Nature rubbings

Kelly | Grown by Thorns on Instagram: "An anthotype makes a print by turning the areas exposed to the sun lighter - using rubbing alcohol, turmeric, and borax I made these anthotypes with flowers I pressed and collected on hikes earlier this spring 🌸 the hike was on private property and these flowers were collected as herbarium specimen. I reuse what was collected as specimen for projects like this. this is not an encouragement to pick a bunch of wildflowers. #anthotype #sunprint…

Autumn leaf I by Mariann Johansen Ellis, via Flickr a monoprint/monotype printed with natural leaves, inked up in etching inks, added gold and metallic inks.

2016 Topic 9: Mono Printing Vickie Porter Hi everyone, Darcy here we are with the start of another topic, this time we are mono printing. This is the technical term for creating 'one off' prints, and there are many ways to do this. The name 'mono' means single, and in this case it means a single print can be made at a time. Each successive print needs more paint or ink applied to the block or plate, this changes each print ever so slightly, meaning no two are identical. With some techniques…

Introducing the simplest, prettiest process art activity for the fall season!I MEAN IT!Take a look at these beautiful colours and textures…WHAT YOU NEED: • watercolour paper • white paper • leaves • oil pastels • watercolour paint • paint brushes • scissors • glueHOW TO MAKE:1. Place your leaves (face down!) under a piece of white paper.2. Hold each leaf in place while you rub an oil pastel over top of it, lengthwise.3. Cut out each leaf rubbing.4. Glue your leaf rubbings onto a piece of…

Tree bark varies wildly between species of trees, and taking a tree bark rubbing is a great way to focus on the different patterns and textures,

A fun way to capture the different textures and patterns that appear in nature!