I'm catching up on the documentation of my wet cyanotype experiments. These were done at the tail end of May. The weather was cool, in the low 70s F, and partly cloudy, following days of rain. So it was not ideal but I was in a printmaking mood. Above is a sprig of variegated Solomon's seal, on cotton sateen. Below are two Japanese anemone leaves. For this batch I used a spritz of very diluted red textile paint, another spritz of diluted washing soda around the edges, then a spray of plain water. I covered them with glass, put them in the midday sun, and left them for about 20 hours.
Below is a christmas fern frond and three violet leaves.
Above, an 'August Moon' hosta leaf; below, a wood poppy leaf.
Here are the finished but unrinsed prints. I like to photograph them at this stage because it is so ephemeral.
The violet leaves were very thin and tender and basically dissolved during the exposure. Were I to use them again I would shorten the exposure.
And here are the finished prints. Lots of lovely blue tones in the Solomon's seal leaves, and not much breakdown of colors in the rest of it.
The violet leaves are practically ghost prints. If I chose, I can later delineate the edges with stitching, or I can leave them more subtle.
Hosta leaves and wood poppy leaves never disappoint with the wet cyan process. This is such an addictive exercise for me, I am always so excited to see what happens. More to follow.....
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