“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)
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)
Celadine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) + Viola (Viola tricolor) anthotype by Christine Acebo
“Even Crows Hope” by Christine Acebo
Country: USA
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 days
Month, season and year: June, summer, 2022
Substrate: Canson Mixed Media Artboard
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) anthotype by Fruma Markowitz
“Four Moroccan Women” by Fruma Markowitz
Country: USA
Parts used: Powdered spice
Application: Brushing with foam brush
Exposure time: 1 day
Month, season and year: March, spring, 2021
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
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)
Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) anthotype by Jorge A. Olave Riveros
“Album Familiar” by Jorge A. Olave Riveros
Country: Chile
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 months
Month, season and year: February-April, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Beech, common (Fagus sylvatica) + Paprika, common (Capsicum annuum) anthotype by Chris G Smith
“Alternative Hope” by Chris G Smith
Country: UK
Plants used: Beech, common (Fagus sylvatica) mixed with a small amount of Paprika, common (Capsicum annuum)
Parts used: Leaves, powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 hours
Substrate: August, Summer 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper, 300 gsm
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)
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)
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)
Black Grape (Vitis vinifera) + Geranium (pelarnonium) anthotype by Lökidore Laurence
“Love is Hope” by Lökidore
Country: France
Parts used: Grape skin and geranium petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 days including 1 with sun and 2 with mixed weather
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper 300gr/m2.
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
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)
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)
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)
Woad (Isatis tinctoria) anthotype by Pam Du Val
“Hope” by Pam Du Val
Country: UK
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 9 hours
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Bristol board
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Sweet Paprika, pimentón (Capsicum annuum) anthotype by Célica Veliz
“Clara’s House” by Célica Veliz
Country: Argentina
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 8 hours
Month, season and year: December, spring, 2021
Substrate: Cellulose watercolour paper (Schoeller Da Capo 300 g)
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)
Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) anthotype by Karen Carson
“Three Summer Graces” by Karen Carson
Country: USA
Parts used: Overripe strawberries
Application: Foam brush
Exposure time: 3 days, 8-10 hours each day in bright sun
Month, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: 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)