“Poppy Phytogram” by Sophie Sherwood
Country: Bristol, UK
Parts used: Petals
Amount: A handful
Extracted by: Mortar and soaking
Thinner: Alcohol (homemade sloe gin)
Application: Dipping
Layers: 1
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Created with: Photogram print of an unknown plant from my garden
Exposure: 4 weeks, June, summer, 2023
Contrast: ✿✿ (Medium)
Challenges or observations: In hindsight the sloe gin was a bad choice as the emulsion became sticky when the paper was drying and there was some sticking to the negative. It all worked out in the end though.
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Poppy, common (Papaver rhoeas) anthotype by Sophie Sherwood
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:
Volume 1 is the first book in the series:
Volume 1 contains 60 unique anthotype emulsions from 103 artists taking part from 31 countries.
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022
Volume 2 is the second book:
Volume 2 contains 100 unique anthotype emulsions from 139 artists taking part from 31 countries.
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 2 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2023
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