Poetry images from nature 如畫意的植物印染

 Let me share with you my "heart" truly from nature.  I was over the moon when I got this outcome.
奇妙的天然印染, 印出如晝的意境. 前些時做了一幅過度氧化的布料, 靈機一動利用這布料的的豐富鐵質做些實驗, 且看.......

This piece I dyed with bundled can is too dark.  May be too much oxidized .  My last post I called it "tortoiseshell" !  Well,it hit my bell.  Why not use the rich iron fabric to try an experiment?

I put some leaves over the dark fabric then covered with the same size silk to do the bundle print.

Boiled for an hour and left overnight.
To my surprise, the outlines of leaves with dark shades as well the pressed aerial roots are good.  The iron transferred to the white fabric has a subtle effect.

Look at it with imagination........

 Prints of euc leaves and Cajeput tree (paper-bark tree 白千層)

A poetry painting from nature.....大自然賦予的晝意

String marks from the bundle.

Paths leading to the woods of birch..... 霧中踏著小徑往白樺樹叢

Should I cut the piece and frame it? 

With iron effect the rose leaves are dark that's what I wanted.

A heart and half an apple to share with you !
Can't believe natural dye can make it a painting look.

This is the 1st experiment on the "tortoiseshell" piece.

Thought I can make the 2nd one with it again. Laid some rose leaves, eucalyptus leaves, banyan tree aerial roots and Cajeput leaves.

Same to do the bundle sandwichedwith  leaves, covered with a white silk.

Again out of expectation, gorgeous prints with dark outlines on rose leaves and euc leaves.

Banyan tree aerial roots swirl marks are great.

Can I say it a painting again from nature?!

I'm so pleased with the result.

Soft prints with outlines but still got green on rose leaves and red on euc.

Found out that doing prints sandwiched with a rich iron fabric is much prettier than wrapping with an iron rod or can.  At least fabric wouldn't be "eaten or rotten" !

My experiments on the iron dyed fabric concluded that I can sandwich the leaves to get some iron from it and make the leaves marks differently.

This piece done without any iron. Background looks clear.

Comparison of three pieces.