Friday, February 14, 2020

Leaf Skeleton

Cleaning the leaf after boiling it
A cleaned leaf that has been bleached




















I boiled the leaves in washing powder so all of the living cells could be brushed off using a combination of a toothbrush and paintbrush, leaving the xylem of the leaf behind. This can be a long process as the xylem of the leaf is fragile and can break if too much pressure is applied to the brush.

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