More Flower Power

Yesterday we did some flower pounding with the group and I was rather pleased with how this pansy turned out.
This is the front view of the pansy which was facing down onto the page -----





---and here is the back view which because of the callyx did not imprint on the paper as much as the front.
I love the subtle appearance of the back and the strong colours of the front.

Now to try something else--hmmmm

Flower Power

This week our Paper Arts group at the Guild are exploring flower pounding so I thought I had better do some samples seeing as I was the one demonstrating it.
I have used cheap watercolour paper 280gsm weight that I purchased from the local dollar shop.
I arranged the flowers and grasses between the paper and using a rubber mallet I pounded on the paper so that the colour transferred to the paper.
The flowers are Dandylions from the neighbours lawn and some grasses.
This has a watercolour painted look about it.
I think it would look lovely on fabric and then it could be stitched.




The second one has red Grevillea flowers at the top (they are the purple coloured ones) also some yellow Fuschias and more grasses.

I know you are going to ask about the colour and how long will it last.

All I can tell you is that I did some about nine years ago and the colour is still there.