Monday, October 31, 2011

weekly bundles no. 8



Pecan leaves! My sister-in-law and her family have a great pecan tree in the back of their house, and after our last visit I came back with a bagful of leaves, still green and fresh. I bundled them up, clamped some between paper, and simmered them in tap water augmented with iron. The results are amazing. I am thrilled and humbled by the beauty of these prints.




It is obvious that the iron water really penetrated the wool (which started out light gray). The impressions on the linen are more blurry, and much lighter in color. I think a longer processing time would have benefitted the linen prints to ensure the water gets through all the layers.



The paper prints are even more stunning in real life. The texture is breathtaking and the colors are vivid and deep. I tested a few raspberry and dogwood leaves as well, and I think all were enhanced by the addition of iron.





So a happy bundle experiment this time. The long wool piece will be a scarf for me, and the splendid impressions on paper also deserves to become something very special...

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21 comments:

  1. ClaireOctober 31, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    What fabulous results and beautiful images.

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  2. crokrumOctober 31, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Wow!!!!!!!!

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  3. KitOctober 31, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Gorgeous results! Especially intrigued by the paper, too!

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  4. jenclairOctober 31, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    These are so beautiful!

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  5. Elena Rosenberg Wearable Fiber ArtOctober 31, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    A-m-a-z-i-n-g! Just so beautiful, in so many ways...

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  6. Cate RoseOctober 31, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    They're all stunning! Iron seems to enhance everything, I'm finding.

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  7. india flintOctober 31, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    delicious, me dear.

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  8. MonaOctober 31, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Amazing!!Perhaps you have some very special tap water with a litte bit of magic?

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  9. SweetpeaOctober 31, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    ...picking my jaw up from the floor...

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  10. Marg MOctober 31, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Love seeing your results but these are stunning

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  11. UnknownOctober 31, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Wow! Beautiful results.

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  12. Julie ShacksonNovember 1, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    Absolutely stunning clarity and very beautifully composed too!

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  13. UnknownNovember 1, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    So clear, so natural colours...
    WOW!

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  14. Gloria Freshley Art and DesignNovember 2, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    All of them are fabulous!

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  15. JoNovember 2, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    I am so inspired! I have not had much luck with my bundles but I am determined to do some more research and try again. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  16. JesseNovember 3, 2011 at 2:17 AM

    The prints on paper are particularly beautiful.

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  17. AmandaNovember 3, 2011 at 3:37 AM

    These are so beautiful and a terrific inspiration!

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  18. Judy MartinNovember 4, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Thanks for the tip about iron.

    I will try that to see if I can get better leaf prints.

    These are fantastic.
    Congratulations.

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  19. WenApril 17, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    Absolutely Stunning!

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  20. Maternal MirthNovember 7, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    What kind of paper did you use?

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  21. MiekMarch 20, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    Just discovered your blog . Its great art you make.
    I made some prints with leaves and flowers to.
    I will try this technique!!

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