“First Anthotype” by Gizem Tonbak
Country: Turkey
Parts used: Fruit
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 6 hours
Month, season and year: 18 August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper (200 gsm, cotton rag)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“To live for the hope of it all” by Cecília Cartaxo
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Red part of pepper. I took the white parts, the calyx (green part) and the seeds out of the pepper.
Application: Sponge
Exposure time: 10 hours
Month, season and year: August, winter, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper 300 g
Contrast of final print: *** (High) (Very Good)
“Boys in summer” by Andie Dale
Country: UK
Plants used: Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa), Blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius), Rosehip (Rosa Canina), Ground paprika (Capsicum annuum)
Parts used: The berries and the powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 days
Month, season and year: August 2022 (15th-18th Aug)
Substrate: Acrylic paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High) (Excellent and really easy to use)
“Hands” by Laura Albornoz
Country: Argentina
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 12 hours
Month, season and year: July, winter, 2021
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“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)
“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)