Working with brushes

Lately I'm busy with something completely different. I'm trying to get more and more control with my prints. I know that in this area, control is considered a bad thing but I do not see anything wrong with trying to expand the boundaries.

I work with a palette of iron at different concentrations and with brushes I'm painting the leaves as I want and in this way I can choose what effect I will get with the same leaves. 

I discover a whole new world.  

It just make it so clear even while applying the iron which leaves are very sensitive to iron and can easily become very dark and how to control it in case I don't want the dark effect or which leaves resisting the iron and if you want any effect you really need to apply strong solution.

Which part of the leaf is sensitive and which part is not.

To which part of the leaf to apply the iron to get different effects. for example, only contours, more natural effect or more graphic effect, etc...

What is also nice is that my background stay almost clean from the iron. Which mean, if I want to dye the background with madder for example, the iron will not effect the purity of the madder shade.

So yes... I'm loosing spontaneity in my work with such a technique but I know I will find the balance again in the future.

For now, I'm very much into it and it is fascinating.

The pillar of salt fantasy

I'm not sure if I ever mention this. But my work is never complete without the photo shoot. 

Many time it is gives the right meaning to the work. I love to do it with Idan. He understand me and my work perfectly and know how to get the best of it and I, love very much to change characters. To be someone else for a moment - to fantasise, to live on a different time, in different places.

For a very long time I wanted to take photos in the Dead Sea but I did not have the right work for this surrounding until recently. 

We went there last week. Such a short drive and the atmosphere is so completely different. The landscape reminiscent the story of creation in Genesis. My head and my imagination immediately begin to work and the story of Genesis and also the story of lot's wife who looked back and turned to salt was playing in my head like a music.

And this is what we created. With water, wool, plants, fire, camera and the beautiful surrounding of one of the wonders in the world - The Dead Sea.

Hope you enjoy it. Take a moment and fantasise yourself. Your day can be completely different :)