Yellow flower eco printed leather and paper小黃花皮革與紙張植物印染

 

 These days I grasped the blooming of own grown chrysanthemum coronarium to do more experiments, mainly on leather and paper.  In my experience this flower prints so bold and strong on most substrates even with no mordant. Usually I do leather scraps printing. Then make it something functional just like this purse and paper prints on general conquer letter head.

趁著那花期，把弄自己栽種的以色列小黃菊，做了些皮革及紙張印染，製作成小包包及美術小本。踏單車到友人田野採一把紫穌葉及萬壽菊與硫華菊，這星期製作色調鮮明印染，做了皮包包，也釘裝了美術小本。

 

 This video shows the making of leather and paper prints then made into purses and art journal.  Just an idea to inspire.

 Finished and approved by Mogi.

My girl showing it...... 

The day after biking my friend brought me to her field to get some perillae (紫穌葉）folium and  cosmos as well some marigold.

 

 I love so much this sort of flowers, so bright and cheerful color.

 

Laid out then heated a while ..... 

 Unbundled leather printed with bright flowers and the leaf of perillae folium is striking.

Golden yellow and orange color.......printing from the flowers on suede side of sheep hide.

 Marigold （萬壽菊）was soaked in iron solution overnight.  Purple shade from lac dye.

 Leather purse made with botanical printing.

 

Size good as cosmetic bag.

 After the printing with perillae folium I took the fresh leftover to make noodle meal.  Noodle in soup with tomato and egg just like the color tone of the printing.  I am pleased.

 

 This is art journal printed with own grown yellow daisy on paper then bound a journal with suede leather printed cover.

  Embellished with wool felt brooch.

 Art journal leather cover printed with cosmos and yellow daisy.

 Purple shade from logwood dye.

 Can't stop making use of the leather prints.  A few art journals were made.

 Printed papers and leather covers all made these diy art journals.

 I like to make such "handmade and unique" art books finished with embellishments, a stone or a broken pottery picked in beach or a brooch with own made ceramic leaf.

 This is only part of the printed leather scraps made into purses.  Can't remember how many pieces I have made but quite a lot. Friends know me well I seldom sell my purses but do give away on special occasions.  Honestly my sewing skill is not that good.  I sell my skills of eco printing, sometimes teach in workshops.  For the basic eco printing on animal protein substrates and papers I have instant download pdf tutorials in ETSY.  Here's tutorial for fabrics and paper  and this is tutorial for leather prints.

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.

All those handmade flowers printed purses 手工植物印染包包

 

 So far I've done numerous experiments of botanical imprints on fabrics like wool, silk, viscose and all other cellulose materials.  But now keen on leather printing.  This is the one just done with all the flowers and leaves gathered around my area even the yellow flowers of Israel wild chrysanthemums that the seeds my master instructor Irit Dulman gave me to grow in Hong Kong.

這些日子做了很多不同物料的植物印染，最為喜愛的是印在羊仔皮上再製作成皮革小包包。最感自滿的是從以色列老師 Irit Dulman 給我當地野黃菊種子，我自行種植現在盛放的小黃菊印製而成的花兒印染。做了那麼多的試驗，縫製了很多小包包，有些自用，有些已送給知音朋友，我愛我的土地種出繁花錦簇 。

 

 The Israel typical chrysanthemums are blooming and insects love them.

   

 I will have hundreds of this flower to do my favourite prints.

 

There're other wild flowers on the path. Can't resist !

 To make use the swatches of prints, I sewed into something functional.  Here are the purses of linen, cotton, wool flannel and leather....... all with natural pigments of botanical imprints.

  

This is the prints on linen with own grown yellow flowers and other picked foliages.

 

Here's the lamb skin, leather prints "Before & After".

 

 Close up of the prints of cosmos, Chinese willows and others.

  My favourite part of the prints of different flowers and the leaf of passion fruit.

 

Batch of all leather prints with botanical imprints.

  

Batch of fabric prints with assorted leaves and indigo dyed, The black ones are of iron and pomegrate mordant.

These are wool flannel, grey background is reaction of tannin.  Small purses of assorted eucalyptus without any mordant.

 The strong and bold prints of eucalyptus are Mogi's fav?  

The soft lamb skin printed with leaves of morning glory and cosmos.  Both sides of leather, the other side of grey blue I left it as it is.

The purses I have made so far are not intented for selling but mostly for friends who appreciate my work.  Honestly my sewing skills are not that good.  This one alredy in my friend's hands.

  

This is the wool flanel printed in Irit Dulman's workshop in Israel.

This is linen just done the mordant testing with the Israel yellow flowers I grown myself.  It works !

The tote bag lined with the old table cloth my mother used before.  

 

My mother passed away for two years.  I got the vintage table cloth my family used to have meals when we visited her.  I done prints then made it for the tote bag lining. 

 This is reversible.

Tote bag with lining of vintage table cloth is way of upcycling and keepsake for loved family.

 

This will definitely for my own use.

 

Mogi, "mum what to do with this?  Smells something of animal?"

The lambskin leather prints with the flowers I got from friend's house plus my own grown ones is made into a purse and in the hands of my friend.The making is first mordant the leather, it's already very soft and thin like fabric. Then rolled as bundle to steam in low heat for only 45 min. I smooth the surface by ironing then cut the purse pattern with a clear transparent sheet over it.  Sewed the zipper with lining.  That's it.

  

Just like to experiment and hope to explore the alchemy of botanical imprints

  

The other leather purse with the prints of the flowers.

 

 Video of the printing then the purses

 How I love my area where I can do biking and get inspired.  This is rural of Hong Kong.