Eco print all purpose cards 植物印染紙卡

My travels to Portugal and Spain were fabulous.  Ever since I encountered eco print these years, I like to pick some windfalls for my experiments.  Although some people advocate regionalism, there's no harm to do windfalls from other regions as a keepsake or something special.  

Upon return last week I couldn't wait to try the paper prints thus made the cards. 

A set of leaves printed cards.  How did they make?

Ah ha.........

I picked some windfalls from my friend's house some euc leaves and some unknown leaves in Malaga. 

Just dipped the leaves in water and laid over papers

I made a stack of 10-fold 15 x 10cm papers, covered and clipped the top & back with rusted iron clippers.

Boiled in a rice cooker with water and some vinegar

Opened it after 1.5 hours boiling

Prints of dried euc leaves are quite strong and papers in a range of greys, charcoals and blacks with the effect of rusty water.

Among all I love this most, the unknown leaves.  The leaf shapes are pretty with rust deposit prints.

 I picked a few to make the cards.

Each card with a blank paper inserted and tied with thread

The all purpose cards are made.

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To my surprise prints 驚喜的效果

 Doing eco print is always challenging me.  I've no patience and always want to unbundle after 1 or 2 days.  Before my last long trip to Portugal I wrapped a silk fabric with wild yellow daisies and other leaves around a can. That could only allowed me to open after 20 days on my return. 

 Unbundled it, to my surprise ......
 

 the yellow marks......

..... and some different prints of rust marks, leaves prints...

 Quite nice prints to my expectation

 I love this

 Rust + iron + yellow daisies + PATIENCE .......

 Loving it.  Is this what we call "subtle look" ?

 Back home after 20 days holiday and should back to track (but my mind is still away !) Today I walked up the hill behind my apartment just to find some wild daisies to do again the prints.  Found the stream running after heavy rain yesterday.  Freshed me up.............

 Picked these wild daisies and wrapped around a can with other leaves from Corrina's eucalyptus and Jan's maple leaves.

Bundled it and put inside a bigger can.   Now boiled for 45 minutes and stayed in a thermo pot.  Will see how it looks later.  When?  How my patience will stand?