Drawing of leaf into a Thermofax Screen

I see a lot of leaves on my daily walks, so naturally they are feeding my #SEEdrawPrint challenge. Sometimes I pick them up and trace them, study their edges and shapes.

leaf drawing as reference for thermofax screen

It is fun to pause and really look that the edges, veins and imperfections. This one is printed in a muddy red color to mimic the fading colors of fall here in New England.

carbon based photo copy burns the image onto the thermofax screen

Small thermofax images are nice for creating detailed overall patterns. I may add another leaf to this print to fill the open white space of the cloth.

 

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