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This limited-edition print is the product of a collaboration between Croydon Creek Nature Center, its volunteers and alienweeds.com. The project was funded by VisArts at Rockville. Proceeds from the sale of each print will be shared equally between Croydon Creek Nature Center and The Stone and Holt Weeks Foundation. The 8.5" x 11" prints are available at the nature center for $25 each. Weed-wood soot and Multiflora-Rose stem inks on Garlic Mustard paper. Norway Maple printing block.
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| 2011 |
The Weed Wrench White Mulberry soot ink and Multiflora Rose stem ink on White Mulberry paper (edition of 3) with Norway Maple veneer matte and White Mulberry frame.
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White Mulberry flag ~ June 2011 Even on the same tree, White Mulberry leaves are highly variable. Many have a lopsided heart shape; others have leaf margins with deep sinuses, such as the one that modeled for this print. After being skinned of their bark, branches bleach out white in the sun. Printed on White Mulberry paper from a White Mulberry wood block, using White Mulberry wood-soot ink. Print 8.5" x 11."
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2-Vine Note ~ April 2011 Two ground-running English Ivy vines were processed to make the paper for each impression of this print, which features an image of Joan Furlong, program manager for Friends of Rock Creek's Environment. Printed from a Norway Maple block, using mixed-weed soot ink and multiflora rose-stem inks. Print 11" x 8.5"
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28-Stalk Note ~ April 2011 In early spring, Garlic Mustard grows as a rosette close to the ground. In April, a plant entering its second year will bolt, sending up a long stalk of leaves and flowers. Late April is the best time to harvest the weed for paper, after it has begun flowering, but before the plant develops ripe seeds. Leaves, flowers and green fruits are bagged and sent to the landfill. Composting the material is a bad move for gardeners, as it creates allelopathic soil that discourages germination of other seeds. The paper of each 28-Stalk Note is made from about 28 stems of Garlic Mustard. Mixed-weed-soot ink and Multiflora-Rose-stem ink were printed from a Norway Maple woodblock. Print 11" x 17"
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4-Ink Note ~ March 2011 Tiled 11" x 17" prints on Paper Mulberry paper, using inks from Norway Maple, Multiflora Rose, Leatherleaf Mahonia and White Mulberry, printed from Norway Maple blocks. Edition of one. 33" x 17" Detail:
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3-Weed Note ~ Feb. 2011 A refinement of the 2009 print, printed with three invasive species: Multiflora Rose roots yield a muted orange pigment in February; burned rose canes provide soot for black ink. White Mulberry planks were glued together and cut with a laser engraver to make the printing block. English Ivy vines were steamed, stripped, dried, shredded, cooked, pulped and drawn into sheets for the paper. Running edition Print 17" x 11"
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| 2010 |
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13-Gram Note ~ October 2010 Cured mature English Ivy vines were chipped and burned. The collected soot was used to make a deep-black printing ink. Each print required the incineration of 13 grams of vine. The rusty orange ink is a carotenoid pigment from the roots of Asiatic Bittersweet, mixed with a small amount of Leatherleaf Mahonia yellow pigment. Printed from a Norway Maple block. Edition of 10 8.5" x 11"
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Ivy Vine Veneer ~ October 2010 Thick, arborized English Ivy vines were cured for three years and sliced into veneer that was then cut and engraved with a laser. Discs are two inches in diameter, each numbered on the back; 150 stacked inside the dried bark-skin of an old ivy vine. |
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14-Stalk Note ~ Spring 2010 Fourteen stalks of Garlic Mustard were pulped for each 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of this print. Inks from Norway Maple soot, Asiatic Bittersweet roots, White Mulberry leaves and Leatherleaf Mahonia bark were printed onto the paper with a Norway Maple block. Running edition Print 11" x 8.5"
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| 2009 |
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11-Weed Blend ~ December 2009 Eleven species of local invasive plants were gathered and made into a single paper blend. Nine relief prints were tiled into a single banner, 31" x 49." The 11 contributors: Paper Mulberry Devil's Tail Tearthumb Asiatic Bittersweet Eurasian Stinging Nettle English Ivy White Mulberry Porcelainberry Japanese Honeysuckle Garlic Mustard Rose of Sharon Multiflora Rose |
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