“Bloom, Sarah Forbes Bonetta” by Dagmar van Weeghel, Bussum, The Netherlands
Parts used: Dried and fresh petals and stems from organic homegrown Hollyhock
Amount: 3 handfuls
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Demineralised water and isopropyl alcohol
Application: A Japanese brush
“Lavender” by Yulia Kapustynska
Parts used: Juice
Amount: A handful for each print
Extracted by: Squeezing
Solvent: None
Application: Brushing
“Cathedral Blue” by Thatcher Sandborn, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Parts used: Dried petals (for making tea)
Amount: 10 tablespoons
Extracted by: Boiling in salted water
Solvent: Tap water with salt
Application: Brushing
“Encounters II” by Montserrat Rodríguez aka nyx10110, L’Estartit, Catalonia, Spain
Parts used: Fruit
Amount: 20 berries for two prints on A5 paper
Extracted by: Pestle and mortar and strainer
Solvent: 15 ml of vodka
Application: Brushing
“Sloe but sure” by Raymond Harris, Bristol, UK
Parts used: Berries
Amount: A handful of sloe berries and one or two blackberries for each print
Extracted by: Pressed by hand
Solvent: None
Application: Brushing
“Antithesis” by Tracy Piper-Wright, Shropshire, UK
Parts used: Flowers
Amount: A handful of flowers
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Brushing
“House with Cloud” by Kirsten Murphy, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 98 grams of petals yielded around 41 mL of emulsion
Extracted by: Omega juicer
Thinner: ½ tsp of 99% isopropyl alcohol
Application: Hake brush
“Patuá” by Regina Cury, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 50 grams
Extracted by: Blender
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing
“Paysage éphémère” by Émilie Léger, Montréal, Canada
Parts used: Dried blue butterfly pea flowers and turmeric powder
Amount: One handful of dried blue butterfly pea flowers and one tablespoon of turmeric powder
Extracted by: Mortar (both emulsions)
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing (both emulsions) and creating a gradient in the centre of the paper
“Akleja” by Ambjörn Jansson, Stockholm, Sweden
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 17 flowerheads
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Denatured alcohol, 20 mL
Application: Brushing
“Beach butterfly” Andie Dale, United Kingdom
Parts used: Fruits and berries
Amount: 7 rosehips and 12 blackberries
Extracted by: Squashing in a piece of plastic by hand
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing
“Wild Violet” by Mickey Mariash, Yorktown Heights, New York, USA
Parts used: Entire flower
Amount: A handful per mortar bowl
Extracted by: Mortar and pestle
Thinner: Rubbing alcohol
Application: Brushed on
“Violette sur Erdre” by Anne Kalinic, Nantes, France
Parts used: Petals
Amount: A handful for a little smaller than an A5 print
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: A drop of Vodka 37.5%
Application: Brushing
“Dance me to the end of love!” by Bengisu Çaygür, Istanbul, Turkey
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 2 tablespoons
Extracted by: Boiling
Thinner: Water
Application: Brushing
“Where Time Stands Still” by Karin Matter-Locher, Murten, Switzerland
Parts used: Petals from million bells and leaves from Tuscan kale
Amount: Two leaves of Tuscan kale and a handful of blossoms
Extracted by: Plant material and alcohol blended with an immersion blender, laboratory heater at max 40° Celsius
Thinner: Alcohol (38% ethanol, 62% distilled water)
Application: Sponge
“Ephemeral Wings” by Sam Ulla Lindsay, Marsh Benham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Parts used: Petals
Amount: A large handful for each coating
Extracted by: Mortar and Pestle
Thinner: Pure isopropyl alcohol – 2 tablespoons for each layer
Application: Brush
“Quack” by Suanne Peterson, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Parts used: Petals
Amount: About 2/3 of a tablespoon
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Tap water and a little isopropyl alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Dosagem” by Izabella Paiva, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Parts used: Red Cabbage leaves, lemon juice and sodium bicarbonate powder
Quantity: 5 leaves, 1 lemon and 1 pinch of baking soda for each print
Extracted by: Crushed
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushstrokes
“Cabbage Self Portrait” by Sophie Sherwood, Bristol, United Kingdom
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 5 tablespoons, chopped
Extracted by: Cooking (boiling)
Thinner: Tap water
Application: Brushing
“Lubitel” by Thierry Fournier, Auvergne, France
Parts used: Flowers
Amount: About 20 faded flowers
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Alcohol 95%
Application: Brushing