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Posted by linden on August 22nd, 2009 filed in general, my art, printmakers, prints
So the results from the on site experiment are very encouraging I think. I immersed the paper, bound with silk and interleaved with bits and pieces I found on the beach or ground, into a tannin rich pool. The tannin is coming from the bracken fern which is common in the area and can be [...]
Read More..>>Testing the dye
Posted by linden on August 14th, 2009 filed in general, my art, printmakers, prints
This looks a bit strange but there is a reason behind the madness! For a start the paper size I am using (40 x 80 cm) is a lot bigger than anything I can immerse the paper into to steam or simmer. So I rolled up the paper with eucalyptus leaves and stood the rolls [...]
Read More..>>Bruny Island 2
Posted by linden on July 31st, 2009 filed in general, my art, photography, printmakers, tasmania
The tannin rich water that has been flowing onto the beach over the last couple of months is such a beautiful translucent tone – just love it! It looked like silk in the afternoon glow.
I kept the curtain open in my room so that the morning light would force me out of bed to catch [...]
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