“Rice Dinner” by Amy Luke, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Parts used: Grains of rice
Amount: 1 cup
Extracted by: Cooking in water on a low simmer
Solvent: Tap water
Application: A foam brush
Mix of Cacao (Theobroma cacao), Damiana (Turnera diffusa), Hibiscus (Hibiscus), Passionflower (Passiflora) and Rose (Rosa) anthotype by Kiri McNerney
“Losing Teeth” by Kiri McNerney, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Parts used: Tea blended with various plants. The cacao was roasted, and petals from hibiscus, rosehip, and rose were used, along with parts from damiana and passionflower leaves
Amount: 1 tablespoon
Extracted by: Steeping for 10 minutes
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Brushing with a Japanese hake brush
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) anthotype by Jessica Dufour
“Paper Flower” by Jessica Dufour, Kitwanga, Canada
Parts used: Dry petals
Amount: A handful
Extracted by: Infusion
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Sponge
Mexican honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera) anthotype by Ivonne Gutiérrez González
“Tarde” by Ivonne Gutiérrez González, Mexico City, Mexico
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 10 g
Extracted by: Boiling
Solvent: Distilled water
Application: Brushing
Marigold (Tagetes erecta) anthotype by Ryan Fowler
“Sleeping Cat” by Ryan Fowler, Colorado, USA
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 8 flowers
Extracted by: Mortar and pestle
Application: Brushing
Cherry, sweet (Prunus avium ‘Bing’) anthotype by Laura Kivela Schroeder
“One for all and all for one” by Laura Kivela Schroeder, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Parts used: Juice extracted from the flesh of the Bing cherries
Amount: One cherry or less per print
Extracted by: Squeezing with a fork
Solvent: None
Application: Brushing
Justicia, Willow-leaved (Justicia gendarussa) anthotype by Elizabeth Lee
“Me and violin” by Elizabeth Lee, São Paulo, Brazil
Parts used: Flowers
Amount: 4
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: deionised water
Application: Brushing
Dipladenia (Mandevilla Sanderi) anthotype by Gabriele Coassin
“Mandevilla flower, test only” by Gabriele Coassin, Treviso, Italy
Parts used: Dried flowers, macerated after 4 months
Amount: A handful for two prints
Extracted by: Finely crushed in a mortar
Solvent: Steeping for 2 hours in strong Cuban rum
Application: Brushing
Cosmos, garden (Cosmos bipinnatus) anthotype by Gülsen Göksel
“Turkish Summers with Tea” by Gülsen Göksel, Denver, Colorado, USA
Parts used: Petals
Amount: A handful for each print
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Very little tap water
Application: Brushing
Grape, riverbank (Vitis riparia) anthotype by Ingrid Forster
“Wild Grapevine” by Ingrid Forster, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Parts used: The grape
Amount: ½ cup for each print
Extracted by: Mortar and pestle
Solvent: Distilled water (about 1 tbsp for every ½ cup of grapes)
Application: Brushing
Mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) anthotype by Sophie Vautour
“À la plage de Saida” by Sophie Vautour, Berlin, Germany
Parts used: Wilted heads
Amount: A handful
Extracted by: Mortar, soaking and squeezing through a cotton handkerchief
Solvent: Distilled water
Application: Brushing
Mallow (Malva parviflora L.) anthotype by Shadi Ghorbanian
“Leaves” by Shadi Ghorbanian, Tehran, Iran
Parts used: Dried flowers
Amount: Approximately 3 tablespoons of dried mallow
Extracted by: Soaking in lukewarm water and gently stirring to release pigments
Solvent: Cool Water
Application: Brush
Mix of Cosmos, chocolate (Cosmos atrosanguineus) and Geranium (Pelargonium Abelina) anthotype by Caro Blount-Shah
“Tasmanian Tree Fern” by Caro Blount-Shah, Bradford, UK
Parts used: Buds and petals of both plants
Amount: A handful, or approximately 2 tablespoons for each print
Extracted by: Mortar and strained through a sieve
Solvent: 1 teaspoon of gin for each print, filtered water
Application: Brushing
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster) anthotype by Dietlinde DuPlessis
“Flamingos” by Dietlinde DuPlessis, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Parts used: Berries
Amount: A few per print
Extracted by: Cooking
Thinner: Rubbing alcohol
Application: Brushing
Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum) anthotype by Clive Pigott
“Wallmen” by Clive Pigott, Wellington, New Zealand
Parts used: Fruit (pips)
Amount: Approximately 6 mL from one fruit
Extracted by: Extracted by removing the juicy area around the pips, and squeezing through muslin with a little bit of alcohol
Thinner: Isopropyl Alcohol
Application: Brushing
Red cabbage, fermented (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra) anthotype by Reza Ghareh Gharibi
“The Echo of a Nightmarish History Lived” by Reza Ghareh Gharibi, Tehran, Iran
Parts used: Fermented red cabbage extract with salt
Amount: 20 mL
Extracted by: Squeezed by hand
Thinner: Isopropyl alcohol 70%
Application: Brushing
Hibiscus, tropical (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) anthotype by Ren Suchyta-Korany
“Rollie #3” by Ren Suchyta-Korany, Indianapolis, USA
Parts used: Petals and stamens
Amount: Enough whole flowers to fill a 2-cup jar
Extracted by: Freezing then steeping them in alcohol, no mashing or grinding
Thinner: Alcohol (gin)
Application: Brushing
Bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) anthotype by Kai Tormod Hansen
“The violet birds” by Kai Tormod Hansen, Fåvang-Eastern-mountains, Norway
Parts used: Berries
Amount: A handful
Extracted by: Hand pressing
Thinner: 96% rectified spirit / denatured alcohol
Application: Brushing
Layers: 3
Hollyhock, red (Alcea rosea) anthotype by Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen
“Garden view” by Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Parts used: Red petals
Amount: A small handful for each print
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Alcohol 93% ethanol
Application: Brushing
Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) anthotype by Bernd Hutschenreuther
“Mahonia aquifolium” by Bernd Hutschenreuther, Dresden, Germany
Parts used: The dark blue lilac berries
Amount: 5 berries, for a print 10×15 cm
Extracted by: Mashed with a teaspoon in alcohol
Thinner: 5 mL of isopropyl for one image
Application: Brushing