coming up roses

And why am i showing this on the group blog? Because if you have any interest in eco printing with rose leaves (and a few other leaf types as well), i am a floral designer by day--that means i have access to rose leaves all year round. If you'd like any, just contact me and i'll save you some, no cost, no hidden agenda.

The photo on top was done with leaves from a naturalized Alberta rosa, leaving delicate prints, but not a lot of detail. The ones below were done with commercial rose leaves, resulting in a more robust and at the same time finely detailed print.



All done on silk, cooked for 2 hours with a small alum mordant, then left for 4 days to ripen.