“Landscape of Mirmanda, #06” by Pere Freixa & Mar Redondo, Barcelona, Spain
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: Two handfuls for 8 A4 papers
Extracted by: Mortar and soaking for 30 minutes
Thinner: Warm tap water
Application: Brushing
Blueweed / Viper’s bugloss (Echium vulgare) anthotype by Teresa Guxens
“Half Spanish, half French” by Teresa Guxens, Barcelona, Spain
Parts used: Petals
Amount: Four handfuls for each print
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Distilled water
Application: Brushing
Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) anthotype by Sarah Hutton
“Cockburn Street in Blue” by Sarah Hutton, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Parts used: Petals
Amount: A handful of flowers
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing
Black turtle beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) anthotype by Cristina Zaletta
“Goose Walk” by Cristina Zaletta, North Vancouver, Canada
Parts used: Beans
Amount: 30 grams
Extracted by: Soaking the beans in a cool infusion
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) anthotype by Rhonda Lee Usipiuk
“Calm” by Rhonda Lee Usipiuk, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 1/3 cup
Extracted by: Snipping with scissors, and grinding with mortar and pestle
Thinner: 2 tablespoons cheap vodka
Application: Brushing with a foam brush
Daylily, Ruby Spider (Hemerocallis) anthotype by Émilie Léger
“En souvenir d’une fleur” by Émilie Léger, Montréal, Canada
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 6 petals from one flower
Extracted by: Mortar – unfiltered
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing
Heartleaf maderavine madevine / Binahong (Anredera cordifolia) anthotype by Chandra Firmansyah
“If You Leave” by Chandra Firmansyah, Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia
Parts used: Fruit
Amount: A handful of fruit for 2 pieces of A5 paper
Extracted by: Blender
Thinner: Alcohol 70%
Application: Brushing with cotton swabs
Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) anthotype by Anne Kaplan
“So Sweet” by Anne Kaplan, Charlemont, MA, USA
Parts used: Petals
Amount: Approximately 1 tablespoon
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Grain alcohol
Application: Brushing
Coleus (Solenostemon henna) anthotype by Ausra Barysiene
“Five-Finger” by Ausra Barysiene, Vilnius, Lithuania
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: A handful for 5 prints
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Vodka
Application: Brushing
Indigo milk cap mushroom (Lactarius indigo) anthotype by Kris Curtis Morse
“Natural Affinities: Monarda fistulosa (Wild bergamot)” by Kris Curtis Morse, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Parts used: Fruit body
Amount: One mushroom cap
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Boiled tap water
Application: Brushing
Cornflower, wild (Centaurea cyanus) anthotype by Abel Schaminée
“10068” by Abel Schaminée, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Parts used: Petals, the blue-coloured segments of the corolla of the flower
Amount: 2 handfuls
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Tap water and alcohol (70%) by feeling
Application: Brushing
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) anthotype by Patricio Ceriani
“René” by Patricio Ceriani. Villa de Merlo, province of San Luis, Argentina
Parts used: Bark
Amount: Around 4 handfuls, give or take
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing with a foam brush
Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) anthotype by Helen Mountaniol
“Home Sensitive” by Helen Mountaniol, Prague, Czech Republic
Parts used: Peels
Amount: Peel of one zucchini for 1-2 prints
Extracted by: Blender, then strain through a cloth
Thinner: Cheap vodka, 5mL
Application: Foam brush
Lilac, Charles Joly (Syringa vulgaris) anthotype by Suanne Peterson
“Spring Lilac” by Suanne Peterson, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Parts used: Flowers
Amount: One handful for a 10″ x 12″ print
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: One teaspoon isopropyl alcohol
Application: Brushed with a hake brush
Gerbera daisy (Gerbera jamesonii) anthotype by Malin Fabbri
“Cat Observing Earth” by Malin Fabbri, Stockholm, Sweden
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 5 flowers
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Alcohol 40%
Application: Foam brush