When sunprinting, items are placed on art material—in this case, fabric—and allowed to rest there for a period of time without moving. Things that might blow away or lift off of the fabric will not make a distinct sunprint. Items that lay flat on the fabric and have some weight will make the best print. Some lightweight items—like paper shapes—work well, too, because they “stick” to the wet fabric and don’t move.
Items that worked well for our group included a heavy, faux-lace plastic tablecloth, plastic canvas circles, construction fencing, metal washers, rocks, wood cutouts, and paper stencils.
Items that were less successful were leaves, traditional lace, feathers, lightweight and three-dimensional items.…
