My rather chaotic approach to the Natural Printing on Paper has resulted mostly in somewhat watery ghost images on the paper though nicely colored, at least to my mind, due to the presence of different metal scraps in the pile, as I assume…
As I was enjoying my dear FB friend Betty Eilat’s Experiments on Paper album the other day, I realized a couple of things and got an idea,
(which I was unable to conclude based on my own practical results due to the lack of those regarding Paper! Credits to Betty Eilat!)
- The prints created via steaming and simmering differ;
- The difference is watery/blurry vs graphic/well-defined images;
- The blurry print could make a great background to print over a more defined one!
Right here I have to stop and declare, that I am fully aware of the possibility that somewhere someone has learnt this phenomenon long time before me; he/she may have been successfully using this approach, etc. By dwelling upon this topic I by no means am aspiring to be a discoverer! I am just committing to paper the sequence of my working process in this Field, so to say…
So, back to the subject.
- I took one of my dyed papers with no vivid imprints;
- took a few presoaked leaves;
- a steam iron;
- and a paper towel.
I iron-steamed the sandwich for a few seconds and got quite satisfactory results as for such a short period of steaming time .
? What if it were the real steaming! Wow!
It is just sometimes you spend so much time and effort on setting up some experiment only to find yourself desperately disappointed with the outcome, realizing that the approach has no prospects what so ever, so when a test as small as this all of sudden yields some promising results, it is really worth sharing it with whoever shares the same interests!! I think so .
What do you think, Betty?
xo
October 30th, 2012 at 11:49
Elena dear, I say: YES!!!
Thank you for doing this and sharing! Love what you did here and I love your work and way of thinking.
Thanks again :)))
October 30th, 2012 at 12:00
Thanks, dear Betty!
You’ve made my day!
xo
October 30th, 2012 at 11:36
How fun…what a great discovery!
October 30th, 2012 at 11:58
Thank you, Moya, for sharing my fun with me!
xo
October 30th, 2012 at 11:22
Very good way to have the soft prints. I tried before on plain paper but not bold. Will have a go on watercolor paper.
October 30th, 2012 at 11:55
Thanks, Terriea!
Great to have your feedback!
October 30th, 2012 at 02:36
Elena, you are on the right track. Ask, “What if…” That is how we learn the most and the best.. I do not care about being a discoverer either and I don’t care if I get credit for something as I don’t try to make my living at it. Your discoveries will open up myriad possibilities of additional uses for them. Good luck, and keep up the good work.
October 30th, 2012 at 02:40
James,
Thank you so so much!
You’ve just expressed my believes!
Thanks!