The Peak Academy - Home Learning

Group: Helvellyn Date: 13th July 2020 Subject: Forest School

Learning Outcome: To learn how to use Hapa Zome to create a natural picture. Learning Task:

Hapa Zome (or Leaf Bashing!) is a Japanese word meaning ‘leaf dye’ and is given to the process of transferring the natural pigments from leaves and flowers onto fabric or paper to create a botanical image. People have been using leaves and flowers to create picutres or dyes since time began… here’s how you can create your own:

You will need:

Leaves, Grasses, flowers2 plain pieces of paper or plain clothA small hammer or rock

1. Collect a number of natural materials to print from. To produce a good print they need moisture in them – moist leaves and grasses work very well, brightly coloured flowers also work well but you need to be a little more careful with them.

2. Find a hard, flat surface and arrange your leaves / flowers on top then cover them a piece of paper or cloth (a plain white hankerchief or pillow case, or an old sheet).

3. Take a small hammer, or rock, and start gently bashing the leaves trying to make sure hold the leaves in the same positions and you bash the whole leaf to get a good clear print. The idea is to gently crush the plant so the colours are released, not bash them into small bits!

4. Remove the top cover and greenery and you should find you have a leafy pattern.

See the video and link below for more instructions.

Key questions:

1. What leaves did you use?2. Were some leaves better than others?3. How many colourful flowers can you find to use?4. Do some print easier than others?5. Would this work on a wooden surface?

Links to useful websites/ video clips:

1. https://muddyfaces.co.uk/activity/hapa-zome-leaf-bashing-prints/ 2. Hapa Zome Video

Ways you can feedback:Send photo’s or a message to Mrs Cook (dcook@thepeakacademy.org)