Tag Archives: Eco Printing

Taking a Walk with Pussy Willow An-Dro into the (Negative) Space of Possibility

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

Like the other eco prints on watercolour paper in  the  batch made the other week, this is a pair of mirror image prints. Quite by chance (if you believe in coincidence – I don’t) there’s an inner circle of imprints … Continue reading →

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Another Eco Print on Silk – Three Eucalyptus Leaves

Posted on January 31, 2018 by

I know, looks like six leaves, not three, but it’s a mirror image print. On the left of the middle fold are prints of the fronts of the leaves, on the right, the backs. I think it’s the tannin – … Continue reading →

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Eco Collograph from Red Cabbage

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

The health-giving properties of red cabbage are phenomenal. I love it steamed with apple. Great taste, good health. Virtually no calories. Turns blue when provoked. Me, too.            

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Oak Flowers on Silk – an Epitaph

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

There may not be another Spring in this park, so here is a bouquet in tribute, of flowers of oak, on silk. Continue reading →

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Posted on February 10, 2017 by

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 →

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Kathy Hays’ Eco Print Video Workshop and Experimenting on Raw Silk from Koza Han

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

I keep writing about Kathy Hays’ video eco print workshop in my recent experiments with eco printing and natural dyeing, so I thought I’d post a You Tube video taster of the workshop. In my next blog I’m going to … Continue reading →

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A Recent Experiment in Eco Printing on Khadi (Cotton) Paper

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

I knew when I discovered khadi paper, 10 years or so ago, that I’d find something creative to do with it. It is such a seductive material, being textile (cotton) as well as paper. Well, it’s taken all that time … Continue reading →

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Iron Blanket, As Promised

Posted on January 16, 2017 by

   

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Some Recent Eco Prints on Silk

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

I treated myself to Kathy Hays’ Eco Print Workshop (a set of teaching videos to view online) just before Christmas. The images here are some try-outs of Kathy’s basic bundling technique. I used satin silk – a half-metre or so … Continue reading →

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Eco Print on Silk, Cranesbill Geraniums and their Metaphysics

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

 

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