Getting ready for your
Eco-Printing on Paper Workshop
Eco-Printing on Paper Workshop
WORKSHOP DATES
Saturday 11 October
TIME – 9:45am for a 10am start
Finishing around 4pm
LOCATION
This workshop is held my own private studio at:
10 Nadi Lane, North Maleny
5 minutes drive from the Maleny township. Scroll down the page to see the Google map.
PARKING
CARPORT – Fits 2 cars.
SIDE PARKING AREA – Fits 3–4 cars; the first car should park snugly at the front to allow room for others.
OVERFLOW – If everything is full, you can park in the driveway, and we’ll shuffle cars if needed. Street parking is also available on the grass verge.
ON ARRIVAL
Head through the carport and into the studio. I’ll be inside, getting everything ready for our morning.
This page contains everything you need to know before our Eco‑Printing on Paper workshop. If you still have questions after reading, call me on 0413 384 426 or email me.
GET READY …
Get ready for some very special botanical printing magic!
This workshop is all about eco-printing on paper. Delicious, glorious, versatile paper. We’ll explore several ways to:
- Prepare and bundle papers
- Treat leaves and use dye blankets
- Combine different mordants, papers and bundling methods
The day is organised into three parts:
- Process overview & examples
- Bundle prep and cooking (lunch break during the cook)
- Unbundling, review and discussion
You’ll leave with printed papers, comprehensive handouts, and the know‑how to keep experimenting at home. Feel free to photograph demos and processes for future reference.
SAFETY
Our approach to eco-printing will be safe and relatively non-toxic. All ‘cooking’ is done outside with plenty of fresh air.
There will be chemicals involved in the process. General health and safety around eco-printing will be discussed, and gloves will be provided for use when handling some mordant and salt materials.
You will be handling dye blankets, with gloves provided to avoid stained hands.
Please wear closed, comfortable shoes and comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a studio apron if you have one.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Everything you need for this workshop is covered in your workshop fee. You’re welcome to bring additional plant materials (see below), but rest assured I’ll have everything ready to go.
You will leave this workshop with your eco-printed papers. Plus, handouts with information, instructions and reference to buy materials to keep eco-printing from home.
WHAT TO BRING
Please also bring a sense of curiosity and patience. The natural chemistry of the process is almost magical and very unpredictable. Sometimes the outcome you hope for will result in something very unexpected, and other times the unexpected yields the most exciting results.
Please bring something to take your wet papers home in – an old towel will be perfect. Your papers will be wet and fragile (until dry). You can lay your papers flat inside a folded towel. Please don’t use a good towel – dye and salts may stain the towel as the papers dry.
Plant materials* – I will have a range of locally collected plant material (seasons permitting) on hand for us all to work with:
– eucalyptus leaves
– bracken
– tibochina
– silky oak
– maple and liquid amber
Below are other leaves that I have had results with in the past*, but I may not be able to access for our workshop. If it is easy for you to bring some along on the day, that would be great:
– casurina
– maple and liquid amber
– coleus
– croton
– rose leaves
– grevillea
– bleeding heart leaves
– smokebush aka smoketree aka cotinus
– grape leaves
– citrus leaves
– kaffir lime leaves
And other leaves that students have had results from that could be good to bring , if you have easy access to them:
– mulberry
– passionfruit
– ginko
– old man’s beard aka Grandfathers beard aka Spanish moss
– fiddle fig
– geranium
– carob
– sweet potato
– Japanese maple
– mango
– frangipani
– acalypha
*Please note that there are no guarantees as to how any one plant will print in this process. There are many variables that work to influence the printed result, and we will discuss this early on our workshop day.
LUNCH & SNACKS
Morning and afternoon tea: A light morning and afternoon tea (gluten-free) is provided during this workshop. As is tea and coffee throughout the day.
Lunch: Please bring your own. You can also pop into town to grab something, though parking can be difficult on weekends. There’s a fridge, microwave, and cutlery in the studio if you need them.
A peek at eco-printed papers from recent workshops
The photos above are from eco-printing workshops. I have more eco-printing workshop photos here, where you can see a little about the process and output by students.
