Botanical imprints creation

 

Another botanical imprinted leather purse just made.  I used the seasonal flower Passifloral coccinea a friend gave me to try. 

 最近友人給我一種紅花實驗，我第一次見這種「紅花西番蓮」，不容易記起的花名，印在皮革上，掀起那薄薄的花瓣，很出色的啡，花蕊更清晰，就把這片試驗小羊皮車縫小腰包，很柔軟呢！疫情下出門，咀巴也給植物印染口罩封著了，一身自作自受！

 

The first time I saw this species of flower and new to my leather experiment. 

Just a few leaves and the flower for my testing.

 

 To my surprise it works nice particular the stamen on leather, clear and strong.

 The leaf has no color but impressed veins

 

 Prints of flower and receptacle are different though both are red.

 For this piece without logwood background the flower prints the same.

 These days to make own sane I sewed the leather prints into something functional.  The scrap just fine for a waist purse.

It's so soft.

 Simple and light to carry.

 In this critical status we have to protect ourselves well. Have to wear facial mask when we're out.

 Mogi, don't panic!  You're well to stay indoor.

 I made my own facial mask with botanical imprinted scrap and with an ornament of a beaded bee my friend gave me from South Africa. Just made the facial accessory chic.

 I am out in my creations.

The mask is sandwiched with a surgical mask thus easy to discard and refill.  This way is more protective.

Stay well and safe.

DIY eco printed art journal 植物印染小本子

 

I want to jot down what's in my mind for the next creation.  

The art journal with pages of botanical prints and printed leather cover as well embellished with dainty finds is a keepsake.

  

Journal cover with printed flowers picked on bike ride, twigs from hiking,  sea shell and stone from beach walk. Before opening it I want to say a big thanks to my mentor master Irit Dulman who inspires my botanical printing world.  The first year I stepped into her promising land I was so delighted to see the wild yellow flowers all over the country Israel.  I almost felt in love of the pretty prints with such flowers.  Two years ago Irit gave me the seeds for planting.  It grown so well and I used some for the printing. Flowers gone and I didn't grow in seed bed this year but to my surprise the seeds from last blooming became thriving and blooming again in my rural studio field.  Can't resist to do some more yellow prints with the flowers.

 

 Just picked a few home after biking.......

 

Made stack of paper prints with sorts of leaves then boiled for an hour.

 

Yellow flowers are the outstanding prints among other leaves.

 

 

With Mogi's paw stamp my prints approved.

 Is it nice to make the all-purpose card?

  This brat says hi to you.

Bind with other papers to make an art journal with eco printed leather cover is another good idea.

 By the sea to read my story of creation while listening to the wave.

  

Jot down ideas of inspiration after a day or write my diary.

 

Holding a physical art book is contented that memories are not easily wash away. Bond in the art book and enclosed with leather cover, knotted with a broken procelain scrap.

Making art journal is part of my journey of eco printing.

 

As to steps of making botanical paper prints and fabric prints you may like to view my instant download pdf tutorial ,for leather prints pdf tutorial in my ETSY.

記憶....從製作小本子開始.....

把弄花葉烙印在紙張上、皮革上

繫以小貝榖、石子、羽毛、樹枝、破瓷

小黃花尤是所思所念

那年以色列之旅

從此愛上了野生小黃菊

啟蒙大師贈予花籽洒在田野

每年春日盛放

That year walked the dog Anna with host Betty, such a leisure walk in the suburb of Israel.

This is how I made the little journal.

Eucalyptus printed purse 桉樹葉印染包包

 

My passion about fibre arts since nuno felting then eco printing. I've been doing lots of creations.  Just throw some on the mannequin....

  

This day I was setting for the man's fitting but I don't have male's mannequin.

 

Thought just put over my displayed mannequin.  It fits well.  The jacket belongs to my biking team member who has some stuff need my mending.

 Biking always inspires my creation.  The other day I went biking I got some eucalyptus windfalls and done a few experiments.

 

Bundle boiling in the pot for 2 hours......

 Opened it ..... fresh bundle from pot still damp.  While I was mending team member's gloves I enjoyed the pleasant fragrance of tea and eucalyptus.

 After tea....

Another black goji berry with lemon is good drink.

 Well, going to make the experiment swatches into something functional.

 

The purses are easy to make.

 

This is botanical imprints on fabric. Eucalyptus is quite good to do on silk or wool, kind of animal protein fibres.  Almost without mordant you can do the simple layout and printing. My instant download tutorial has inspiration for the making.