The Studio Diary

Setting the press

My plan is to repurpose a flat bed heat press that I used to use for transferring printed designs onto books, bags and textiles into a press for botanical printing. It has been sitting unused for three years.

I've now made a steam set up which fits into the press - this is basically a sandwich of soaked wool and teflon sheets and am testing what temperatures and time will make the best prints. This may depend on the plant material.

My test leaf is oxalis as I know that works well and I have some growing (accidentally) in a cold frame.

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