Hand Printing from Nature

Create Unique Prints for Fabric, Paper, and Other Surfaces Using Natural and Found Materials

By Laura Donnelly Bethmann
(Storey Publishing, Hardcover, 9781603425599, 192pp.)

Publication Date: September 2011

Categories: Printmaking

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Discover how to use found natural materials - such as leaves, flowers, feathers, vegetables, fruits, shells, weeds, and wood grain - to print on any surface, from paper and fabric to ceramics, wood, and walls. Simple step-by-step instructions coupled with beautiful photos make it easy and fun to learn the basic techniques. Imagine shower invitations featuring delicate herbal prints - or a huge room divider screen printed with tall, billowy marsh grasses, flowing water patterns, and fish. Try making one-of-a-kind home furnishings, such as a clothes hamper printed with scallop shells, a footstool printed with cinnamon sticks, or a lampshade printed with willow leaves on bark paper. Or make one-of-a-kind wearables, like an apron printed with sage or a shirt printed with striking geometric shapes cut from maple leaves. There's something here for every inventive crafter.

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