Kate Johnson on wed 8 jun 05
. Janet Kaiser once suggested to me that one
> can "skeletonize" leaves by soaking them in bleach, and this also works
> but
> they're rather fragile afterward. Worth trying, though.
Hi Don and list...
You can also skeletonize them by soaking them in plain water until,
basically, they rot--then gently rub off the "flesh" off the leaf. Smells
to high heaven, but the resulting leaf skeleton is quite beautiful. It
probably depends on the type of leaf and its underlying structure how
fragile it actually is--some are much more so than others--the caustic
nature of bleach may affect that, though--I've only used water.
This is another "deja vu" moment for me by the way...I learned to do this in
the pottery class I took in the summer between my second and third grade in
elementary school, and it STILL fascinates me, 50+ years later...
Best--
Kate Johnson
graphicart@epsi.net
http://www.cathyjohnson.info/
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Hank Murrow on wed 8 jun 05
On Jun 8, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Kate Johnson wrote:
> . Janet Kaiser once suggested to me that one
>> can "skeletonize" leaves by soaking them in bleach, and this also
>> works
>> but they're rather fragile afterward. Worth trying, though.
>
> Hi Don and list...
>
> You can also skeletonize them by soaking them in plain water until,
> basically, they rot--then gently rub off the "flesh" off the leaf.
> Smells
> to high heaven, but the resulting leaf skeleton is quite beautiful. It
> probably depends on the type of leaf and its underlying structure how
> fragile it actually is--some are much more so than others--the caustic
> nature of bleach may affect that, though--I've only used water.
Dear leaf lovers;
You could soak the leaf or its skeleton remains in ferric nitrate or
some other soluble metal salt and place the leaf on the glaze surface
to increase the color there and possible result in a stronger and
clearer leaf image.
Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank
linda rosen on thu 9 jun 05
Lee Valley Tools has a reprint of a Victorian manual on this subject in
conjunction with The Canadian Museum of Nature.
"Skeleton Leaves and Phantom Flowers"
Follow this link
www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=3D1&p=3D48874&cat=3D2,46154,46137
Linda Rosen, Toronto
Lee Valley sends to the States.
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Subject: skeletonizing leaves, was Re: ashes in electric kiln
. Janet Kaiser once suggested to me that one
> can "skeletonize" leaves by soaking them in bleach, and this also =
works
> but
> they're rather fragile afterward. Worth trying, though.
Hi Don and list...
You can also skeletonize them by soaking them in plain water until,
basically, they rot--then gently rub off the "flesh" off the leaf. =
Smells
to high heaven, but the resulting leaf skeleton is quite beautiful. It
probably depends on the type of leaf and its underlying structure how
fragile it actually is--some are much more so than others--the caustic
nature of bleach may affect that, though--I've only used water.
This is another "deja vu" moment for me by the way...I learned to do =
this in
the pottery class I took in the summer between my second and third grade =
in
elementary school, and it STILL fascinates me, 50+ years later...
Best--
Kate Johnson
graphicart@epsi.net
http://www.cathyjohnson.info/
Art, History, Nature and More at Cathy Johnson's Cafepress--
http://www.cafepress.com/cathy_johnson/
Graphics/Fine Arts Press--
http://www.epsi.net/graphic/
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