@impressionsofnature: I was so excited to see this one... so much gorgeous detail 💚 If you want to try this lovely process there is a list of all materials on the website :) link in profile or you can pop over to https://www.impressionsofnature.co.uk/materials Amazing Nettles, Love them or hate them? I must say I love them, even though they tend to ambush me, especially when I am wearing sandals, their sting comes from droplets of histamine and formic acid. Historically, nettles were a primary textile fibre source, rivalling flax, hemp, and cotton until the 17th and 18th centuries. Nettles have many uses, from curdling milk to repelling pests, offering relief for rheumatic joints, and serving as a tonic rich in vitamin C. However, eating them when flowering (June to October) can be laxative and potentially upset the urinary tract, but the seeds are still edible. Nettle and potato soup is a favourite, and they’re used in Cornwall to wrap a cheese called Yarg. Symbolizing women’s strength, healing, protection, and self-sufficiency, nettles embody a powerful duality—both fierce and gentle, painful and restorative, widespread yet invaluable. In Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Wild Swans,” nettles play a central role as a heroine gathers and knits them into coats to save her swan-transformed brothers, playing with the idea that courage can overcome pain. In folklore, nettles offered protection against “elf-shot” and “flying venom” in Anglo-Saxon culture, and dense nettle patches signalled a fairy presence and warded off enchantments. I could go on endlessly about nettles! . . . . . . #monoprint #printmakingtoday #leafprint #contemporarycraft #printmaking #natureprint #originalprint #botanicalillustration #originalprint #medicinalplants #medicinalherbs #nettle #nettleprint #botanicalmonoprinting #botanicalprint #naturejournal

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