“Love bite fades” by Brittonie Fletcher
Country: Boston, MA, USA and Edinburgh, UK, but print was made in a lightbox
Parts used: Berries
Amount: Handful of berries (unfiltered)
Extracted by: Mortar and soaking
Thinner: Gin
Application: Brushing (several coats)
“Summer Hope” by Hafsah Virk
Country: Lebach, Germany
Parts used: Turmeric powder
Amount: 3 tablespoons
Extracted by: Cooking
Thinner: Vodka (37.5% alcohol), spirits (99%)
Application: Brushing
“Hope there will be sun” by Ikram Bejghate
Country: Trier, Germany
Parts used: Leaves and powder
Amount: 1 tablespoon of curcuma, 1⁄2 tablespoon paprika, 4 leaves of pink carnation, 4 leaves of African tulip tree
Extracted by: Mixing, cooking
Thinner: Spiritus (99% alcohol)
Application: Brushing
“Fairies” by Charlie Linhares
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Petals
Quantity: 65 grams
Extracted by: Maceration
Diluent: 50 mL alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Diana’s Flowers” Donna Moore
Country: Blaine, Tennessee, USA
Parts used: Petals
Amount: Handful for each print
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Isopropyl alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Northern Maidenhair Fern” by Richard Ray
Country: Vancouver, Washington, USA
Parts used: Berries, seeds
Amount: About ½ cup ground berries per print
Extracted by: Handheld electric blender
Thinner: 4 ounces distilled water, 2 ounces vodka
Application: Brushing
“Cabernet Sauvignon” by Syl Arena
Country: USA
Parts used: Cheap wine, straight from the bottle
Amount: Uncertain: prepared several sheets over multiple days and discarded the last remaining bit
Application: Soaked in shallow tray of wine for several minutes, drained, dried horizontally
“Tree Bones” by Penny Russell
Country: Bristol, UK
Parts used: Petals
Amount: One bloom head
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Vodka
Application: Brushing
”Malva” by Isabelle Goossens
Country: Belgium
Parts used: Dried petals
Amount: Small handful
Extracted by: Soaking
Thinner: Boiling tap water, Hansaplast alcohol 70%
Application: Brushing
“Wind-blown Eucalyptus leaves” by Dalene Marais
Country: Gauteng, Johannesburg, Chartwell north AH, South Africa
Parts used: Chilly powder
Amount: 250 mL rubbing alcohol 91% and 50 g of chilly powder steeped and matured 12 months
Extracted by: Steeping in alcohol in a glass jar with lid in a dark cupboard
Thinner: Rubbing alcohol 91%
Application: Brushing in swift strokes to obtain some visual brush strokes
“Planvillea” by Sofia Rocha Sartorello
Country: Brasilia, Brazil
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 30 grams
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Plantitas” by Lucas Micael Alves Do Monte
Country: Brasilia, Brazil
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 30 grams
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Pena” by Hugo von Behr
Country: Brasilia, Brazil
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 30 grams
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Day” from the diptych series “Day and Night” by Ania Krypska
Country: London, UK
Parts used: Skin
Amount: Outer layers peeled off three onions
Extracted by: Cooking
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing
“Simple” by Łukasz Biazik
Country: Lodz, Poland
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 60 grams
Thinner: None, pure leaf juice
Application: Hammering with a rubber mallet
“My ephemeral cityscape” by Elizabeth Lee
City, Country: São Paulo, Brazil
Parts used: Leaf
Amount: One small leaf
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Deionized water
Application: Cotton swabs
“Stump” by Tommi Hakkarainen
Country: Luvia, Finland
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: Handful for each print
Extracted by: Stick blender
Thinner: None (a few drops of rainwater on the leaves)
Application: Brushing
“Mystical forest” by Rajeev Peethambaran
Country: Kerala, India
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 15 grams
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: 18 mL alcohol (vodka)
Application: Brushing
“Play-Som” by Marina Soares
Country: Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 3 grams
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Alcohol and vinegar
Application: Brushing
“Willow” by Adley Rochelle
Country: Severance, Colorado, USA
Parts used: Chili pepper powder
Amount: 2 tablespoons
Extracted by: Mortar and pestle. then strained with a coffee filter
Thinner: 1 tablespoon of vodka
Application: Brushing