“Wanderings 2” by Melanie Vasa
Country: Boonton, New Jersey, USA
Parts used: Fruit
Amount: Brushful
Extracted by: Cooking and mashing
Thinner: None
Application: Brushing
Layers: 3
Substrate: Cold press printmaking paper
Created with: Inkjet printed transparency film
Exposure: 10 days, when sun was available, June-July, summer 2023
Contrast: ✿ (Low)
Challenges or observations: I was dealing with many cloudy days and intermittent storms, so while the exposure was 10 days, it took about three weeks to complete the exposure. This was a warm toned paper and the edges of the exposure are crisp. I played with the application of the emulsion to get some wet brush effects before exposure.
Additional information: I aged the mulberry juice. The emulsion was made last year and I stored it for a year to get more of a brown look.
Instagram: @melanie_vasa
Website: melanievasa.com
Mulberry (Morus rubra) anthotype by Melanie Vasa
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