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Material Narratives MA 1 Planet

Agata Budner Dorottya Peredi

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Petal collecting Flower types: Rose Poppy Pasque-flower Chrysanthemum Dandelion Hydrangea Process: We wanted to callect different kind of petals to see how their stucture and colour will change during different processes: - baking 15 min in 100oC. - freezing - pressing - air dry - pressing and baking - keeping in salt - keeping and salt and baking after

Conclusion: Roses, Hydrangea, Poppy changed their colors to more orange/yellow but still were colourful and beautiful.

Chrysantemium lost it’s colour completely.

Dandelion changed color for mor orange and shrinked a lot, presenting previously unseen furry edges.

Date: 23.09.20

BEFORE

AFTER

Agar bioplastic combined with whole pieces of pressed rose petals

Recipe: agar agar

2g

glycerol

1,25 ml

water

210 ml

petals

Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame, it was fluid and easy to spread.

The whole rose petals what we put to the top of the mixture sinked a bit down and sticked to the mixture. We tried to cover the petals with another layer of the liquid but we didn’t succeed. It moved away the petals furthermore it remained on the top of the petals as little droplets. Due to this discovery we decided to don’t cover them. Instead we pressed them a bit with a wood board, to push out the needless liquid from the frame. We left it like this to dry out for 2 days.

Conclusion: When it came to separating the frame it turned out that the layer became to thin. When we wanted to separate it from the glass the petals sticked to it and the mixture tore to pieces. That happend because of the sample was too thin and we didn’t put oil to the glass that would help to separate.

- oil the frame - let it dry without covers

Date: 23.09.20

Agar bioplastic combined with whole pressed flower petals & dried rose petals

Recipe: agar agar

2g

glycerol

1,25 ml

water

210 ml

petals

Process: We put the whole flower petals first to the baking paper and then we poured the mixture into the form. It was fluid and easy to spread, but it messed the petals and they started to float. We decided to put some dried rose petals to the top of the mixture which didn’t sink down because they were very light.

We let the sample dry for 2 days without pressing it.

Conclusion: Resigning from pressing the mixture caused it’s thickness. The agar-agar and the high amount of glicerin made the mixture wet and sticky even after 2 days of drying. The thickness, wetness and the water content of the fresh petals caused that the sample started to get moldy after a while. The interesting thing was the mold didn’t appear just on the surface but in it as well. The mold was green and it added a pattern value. When we separated sample from the frame and held it against the light it was a bit foggy but still transparent. Among the floating petals that looked like fishes there were green mold spots. Almost all of the petals were covered with this liquid, the ones that weren’t, it’s feeling was really silky.

Date: 23.09.20

Gelatin flower material combined with big pieces of dried, not pressed flowers

Recipe: gelatin

12 g

glycerol

2g

water

60 ml

petals

2,5 g

Process: After creating mixture we added big pieces of dried flowers. When we poured it to the frame it was still fluid and easy to spread, but very sticky. We had to help the petals to spread equally with a spoon. It was semi transparent because the petals, but the liquid itself was transparent. We spread a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it and we let it cool for 2 days.

Conclusion: Thanks to oil we could easily separate sample from the glass. The touch of the sample is like silicon and leather. Side wihich was on to the glass is sleek. Another side is more rough, because the petals left its tructure there.

The petals lost their color and turned nude. They look like floating smokes with a lot of interesting details. We can explore several characteristics of flower petals. If we put it against the light the colors will turn more intense and strengthen its transparency. If we put our hand behind it the reasult is really mysterious.

Date: 25.09.20

Gelatin flower material combined with granulated pieces of dried, not pressed flowers

Recipe: gelatin

12 g

glycerol

2g

water

60 ml

petals

2,5 g

Process: When we poured the mixture to the frame it already contained the petals in itself but it was still fluid and easy to spread. The liquid itself was transparent but because of the petals it became semi transparent. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it and let it dry for 2 days.

Conclusion: Thanks to oil we could easily separate sample from the glass. The touch of the sample is like hard leather but rough because the petals can be touchable at one side, but it is still sleek on the other. Not all of the petals lost their color, there are some strong red-purple one that saved its color. This sample is more homogeneous but thanks to red details its very interesting. If we put it in against the light the colors will turn more intense and underline its transparency. If we put our hand behind it the result is really mysterious. It has got less transparency than the other with big pieces of flower, because the granulated flower coud spread really equally and it covers the whole sample.

Date: 25.09.20

Redclay cornstarch leather combined with pressed flowers

Recipe: red clay

20 g

glycerol

30 ml

water

250 ml

vinegar

1 ml

cornstarch

30 g

rapeseed oil

1 drop

pressed petals Process: When we poured the mixture to the frame it was fluid but also heavy like hot pudding and easy to spread it. It was between semi transparent and opaque. The whole rose petals that we put to the top of the mixture sinked down a bit and sticked into the mixture. We didn’t cover the petals with anything and let dry for 2 days Conclusion: After drying period, the petals started to get moldy because the mixture that was the base didn’t dried out properly. After two days we tried to separate it from the glass, but it decomposed to pieces. Because of the high amount of glicerin the mixture was still wet, sticky, thick like a pudding. The petals stayed uncovered from the liquid so the touch of them was silky, but in some places, were coverd by mold.

- material from the recipe seems a bit to less translucent - leaving petals uncovered might destroy It’s colour in time - material is a bit to elastic for our needs

Date: 25.09.20

Gelatin flower material with pink clay combined with bigger granulated pieces of dried, not pressed flowers & with pink clay powder

Recipe: glycerol

2g

water

60 ml

gelatin

12 g

petals

1,25 g

redclay

1,25 g

Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the petals and the clay in itself but it was still fluid and easy to spread. It was a bit brown and semi transparent because of the petals and the clay. It was a bit bubbly because before reaching proper temperature (95O) it started to froth.

We left it to dry in the frame for 2 days.

Conclusion: After drying period the bubbles are still visible. Sample was easy to seperate from the frame. The touch of the sample is like hard leather but rough because the petals can be touchable at one side, the glass side is a bit sleeker. This sample is the densest but also the most breakable one. As it is constanly drying it bends and hardens more. The clay in it gives the whole sample light brown color that is not transparent but still translucent. The petals make dark spot pattern inside. If we put it against the light the colors will turn more intense and underline its translucency. The clay and the granulated flower could spread really homogeneously covering the whole sample. That is why it has very low transparency.

Date: 25.09.20

Agar Agar flower material combined with granulated pieces of dried, not pressed flowers Recipe: glycerol

2g

water

200 ml

agar agar

12 g

petals

Process: When we poured the mixture to the frame it already contained the petals but it was still fluid and easy to spread. We had to help the petals to spread everywhere with a spoon. It was semi transparent because of the petals, but the liquid itself was transparent. We left it to dry for 3 days.

Conclusion: t is not necessary to put oil to the glass before pouring the mixture onto it, we could easily separate it without this. After two days the mixture was still wet and sticky. The wetness of the mixture and the flowers itself, sample started to get moldy after 3rd day. Several types and colored molds showed up on the surface and it lost its transparency and went opaque. Mold caused a plus pattern on the sample especially if we hold it against the light.

Date: 25.09.20

Agar Agar flower material combined with the whole pieces of flower leftovers

Recipe: glycerol

2g

water

200 ml

agar agar

12 g

petals

Process: When we poured the mixture to the frame it was fluid and easy to spread.

It was transparent. We poured it to a baking paper and put some leftover leaves on the top of the sample. It was left to dry for 2 days but after this time the mixture was still wet and sticky. So we let it dry for another 2 days.

Conclusion: The wetness of the mixture caused molding around the flower leftovers.

There are several types and colored molds on the surface of the sample.

This caused a plus pattern on the sample especially if we hold it against the light. Material didn’t lost its transparency but got a bit foggy and yellow. The leaves that we used turned brown and the remained leftovers were covered with a mold.

Date: 25.09.20

Gelatin flower material with eye shadow combined with crushed baked rose petals, eyeshadow & whole flower of hortensia dried in salt

Recipe: glycerol

2g

water

60 ml

gelatin

12 g

petal powder

2g

eye shadow

0,8 g

petals Process: When we poured the mixture into the previously oiled frame, it already contained the petals and the eyeshadow powder but it was still fluid and easy to spread. It was semi transparent because of the petals and the makeup. We waited a bit to have more solid mixture and to be able to put the hortensia flower on it. We pressed them a bit into the base and let it dry for 2 days.

Conclusion: After drying period we could easly seperate sample from the glass. The result is semi transparent and translucent so the light can go throught it easily and makes the properties more intense and beautiful. The soft purple color of the hortenses disappeared and they turned golden brown. The sample itself also has golden tone. The eyeshadow pieces sinked down to the bottom so they are more visible from one side adding metalic effect.

The side with more eye shadow is more smooth while other side is textured from dryed petals. Right after taking the sample out, it was really silicony but as the time passed it turned harder so it’s more durable and the touch of it is somewhere between hard leather, paper and plexi. Because we useed whole petals it made the sample hardly foldable. Also we might have taken the sample too early from the frame and it turned wavy.

Date: 30.09.20

Gelatin flower material with eye shadow combined with rose powder from baked petals and natural based eyeshadow powder

Recipe: glycerol

2g

water

60 ml

gelatin

12 g

petal powder

2g

eye shadow

0,8 g

Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the petal powder and the eyeshadow in itself but it was still fluid and easy to spread.

It was semi transparent because the petals and the makeup. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. We let it dry for 2 days.

Conclusion: After drying period we could separate sample easily from the frame. The result is a homogeneous, translucent surface. The little pieces of the rose powder are still visible. We used soft purple eyeshadow but it turned green and sinked down to the bottom so it is more visible from glass side. At first the sample was really silicony but as the time passed it turned harder so it became more durable. The touch of it is somewhere between hard leather, paper and plexi. The surface looks a bit metallic thanks to the eyeshadow.

The whole sample has nude tone and the shine provides golden effect. If we want to create even more uniform sample we should make it more powdery.

Date: 30.09.20

Dye from flower petals Recipe: pink chrysanthemum petals from one bouqet

water

180 ml

salt

1 pinch

vinegar

1 drop

Process: We seperated petals from rest of the flower, put them in the pot, add water and boiled it, till color from petals started to come off. Pink chrysantemium petals gave us orange/yellow dye. We added 1 drop of vinegar and 1 pinch of salt to perserve and strenghten the colour.

Conclusion: After getting this kind of color we decided that we need to use more tinted petals that can give more intense results. This showed how color from petal can be different than expected. Petals turned into one pulp and we were unable to use them anymore.

Date: 8.10.20

Dye from flower petals Recipe: red rose petals from one bouqet

water

180 ml

salt

1 pinch

vinegar

5 drop

Process: We seperated petals from rest of the flower, put them in the pot, add water and boiled it, till color from petals started to come off. Red rose petals gave us pink/red dye. We added 5 drops of vinegar and 1 pinch of salt to perserve and strenghten the colour - vinegar especially works well with red dye. It adds more vibrant color to the mixture.

Conclusion: This colour that we wanted to achieve the most. Petals that were used to create dye lost their previous color but equilzed their intensity of the water colour. Also petals could be used afterwards because they didn’t lost their structre.

Date: 8.10.20

Dye from flower petals Recipe: yellow chrysanthemum petals from one bouqet

water

180 ml

salt

1 pinch

vinegar

1 drop

Process: We seperated petals from rest of the flower, put them in the pot, add water and boiled it, till color from petals started to come off. Yellow chrysanthemum petals gave us yellow dye. We added 1 drop of vinegar and 1 pinch of salt to perserve and strenghten the colour.

Conclusion: Intense colour of the chrysanthemum petals suggested more intense outcome of the dye effect than expected. Petals turned into one pulp and we were unable to use them anymore.

Date: 8.10.20

Gelatine paper combined with whole head hortenses, red rose dye and eyeshadow

Recipe: glycerol

2g

red colour water

60 ml

gelatin

12 g

petal powder

2,5 g

eyeshadow

0,7 g

Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the whole petals and the eyeshadow. It was still fluid and easy to spread. It was semi transparent. The makeup provided purple color for the sample. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto. After one day it was dryer but not totally, dry but we decided to seperate them anyways.

Conclusion: In the beginning when the sample didn’t dry completely, when put against the light it was see-through but after drying it shrinked and now its just see trough whit direct light. The eyeshadow pieces couldn’t absolve with the red rose dye properly so the eyeshadow pieces are visible from one side, because they sinked down to the bottom. At first it was really silicony and strechy and also quite thick. We put to much eyeshadow to the mixture and it made it vibrating, anti-natural purple. As the time passed the mixture of the sample started to turn darker and a bit grey and as a result of the shine of the make up it turned a bit silvery. Because its silicony texture and the whole pieces of hortenses the sample will become more vulnerable. Also could be a consequence that it should be thinner and have more glycerine next time.

Date: 8.10.20

Gelatine paper combined with red rose powder and red rose dye

Recipe: glycerol

2g

red colour water

60 ml

gelatin

12 g

petal powder

2,5 g

Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the petal powder but it was still fluid and easy to spread. It was semi transparent.

The liquid itself was transparent with soft pink color. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. After one day it was dryer but not totally, dry but we decided to seperate them anyways.

Conclusion: The petal pieces are visible but between them it is transparent material with a little soft pink tone. At first it was really silicony and strechy but as the time passed it turned harder so it became more durable. The touch of it is like a plexi. As a result of the rose dye and the strong colored petal powder the result is more vibrating and vivid. As the time passed the mixture of the sample started to turn yellow and loose its pinky color. Now it’s very hard and lost completely previous colours.

Date: 8.10.20

Gelatine paper combined with granulated baked rose petals, other whole flower petals and red rose dye

Recipe: glycerol

2g

red colour water

60 ml

gelatin

12 g

red petal powder

Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the petal granulate and the whole petals but it was still fluid and easy to spread. It was semi transparent. The liquid itself was transparent with soft pink color as a result of the red rose dye. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. After one day it was dryer but not totally, dry but we decided to seperate them anyways.

Conclusion: The petal pieces are visible but between them it is transparent with a little soft pink tone. At first it was really silicony and strechy but as the time passed it turned harder so it became more durable. The touch of it is similar to plexi. Because of the rose dye and the vivid colored whole petals the result is more vibrant. Furthermore it had spring vibes as the flowers. As the time passed the mixture of the sample started to turn yellow and lost its pinky color. Now is brown with darker peaces of petals. Both sides are similar in touch.

Date: 8.10.20

Gelatine paper combined with bigger baked red rose pieces and with pink clay powder

Recipe: glycerol

3g

water

60 ml

gelatin

12 g

pink clay

2,5 g

natural eye shadow

0,4 g

red rose petals decolored, baked Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the petals and the clay but it was still fluid and easy to spread. It was soft pink as a result of the pink clay and semi transparent. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. After one day it was dryer but not totally, dry but we decided to seperate them anyways.

Conclusion: The touch of the sample is really silicony currently but rough more mat.

Side what was closer to the glass is bit sleeker. Because the clay in it, the whole sample has got light brown color what is not transparent but translucent and the petals seem like dark, floating, purple spots in it. If we put it against light the colors will turn more intense and it forces its translucency as well. It is a bit thick so it is totally not see-through without a light.

Date: 8.10.20

Gelatine paper combined with granulated baked rose petals, granulated silkpaper and yellow flower dye

Recipe: glycerol

2g

yellow colour water

60 ml

gelatin

12 g

light paper

2,5 g

crushed petals Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the petals and paper granulate but it was still fluent and easy to spread it. The paper pieces absolved with the liquid easily and fastly and they disappeared. The liquid was transparent with soft yellow color as a result of the yellow flower dye. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. After one day it was dryer but not totally, dry but we decided to seperate them anyways.

Conclusion: We separated it easily from the glass but the sample lost its flatness and regular shape, although it could dry easier. The petal pieces are visible but between them there is transparent material with a yellow tone. At first it was really silicony and strechy but as the time passed it turned harder and it became more durable and the touch of it is like plexi. As a result of the flower dye and the strong colored whole petals the result is more vibrating and vivacious.. As the time passed the mixture of the sample started to turn golden yellow and loose its pinky color.

Date: 8.10.20

Agar bioplastic (heated) with red clay combine with redclay and whole pieces of flower petals Recipe: agar agar

2g

glycerol

1,25 ml

water

210 ml

red clay

2,5 g

red rose petals Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the whole petals and the redclay but it was still fluid and easy to spread. It was semi transparent. The redclay provided soft pink color for the sample. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it.

Conclusion: After one day it wasn’t completely dry. At first it was silicony and as it started to shrinkle and loose the water it turned to harder and fragile. After dryingit lost its shape and size and there are big missing parts from it. The petals are visible and the whole sample looks like a dry leaf. It is a little bit tranclucent. As the time passed the mixture of the sample started to turn darker and the soft pink color what the redclay gave, disappeared. It is totally matt.

Date: 9.10.20

Gelatin paper layered combined with whole rose petals pressed between a silkpaper from two sides, & red rose dye

Recipe: red colour water

60 ml

glycerol

2 ml

gelatine

12 g

light paper

2 layers

red rose petals Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it was fluid and easy to spread.

It had soft pink colour as a result of the red rose dye. We put the 3 layer „sandwich” to the top of the mixture and let it chill a bit (silk paper, petals, silk paper). We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. After one day it was dryer but not totally, dry but we decided to seperate them anyways.

Conclusion: The touch of the sample is really silicony currently. It is also sleek, cold and soft. Due to too short pressing period there appeared air bubbles between layers. The petals kept their color as a result of seperating petals from the mixture. It is transparent and if we put it in against the light the colors will turn more intense and it forces its translucency as well. . As a result of the flower dye the sample is more sensual. The petals in the sample look like they are floating. The material is durable and flexible.

Date: 9.10.20

Agar bioplastic (heated) with light paper combined with granulated baked rose petals, granulated silkpaper and nude flower dye

Recipe: agar agar

2g

glycerol

1,25 ml

nude coloured water

210 ml

scrapped light paper

2,5 g

crushed petals Process: When we poured the mixture to the frame it already contained the petals and paper granulate but it was still fluid and easy to spread. The paper pieces absolved with the liquid easily and than fastly disappeared. The sample was semi transparent. The liquid itself was transparent with soft brown color as a result of the nude flower dye. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it.

Conclusion: As it started to loose the water it turned to a bit harder. When we tried to seperate the sample from the glass it started to shred into pieces. It was very thin but we think that is why it was one of the first agar samples that didn’t molded. At the end it lost its shape and size and there are big missing parts from it. It is translucent with a little soft pink tone. Suprising thing is that this sample didn’t lost it’s color like the rest of them.

Date: 9.10.20

Agar bioplastic (heated) with light paper combined with granulated baked rose petals, granulated silkpaper and nude flower dye

Recipe: agar agar

2g

glycerol

1,25 ml

nude coloured water

210 ml

scrapped light paper

2,5 g

crushed petals Process: When we poured the mixture to the frame it already contained the petals and paper granulate but it was still fluid and easy to spread. The paper pieces absolved with the liquid easily and than fastly disappeared. The sample was semi transparent. The liquid itself was transparent with soft brown color as a result of the nude flower dye. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it.

Conclusion: As the sample was drying out it started to shrink to the inside. It’s edges were dryer while the middle was still very wet. After 3 days the sample got moldy but quite dry. The mixture was exactly the same as it was presented on previous page but sample got a bit thicker. This is the reason why it got moldy. It was translucent and very fragile.

Date: 9.10.20

Gelatine paper combined with granulated baked yellow petals

Recipe: glycerol

3g

water

60 ml

gelatin

12 g

crushed petals

2,5 g

Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the petals but it was still fluent and easy to spread. The liquid was transparent. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. After 2 days it was dry and we seperated it form glass.

Conclusion: The petal pieces are visible but between them there is transparent material.. At first it was really silicony and strechy but as the time passed it turned harder and it became more durable and the touch of it is like thin plexi.

As the time passed the mixture of the sample started to turn golden yellow.

Date: 9.10.20

Gelatin paper layered combined with whole rose petals pressed between a silkpaper from two sides, & beetroot dye

Recipe: beetroot water

30 ml

water

30 ml

glycerol

3 ml

gelatine

12 g

light paper

2 layers

rose petals Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it was fluid and easy to spread.

It had intense pink colour as a result of the beetroot dye. We put the 3 layer „sandwich” to the top of the mixture and let it chill a bit (silk paper, petals, silk paper). We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. After 2 days we seperated sample from the frame.

Conclusion: The touch of the sample is really silicony currently. It is also sleek, cold and soft. Due to too short pressing period there appeared air bubbles between layers. The petals lost a bit their color but the mixture still has very intensive colour. It is transparent and translucent. . As a result of the beetroot dye the sample has more chemical vibe. The petals in the sample look like they are floating. The material is durable and flexible. Edges of the sandwich have seperated a bit from eachother.

Date: 14.10.20

Gelatine paper combined with red rose powder and beetroot dye

Recipe: glycerol

3g

beetroot water

30 ml

water

30 ml

gelatin

12 g

petal powder

2,5 g

Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it already contained the petal powder but it was still fluid and easy to spread. It was semi transparent with very intensive red colour. We put a bit oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. After 2 days it was dry and we could seperate sample from the frame.

Conclusion: The petal pieces are visible but between them it is transparent material with a strong red tone. At first it was really silicony and strechy but as the time passed it turned a bit harder, but still flexible. Because of the beetroot dye and the strong colored petal powder the result is more vibrating and vivid. In the beginning colorus were super intense but trough time it become more calm and flowery.

Date: 14.10.20

Gelatin paper combined with red rose petal powder, paper pieces & beetroot dye

Recipe: beetroot water

60 ml

glycerol

3 ml

gelatine

12 g

light & hard paper

3g

rose powder Process: When we poured the mixture into the frame it was fluid and easy to spread.

It had intense pink colour as a result of the beetroot dye. The mixture turned out to be very thin. We wanted to make journal cover out of so decided to press whole mixture with silk paper to make it more durable. We put oil to the glass before we poured the mixture onto it. After 2 days we seperated sample from the frame but because of using paper mixture somehow got stuck to the glass so we seperated only half of it.

Conclusion: The touch of the sample is quite silicony but you could feel pieces of paper on glass side. Paper on the other side made the sample look more soft and elegant. Therefore it softened colour of the material. It was quite flexible but a bit more fragile than previous samples. Thanks to super intensive dye it has more chemical vibe.

Date: 14.10.20