Cyanotypes of acer, passion flower and cosmos leaves
Early morning sketching in the front garden
Hand drawn map of the veg patch
The wide range of colour from Herb-robert
In the sprit of using this year of my ‘garden residency’ to try new techniques, I’ve dipped my toe in the chemical waters of cyanotypes. Making the most of the recent heatwave in the UK, I made some solar prints with leaves I’ve recently liberated from my flower press. Results were mixed, but it was an interesting introduction to the process, and I’d definitely like to try more.
Two types of ink drawing this week… one using a bamboo dip pen sat in my front garden very early on a sunday morning, and the other a stylised map of my veg patch (minus weeds and slug damage).
This week’s dye results were from the excellently named Herb-robert – a large weed that’s been growing out of the wall in the veg patch. A surprisingly strong colour for such a delicate plant, and a lovely range across all the different materials. Encouraged to try dyeing with more weeds now…