Turns out....it's just as fun teaching someone to make sun prints as it is to make them myself! Ida came over for a few hours yesterday....and I walked her through the whole process.
I think she was surprised at how the second layer of leaves didn't interfere with the white fern at all. And I think she now understands how even a 3rd layer would have worked! Yay!
I've said it before...and I'll say it again...this kind of layering is my favorite technique.
We spent a lot of time going in and out of the sun...and a lot of time at the kitchen sink. I've got the system down...and it worked pretty well to teach it to someone new. Thanks Ida for being my practice student!
And she went home with a nice little stack of goodies: her nine prints, several prepared papers sandwiched between cardboard so they wouldn't be exposed to the light, and a stitched moon piece that I had made. You always go home with goodies when you take a class from me!
We were so engaged and busy...this is the only photo I took during our session.
I a pile of papers prepped ahead of time and Ida made several prints in just a few hours using several techniques.
She prepped papers herself at the beginning that were dry enough for her to take at the end of the session make more prints at home. Her artist daughter is coming to visit soon....so this might be fun for them to do together!
Keep me posted Ida!
Ida brought a beautiful piece of grass that came in a bouquet from her son....and she made a couple of prints with it.
I wish I would have taken a photo of the grass itself. The fringy top was so fine that the print is subtle but very beautiful. I thought it looked like fiber optic lights.
It was purely by accident that the background has a wispy look...making it look kind of dreamy.
Ida experimented with layering, a bit of vinegar spray, one with a few soap bubbles and several design and placement strategies.
And she went home with a nice little stack of goodies: her nine prints, several prepared papers sandwiched between cardboard so they wouldn't be exposed to the light, and a stitched moon piece that I had made. You always go home with goodies when you take a class from me!
I had a great time Ida! Thanks for supporting my Joyful Puttering.
MaryAnn and Ida, your prints are just spectacular! You captured high contrast, soft subtleties, boldness, delicacy, and lucious layers. I am particularly fond of photo 6, where all the stems 'bleed' off the four edges of the paper—I feel as though I am an insect on the ground looking skyward through grasses and other flora. Brava!!
ReplyDeleteWe thought that same thing about that photo Dottie! A bug's eye view! And now that I'm thinking about it....adding a second layer of some grasses and other plants would be really cool. I'll have to try that...and maybe Ida will too!
DeleteIt was a delightful way to spend a couple of hours.