“Autumn Falls” by Elaine Lauzon, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Parts Used: Chopped fresh Turmeric, dried rosemary and the contents from a rosehip tea bag
Amount: 1 teaspoon of turmeric and 1 teaspoon of rosemary, 1 bag of rosehip tea, blended with various plants
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: 1/2 tsp Vodka and 1 tablespoon of distilled water
Application: Brushing
“Scream” by Marijke Schutte, Groningen, The Netherlands
Parts used: Deep purple-coloured petals
Amount: A handful
Extracted by: Mortar and soaking
Solvent: Isopropyl alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Paper Flower” by Jessica Dufour, Kitwanga, Canada
Parts used: Dry petals
Amount: A handful
Extracted by: Infusion
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Sponge
“Tarde” by Ivonne Gutiérrez González, Mexico City, Mexico
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 10 g
Extracted by: Boiling
Solvent: Distilled water
Application: Brushing
“Sleeping Cat” by Ryan Fowler, Colorado, USA
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 8 flowers
Extracted by: Mortar and pestle
Application: Brushing
“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
“Views of a hand” by Thierry Fournier, St Jean des Ollières, France
Parts used: Leaves and shoots
Amount: A handful
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: None
Application: Brushing
“Sé” by Carolina Carmini, São Paulo, Brazil
Parts used: Powder
Amount: 30 grams
Extracted by: Soaking
Solvent: 70% alcohol
Application: Brushing
“Who was your mother, before she was your mother?” by Arindam Majumdar, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Parts used: Shell
Amount: 30 shells
Extracted by: Soaked in water for an hour, then boiled for one hour and filtered with a cloth
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Floating watercolour paper on top of the emulsion in a tray of walnut extract overnight to soak
“Crow Among the Salmonberries” by Ellen J. Craft, Seattle, Washington, USA
Parts used: Berries and a few leaves
Amount: A handful of berries and a few small pieces of leaves for each print
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Distilled water
Application: Brushing
“Agatha” by Andrea Perrotat, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Parts used: Stem and leaves
Amount: 30 grams (10 gr each)
Extracted by: Soaking
Solvent: Alcohol 96 degrees
Application: Brushing
“Mami’s Love” by Gianelly Ayala-Rodriguez, Fountain, Colorado, USA
Parts used: Dried Red Dragon fruit with seeds removed
Amount: 1/4 cup or ~31 grams
Extracted by: Wooden mortar and pestle
Solvent: Hot tap water
Application: Pouring and brushing
“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
“Cherry Bird” by Ellie Hansen, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Parts used: The whole cherry
Amount: 3 cherries per print
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Vodka
Application: Foam Brush
“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
“To Return” by Kate Heuston, from Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parts used: Flowers, the petals and the buds
Amount: About 4 flowers
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Vodka
Application: Brushing with a sponge brush
“Herschel’s Telescope” by Adley Rochelle, Severance, Colorado, USA
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 1 1/2cups
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Brushing
“Kløver” by Christiane Schatz, Kiel, Germany
Parts used: Petals
Amount: 3 inflorescences
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Alcohol, Vodka
Application: Brushing
“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