”Malva” by Isabelle Goossens
Country: Belgium
Parts used: Dried petals
Amount: Small handful
Extracted by: Soaking
Thinner: Boiling tap water, Hansaplast alcohol 70%
Application: Brushing
Layers: 9 or more
Substrate: Glossy inkjet photo paper
Created with: Positive on OHP inkjet Sihl transparency
Exposure: 4 days (2 overcast-rainy inside + 2 sunny outside), August, summer 2023
Contrast: ✿✿ (Medium)
Challenges or observations: As always: being patient is key.
Additional information: I learned that cheap inktjet photo paper also works. To brush on the different layers, be patient, paint it on thinly as well as find a way to keep the paper flat to prevent pooling.
Facebook: Isabelle Goossens: facebook.com/isabelle.goossens.7
Website: viewfromthesoul.wordpress.com
Mallow (Malva sylvestris) anthotype by Isabelle Goossens
This anthotype is part of World Anthotype Day
World Anthotype Day was started by AlternativePhotography.com in 2022. In August anthotype artists all over the world celebrate the anthotype process and send in their entries. We add them here to the database and create a reference book for each year. The purpose of the day is to build a large resource where artist can learn which pigmenets and plants that work and draw inspiration from other artists' work. The reference books can be found here:
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Volume 2 contains 100 unique anthotype emulsions from 139 artists taking part from 31 countries.
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