Early Experiments with Rice Paper Prints

The following tests were conducted over a period of 5 days using a variety of water temperatures, surfectant ratios and techniques. Through repeated testing, the paramaters affecting the results became apparent:

Paramaters able to be controlled include: • Water temperature • Concentration of surfectant used • How many times the brush is dipped into the water • How much time passes between depositing ink and taking a print. • Inprecise hand movements • External disruptions to the water stillness such as light breeze, vibrations of people walking past, etc. • How much the water is disturbed when the paper is laid down.

Parameters more difficult to control include: • Exactly how much ink is on the brush • Exactly how far the ink is dipped into the water

20˚C 1:20 soap to water ratio 1 x Concentric circles 20˚C 1:20 soap to water ratio Circles split exponentially

10˚C 1:30 soap to water ratio 2 x concentric circles 50˚C 1:20 soap to water radio 1 x concentric circles 20˚C 1:10 soap to water ratio 1 x concentric circles

20˚C 1:20 soap to water radio 2 x concentric circles Blown with straw

20˚C 1:30 soap to water radio 4 x concentric circles Blown with straw

20˚C 1:20 soap to water radio Randomly split circles Fanned

10˚C 1:20 soap to water radio 2 x concentric circles 80˚C 1:20 soap to water radio 3 x concentric circles

50˚C 1:30 soap to water radio 1 x concentric circle

20˚C 1:30 soap to water radio Circles split exponentially 20˚C 1:20 soap to water radio 3 x concentric circles Fanned

10˚C 1:30 soap to water radio Circles split exponentially

10˚C 1:320soap to water radio Blown with straw