on paper with a mop watercolor brush
“Me, losing chlorophyll” by Inês Valente
Country: Aveiro, Portugal
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: A handful for each print
Extracted by: Centrifuge
Thinner: Alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Annie at Sixteen” by Suanne Peterson
Country: Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: Handful for each print
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: 1 teaspoon 91% isopropyl alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Sunny day” by Carmen Ayala
Country: Almería, Spain
Parts used: Saffron powder
Amount: 0.125 g
Extracted by: Soaking
Thinner: Tap water, 40 mL
Application: Brushing
“Time lapse” by Nathalia Dov
Country: Praia do Cassino, Rio grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Parts used: Entire flower
Amount: Five flowers
Extracted by: Crushing in a mortar
Thinner: None; liberates its own water that is already quite liquid and pigmented
Application: Brushing
“Grief” by Clive Pigott
Country: Wellington, New Zealand
Parts used: Skin of the ‘pear’
Amount:Whole of ‘pear’ skin
Extracted by: Chopping, mortar, soaking and squeezing through muslin
Thinner: Isopropyl alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Cholla-Redux” by Larz Grenier
Country: Nashua, NH, USA
Parts used: Fruit
Amount: 2 tablespoons of fruit / 120 mL gin
Extracted by: Mortar, coffee filter
Thinner: Gin
Application: Brushing (foam brush)
“Let’s have a cuppa” by Malin Fabbri
Country: Sweden
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 3 teaspoons
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Boiling tap water
Application: Dipping, emerging the whole substrate, leaving it to dry, then brushing on 8 coats
“Squill on Squill” by Mary Kocol
Country: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Parts used: Flower and some stems
Amount: A handful for each print
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Isopropyl alcohol, trace amount
Application: Brushing