Monthly Archives: February 2017

Eco Print on Silk

Posted on February 26, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

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Faerie Narrative: A Suite of Two Eco Prints

Posted on February 25, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

What the photos don’t show are the mica-like specs embedded in these papers, which are the cardboard backings of watercolour-faced boards, separated into sheets by peeling when wet. Some of the specs are pink. They glitter constantly reminding me of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Nature Journal, Printmaking | Tagged Alkanet Dye, Arthur Rackham, Eco Print, Monoprints, Natural Dyeing, Red onion skin dye | 2 Comments

Another Eco Print: The Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Slips in Time of Derridaville

Posted on February 23, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

Another from a recent eco print batch. The paper ground is one of the layers from the cardboard backing that fell away, after the boiling process, from my eco printing experiment using watercolour board. The wet cardboard fell apart into … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Creativity, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Ecology, Inspiration, Nature Journal, Printmaking | Tagged Botanical Pressure Print, Cardboard, Deconstructionism, Derrida, Eco Dyeing, Eco Print, Natural Dyeing, Post Structuralism, University Challenge | 4 Comments

Eco Print/Encaustic Watercolour Postcard IV

Posted on February 21, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

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Eco Print/Encaustic Watercolour Postcard III

Posted on February 21, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

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Eco Print/Encaustic on Watercolour Postcard II

Posted on February 21, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

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Eco Print/Encaustic Postcard on Watercolour Paper I

Posted on February 21, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

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Dramatic Narratives: More Eco Print Experiments

Posted on February 19, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

Nature in conversation. It is happening all around us. I think the pre-industrialised world could hear it. Indeed, we were part of Nature’s conversation. We knew it. Because we knew that we also were Nature. Then along came The Enlightenment … Continue reading →

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Below the Line and Back of the Cosmos – Some Eco Prints on Watercolour Board

Posted on February 12, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

I have art papers and supports of every kind and in every size, just about. Examined under a microscope, some will be found to be dusted with the sands of Dubai and Grand Cayman, the Isle of Sheppey, the D-Day … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Inspiration, Printmaking, Science | Tagged Agrimony, CERN, Cosmic Microwave Background, Eco Print, Eco Print on Watercolour Board, Halley's Comet | 4 Comments

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Posted on February 10, 2017 by AnnIsikArts

At the same time I made the eco prints on watercolour postcards at the end of January, I did some eco print experiments on raw silk bought in the silk market – Koza Han – in Bursa, Northern Turkey. Koza … Continue reading →