347K views · 19K reactions | Leaf printing is such a classic activity...

I thought I would share a print of a leaf for a change today… I always find it so exciting to see what happens, particularly when the leaves are heavily textured like this one. Viburnum rhytidophyllum, commonly known as leatherleaf viburnum, is an evergreen shrub native to China. Its glossy, dark green leaves, which are wrinkled or "leathery" in texture were very interesting to monoprint with. The name "rhytidophyllum," means "wrinkled leaf" in Greek. The flowers are small, but numerous and frag