{"id":36677,"date":"2022-08-10T14:44:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=36677"},"modified":"2022-08-31T16:31:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T20:31:47","slug":"chlorophyll-leaf-prints-in-5-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/08\/10\/chlorophyll-leaf-prints-in-5-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Chlorophyll Leaf Prints in 5 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The art of leaf printing has been around for hundreds of years, with the first example discovered in the year 1,228 CE.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the 13th to the 19th century, botanists, herbalists, and doctors all over the world used herbal prints for medical research and identification. In this country, Benjamin Franklin began printing a leaf on the back of paper money in 1739. He had noticed in leaf prints created by his friend, botanist and artist Jacob Breitnall, that no leaf had identical veins. That made leaf printing a great way to combat counterfeiting. Fast forward to modern times, and both fingerprints for adults and footprints for newborn babies are actively used to maintain unique identities.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you know a little about leaf print origins, let\u2019s make our own! Follow the steps below and have fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out this step-by-step video.<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nr_OiBHwsa0?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Find a few sheets of white unlined copy paper or art\/scrapbook paper (preferable).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36683\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-1-by-EG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36683\" class=\"wp-image-36683\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-1-by-EG-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of piece of paper on table\" width=\"544\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-1-by-EG-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-1-by-EG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-1-by-EG-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-1-by-EG-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-1-by-EG.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Edwin Guevara<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Find some green leaves in your backyard. If you don\u2019t have a typical backyard, then feel free to explore your neighborhood street and collect leaves from any trees or plants (remember to be cautious of poison ivy and get private landowner permission!). Even \u201cweeds\u201d like dandelions are excellent and can have intricate leaves.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36682\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36682\" class=\"wp-image-36682\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Edwin Guevara<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Fold your white sheet of paper in half.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36681\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36681\" class=\"wp-image-36681\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Edwin Guevara<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 4:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add one or two of your leaves to the paper and after making sure the leaves are lying flat, refold the paper so that the leaves are sandwiched inside the paper fold.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36680\" style=\"width: 553px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36680\" class=\"wp-image-36680\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-4.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Edwin Guevara<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 5:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using the back of a spoon, press as hard as safely possible. Make sure you press and roll the back of the spoon over every single part of the leaf. It may take a little bit of practice to get it just right, so keep trying to get a feel for which parts of the leaves need extra pressing. Open the paper to view your results!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36679\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36679\" class=\"wp-image-36679\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Chlorophyll-Leaf-Prints-Step-5.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Edwin Guevara<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><b>Welcome back to HabiChat!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My name is Sarah Witcher, and I\u2019m new here! With the help of Edwin Guevara and Paula Becker, I\u2019ll be taking over in the HabiChat and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/pages\/habitat\/wildacres.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wild Acres<\/a>\u00a0realm, hoping to continue to inspire (and be inspired by) Maryland nature enthusiasts. Feel free to reach out to us with any wildlife questions or topics you\u2019d like to know more about, or share what you\u2019ve done in the past year with your backyard habitat. We\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In this issue, we\u2019ll consider how to approach the \u201clittler\u201d critters and appreciate mini-Maryland wildlife through the use of a macro lens. Also, habitat tips about end-of-summer bird baths and our favorite ferns will be featured, with a fun leaf print activity for artists of any age. Finally, enjoy a new section that will highlight the very best of what we here at the Natural Heritage Program do within the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We hope you\u2019ll come visit us and meet our new staff at the Maryland State Fair.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sarah Witcher<br \/>\nSarah.Witcher1@maryland.gov<br \/>\n410-260-8566<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/public.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MDDNR\/subscriber\/topics?qsp=MDDNR_5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to have HabiChat\u2014the quarterly backyard wildlife habitat newsletter from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/habitat\/wildacres.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wild Acres<\/a>\u00a0program\u2014delivered right to your inbox!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>In this Issue<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/08\/24\/macro-mini-maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macro Mini Maryland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Chlorophyll Leaf Prints in 5 Easy Steps\" href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/08\/24\/chlorophyll-leaf-prints-in-5-easy-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Chlorophyll Leaf Prints in 5 Easy Steps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Habitat Tip: Helping Birds Beat The Heat\" href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/08\/24\/habitat-tip-helping-birds-beat-the-heat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Habitat Tip: Helping Birds Beat The Heat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Native Plant Profile: Yours Frondly, Ferns\" href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/08\/24\/native-plant-profile-yours-frondly-ferns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Native Plant Profile: Yours Frondly, Ferns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Natural Heritage Program Spotlight: Maryland\u2019s Natural Areas\" href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/08\/24\/natural-heritage-program-spotlight-marylands-natural-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Natural Heritage Program Spotlight: Maryland\u2019s Natural Areas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/header_HabiChat-SU22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36643\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/header_HabiChat-SU22.png\" alt=\"Header image with bumblebee\" width=\"900\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/header_HabiChat-SU22.png 900w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/header_HabiChat-SU22-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/header_HabiChat-SU22-768x323.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The art of leaf printing has been around for hundreds of years, with the first example discovered in the year 1,228 CE. From the 13th to the 19th century, botanists, herbalists, and doctors all over the world used herbal prints for medical research and identification. In this country, Benjamin Franklin began printing a leaf on<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/08\/10\/chlorophyll-leaf-prints-in-5-easy-steps\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[5030,3614,5061,4211],"class_list":["post-36677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","tag-arts-and-crafts","tag-habichat","tag-leaves","tag-wild-acres"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36677"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36781,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36677\/revisions\/36781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}