“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)
“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)
“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)
“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)
“I Hope This Works…” by Robyn Nielsen
Country: Australia
Parts used: Juice from tin
Application: Sponge brush
Exposure time: 4.5 hours under 100w UV light (placed 12 cm from the light source)
Month, season and year: August, winter 2022 – but I used a UV light
Substrate: Eraldo Di Paolo Watercolour paper (100% cotton, rough, 300 gsm)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium) (this is my first one so I can’t really compare it to anything, although the subject came up really clear, so it must be good)
“Where the Mysteries Live” by Marina Soares
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Root
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 days
Month, season and year: September, spring, 2021
Substrate: watercolour paper, 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Julia” by Laurie Beck Peterson
Country: USA
Parts used: Berries
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 3 weeks (spring), 5 days (summer)
Month, season and year: March to April 2022, again 5 days in August, 2022
Substrate: Arches Platine
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
“A dose of vitamins, 3” by Montserrat Rodríguez aka nyx10110
Country: Catalonia (Spain)
Parts used: For example: Root
Application: Brushing with a large mop
Exposure time: 7 days
Month, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper: Arches Cold Pressed 300g 100% cotton pad
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Where feathers appear angels are near” by Hannie Mommers
Country: Spain
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 1.5 days
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
“Hope Is A Thing With Wings” by Devon John Chebra
Country: USA
Parts used: Berries, cabbage leaf
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 days
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Strathmore Bristol Smooth 400
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Serenity” by İlhan Sadıkoğlu
Country: Turkey
Parts used: Root
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 days
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper (Canson, 200 gsm)
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
“Jude’s Garden” by Penny Russell
Country: UK, but print made in Majorca
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 7 hours
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Sketchpad paper 140 gm (cream)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Dad’s Spirit” by Roxanne Lasky
Country: USA
Parts used: Root
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 25 hours over several days
Month, season and year: January, Winter 2022
Substrate: watercolor paper, 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
“Ghost Pipe, Weir Farm” by Bruce Dunbar
Country: USA
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 2 weeks
Months, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Buga22” by Arcangela Regis
Country: Spain
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure Time: 3 days
Month: July 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
“Just being alive” by Melanie Schoeniger
Country: Germany
Parts used: Last fresh fruit at the end of the ripeness period picked directly from the plant
Application: Brushing multiple times
Exposure time: 3 weeks
Months, season and year: July, summer, 2022
Substrate: Hahnemühle watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: * (Low)