Experiments in wet cyanotype - part 24

 Welcome to part 24 of my adventures and experiments in wet cyanotype printing. For this batch I coated silk noil with the cyanotype chemicals. Silk noil, or raw silk, has a lot of seratin, which tends to repel moisture, and it also has a hefty hand to it with lots of little surface nibs.

 All of this makes it hard to coat with solution, I have to really work it into the surface, and then it soaks up an amazing amount of it. So I don't work with it often, but it's still worth it. The effects are very different than when printing on smooth weave cotton.

 The subjects this time were the usual suspects--comfrey, sweetgum, Solomon's seal, and wood poppy leaves.

 With a bonus large print of a calla leaf (just coming into its own) and a bleeding heart compound leaf (starting to fade in the garden).

 The weather was very warm and humid. I could tell right away the prints were going to be special:

 Here's the exposed, un-rinsed prints after about 8 hours in the mid-summer sun:

 I love this sweetgum leaf:

 There's a lot going on here:

 And here are the finished prints. Because of the texture of the silk, they are soft and dreamy.

 This one looks like a starry night:

 There's a bit of fireworks or fireflies in this wood poppy print:

 I love the way the white marks on the calla leaves show up on the print.

All in all, a good batch and I am happy.

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