First experiments

  

My experiments have been drying, and here are the outcomes!


<-- This was my first test with the hibiscus tea. It didn't go to plan at all. It may have been a bit of a blonde moment, but that's what experimenting is all about! I expected since when the tea is mixed with boiling water (or any water, really) it turns a bright red colour. With resin, it seemed to have not done so at all. The resin seemed to have just encased the bits of tea. The texture was very interesting. Soft, but still a bit bumpy. Interesting to say the least!











<-- This was the tumeric test. I quite liked this one, as once it dried, the edges were a very bright yellow, almost neon colour. In the light it made them look even better as the edges glowed. 

<-- Paprika. Did not turn out nearly as red as i was hoping..









<-- Chocolate. Turned out as expected! A really smooth texture as well, not bumpy like it looks.

<-- Coffee. Probably my favourite out of the bunch so far. Has a really cool rough texture, almost like a rock or gravel. And the smell is amazing! Smells very strongly of coffee, which cancels out the strong smell of resin.

<-- Cinnamon. Smells a lot like cinnamon (not much of a resin smell), which is pretty cool. Smooth texture, brown/orange colour.









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So i decided to try fill gaps in wood with resin to see what it would turn out like. One out of the 3 i have tried turn out exactly as I had hoped, while the other two (which didnt turn out too bad!), the resin had sunk in more than i had thought, which ended up making it not as smooth at the top. 

Coffee 

Cinnamon 

 
 Paprika

The paprika was definitely my favourite. It worked out just as planned!