“Delicate” by Alina Vuxanovici
Country: Romania
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2.5 hours
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) anthotype by Astrid Robertsson
“Fragile” by Astrid Robertsson
Country: Switzerland
Parts used: Stem and leaves
Application: Foam brush
Exposure time: 3-4 hours.
Month, season and year: July, Summer 2022.
Substrate: Bergger 100% cotton (non-sensitized paper for alternative processes)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) anthotype by David Silk
“Dream” by David Silk
Country: UK
Parts used: Root
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 hours
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
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)
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)
Dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) anthotype by Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen
“Light of Hope” by Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen
Country: Denmark
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 hours
Month, season and year: August summer, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) anthotype by Émilie Léger
“Dan by the Salem shores” by Émilie Léger
Country : Canada
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: About 3 hours cloudy (between 8 am and 11 am) – about 30 minutes; sunny (between 11 am and 11:30 am)
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Arches watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Ora-pro-nóbis (Pereskia aculeata) anthotype by Rafael Marcon
“Pray for us” by Rafael Marcon
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 hours
Month, season and year: July, Winter, 2022
Substrate: White Linen paper 180g
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Turmeric, common (Curcuma longa) anthotype by Nicola Batista Loss Medeiros
“Hope: The Queen of Feelings” by Nícola Batista Loss Medeiros
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Root
Application: Immersion
Exposure time: 4 hours (interrupted)
Months, season and year: July, winter, 2022
Substrate: Mixed-media natural white paper, silky surface, 200g/m²
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
English Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) anthotype by Ralph Rinke
“Stack of Chips” by Ralph Rinke
Country: Canada
Parts used: Cucumber skin (hothouse/greenhouse)
Application: Brushing with a foam brush
Exposure time: 3 hours 45 minutes – during mid day and high sun
Months, season and year: Summer, July 2022
Substrate: Stonehenge White cotton rag – 250 gsm
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) anthotype by Nathalia Dov
“Maintain the being” by Nathalia Dov
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Powder from crushed leaves and stems
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 hours and a half
Months, season and year: July, winter, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper / 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Paprika, common (Capsicum annuum varietals) anthotype by Frank Gorga
“Summer Vine” by Frank Gorga
Country: USA
Parts used: Powder from the grocery store
Application: Dipping (but see observations)
Exposure time: 45-60 minutes
Months, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Strathmore Series 400 Drawing paper (but see observations)
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Turmeric, common (Curcuma longa) anthotype by Kristine Sargsyan
“Leaf” by Kristine Sargsyan
Country: Armenia
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 hours
Months, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High)