We’ve lengthy admired the pressed-seaweed artwork prints of Molesworth & Hen in Cornwall. Popularized within the nineteenth century, when the likes of Charles Darwin and John James Audubon impressed many budding naturalists, pressed seaweed nonetheless makes an evocative summer time souvenir. Right here’s how:
Pictures by Justine Hand for Remodelista in Maine.
Above: Pressed seaweed prints: an evocative technique to seize summer time.
Supplies
SeaweedBucketTub, tray, or baking dishWatercolor or different thick paperCardboardWeed barrier panorama fabricPaint brushWeightsBoards (optionally available)
How To
Above: Acquire an array of seaweeds alongside the shore, then rinse specimens in tub crammed with recent water.Above: Fill a separate tray with a minimum of 1.5 inches of recent water and submerge a thick piece of paper. Place a seaweed specimen on high of the paper and prepare.Above: Tilting the paper so the water runs off, light ease out of the water and relaxation on two items of cardboard. (To assist shield your working floor, we suggest putting a board each beneath your first seaweed urgent.) Use a paint brush to take away any particles.Above: Place a chunk of panorama cloth over your work and add two extra items of cardboard. Repeat, layering different specimens on high of each other. Lastly add a board and lots of weight—stones, bricks, and books work nicely—and go away in well-ventilated, dry spot. Examine your pressings after two days and alter the cardboard whether it is too moist. Examine once more in a pair days, and alter cardboard once more if vital, till specimens are dry.Above: Lastly, chances are you’ll want to label your pressed seaweed. Cling and revel in.
For extra, see our guide: Remodelista in Maine: A Design Lover’s Information to Impressed, Down-to-Earth Dwelling.
