I’ve been wanting to make photograms with the toddlers at work for ages, but so far the summer’s been nothing but wet and horrible!
This “sun print” paper had been at the back of a cupboard for quite a while, so I wasn’t convinced it would still work. In order to check, I brought the packet home with me and made this test print.
I chose a nice big leaf with holes in it (hence the speckles), and Sarah provided a board and a piece of glass to hold it all in place. We left the paper to its own devices while we went for a foraging walk and a chipnic.*
We found a big clump of plum trees that we need to go back to in about a week, although we did manage to pick quite a lot between us! We also met a stag beetle, saw a nightshade with pretty purple flowers, and managed to find a few ripe blackberries along the way. Chatting about photography, printing, dyeing and other projects as we walked, it was a lovely way to spend a sunny Sunday evening.
When we got home, we rinsed the print and hung it up to dry in Sarah’s airing cupboard. Sarah popped it through my letterbox this morning, and I’m really pleased with it! Definitely an activity to do with the kids – if the sun’s out for my next Toddler Time…
*Buying chips from the chip shop, and eating them out of doors.