Ecoprint Art: Printing with Leaves and Flowers on Paper Made Easy - My Ecoprinting on Paper Process

My ecoprinting on watercolor paper process uses steam, water, and pressure in an electric skillet to draw out the color from flowers and leaves. I set up my old skillet in the garage where I have electricity and room to ecoprint without making a mess in my kitchen. This process is easy and uses common tools and supplies.
You can create art for your art journal or junk journal that is stunning! Experiment with any flower or leaf that strikes your fancy and see what happens.

Here are the supplies/tools I'm using to ecoprint on paper:
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-Alum Acetate (1 tsp in a quart of hot water) https://amzn.to/3VpJJWG

-Watercolor paper 140 lb https://amzn.to/4b0nY5B

-Skillet - I bought mine at a garage sale

Tray for soaking papers a new cat litter box works great

-2-inch binder clips (5) https://amzn.to/4cBLhUT

-8-inch square porcelain tiles (2)

-Disposable gloves and heat-protective gloves

-Breathing mask when using powdered chemicals

-Flowers and leaves from my yard - I use coreopsis (tickseed), cosmos, Japanese maple leaves

-Old towels

-Plastic sheet as a barrier between pages (I use old plastic page notebook dividers)

-Paper or fabric to lay out the wet paper to dry

Please remember to use safety precautions when using powdered chemicals (use a breathing mask) and anything hot (protective gloves). Don't let your skillet run dry. Watch it carefully.

Here are some blog posts that help make your printed papers into art:

Use Ecoprints as Art in Your Art Journal: https://bit.ly/3xrtLn0
How to Flatten Ecoprinted Papers: https://bit.ly/3KIQVZ8
How to Make a Flower Press for Ecoprint Papers: https://bit.ly/3KGZEuV