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Two (Salvaged) Eco Prints on Khadi Paper
I had managed to ruin these two postcard-sized eco prints – which came out of a January batch of bundles – by adding too much encaustic wax. Drenched would be the appropriate verb to use.
They turned black and hard, like they had been smoked over an open fire. The leaf patterning was obliterated, except when held up to light.
Eco Print on Khadi Paper 15 February 2015I laid them aside, knowing I ought to dispose of them,but couldn’t.
I forgot about them. Then yesterday the idea came to me that I should … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Encaustic Art, Printmaking
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Tagged alum, Botanical Printing, Eco Print, Eco print on Khadi Paper, eco printing methods, Flora, Japanese Maple print, khadi paper, Monoprint, Monoprints, mordants, Natural Dyeing
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