There was a bit of a January thaw this week, but it was short-lived. Winter reappeared quickly with all its drama and bluster, so cooking up a batch of eco print magic served as a little diversion. Using previously gathered leaves was like conjuring autumn!

A stock pot holds a stack of layered alum-soaked paper and leaves on a steamer rack; a brick keeps everything weighted down.

Besides the cache of oak, maple and tulip leaves, there were some flowers from a Christmas bouquet of stock, which yielded the most surprising prints.