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Natural Pigments

Ethically sourced, local and homegrown, found and foraged.

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Rust Relic from old ferry pier , Shore RoadFerry Pier brown - Pigment from rock found at old pier .Shore Road, Innellan .Ochres from Toward - Soft stones crushed with a little seawater.Gull Rock Grey - Stone found at Toward Beach ,crushed with seawater.Rock Face , Toward BeachBright rust orange. - Stone found at Ardyne beach.RelicsFerry Pier Brown - dryingFerry Pier Brown - Muller processFerry Pier brown with natural binder.Ferry Pier Brown pigment on toned cyanotypes.Homemade inks - Rusty nail, red cabbage, found copper, windfall lichen, foraged bilberry, foraged rowan berry, Himalayan Honeysuckle berry. Horseradish leaves, sunflower leaves and nettles.Copper and Bilberry - Ink made from found Copper and foraged bilberries mixed with gum arabic.Homemade inks - inks on paper and inks with primed gesso paper.Turmeric Ink - Hand Coloured Cyanotype print .Hand coloured cyanotype print . - Relief print with cyanotype toned with lemon juice and hand coloured with Turmeric ink.Rowan Berries - Foraged from the Velvet Path.Rowan Berries - Simmered in a pot with vinegar and salt ,left to steep overnight before filtering and adding a few drops of wintergreen oil to prevent mould.Horseradish leaves - Home grown .Horseradish Leaves - Horseradish leaves mixed with a little alcohol and filtered makes a great Anthotype emulsion.Anthotype - Horseradish emulsion. Black bird -3days exposure to uv rays.Himalayan Honeysuckle BerriesHimalayan Honeysuckle berry ink - Nutty brown ink.Toned Cyanotype - Cyanotype toned with Horseradish leaves .Windfall CameliaCamelia ink - Collected for ink,simmered with vinegar & salt,left to steep overnight,strained,bottled with a few drops of clove oil.Bluebells from my garden.Bluebell ink - Bluebells simmered with vinegar & salt ,left to simmer and steep.Bottled with a few drops of clove oil.bluebell InkToned Cyanotypes with natural inks -Bluebells and rust.Oak GallsSoil Chromatography Print - Soil sample local drying green.Ink Chromatography print - Rusty nail ink sampleSoil Chromatography - Forest pathway -soil sampleMeadow Cranesbill - A species of Geraniums- wild plants in my garden AKA azure Skies,Midnight Reiter & Double Jewel.Great for attracting pollinators.Tutsan - Growing wild in the garden - a species of St John's wort AKA Park Leaves,Balm of the warriors wounds,Bible-leaf & Sweet Amber.

Rust Relic from old ferry pier , Shore RoadFerry Pier brown - Pigment from rock found at old pier .Shore Road, Innellan .Ochres from Toward - Soft stones crushed with a little seawater.Gull Rock Grey - Stone found at Toward Beach ,crushed with seawater.Rock Face , Toward BeachBright rust orange. - Stone found at Ardyne beach.RelicsFerry Pier Brown - dryingFerry Pier Brown - Muller processFerry Pier brown with natural binder.Ferry Pier Brown pigment on toned cyanotypes.Homemade inks - Rusty nail, red cabbage, found copper, windfall lichen, foraged bilberry, foraged rowan berry, Himalayan Honeysuckle berry. Horseradish leaves, sunflower leaves and nettles.Copper and Bilberry - Ink made from found Copper and foraged bilberries mixed with gum arabic.Homemade inks - inks on paper and inks with primed gesso paper.Turmeric Ink - Hand Coloured Cyanotype print .Hand coloured cyanotype print . - Relief print with cyanotype toned with lemon juice and hand coloured with Turmeric ink.Rowan Berries - Foraged from the Velvet Path.Rowan Berries - Simmered in a pot with vinegar and salt ,left to steep overnight before filtering and adding a few drops of wintergreen oil to prevent mould.Horseradish leaves - Home grown .Horseradish Leaves - Horseradish leaves mixed with a little alcohol and filtered makes a great Anthotype emulsion.Anthotype - Horseradish emulsion. Black bird -3days exposure to uv rays.Himalayan Honeysuckle BerriesHimalayan Honeysuckle berry ink - Nutty brown ink.Toned Cyanotype - Cyanotype toned with Horseradish leaves .Windfall CameliaCamelia ink - Collected for ink,simmered with vinegar & salt,left to steep overnight,strained,bottled with a few drops of clove oil.Bluebells from my garden.Bluebell ink - Bluebells simmered with vinegar & salt ,left to simmer and steep.Bottled with a few drops of clove oil.bluebell InkToned Cyanotypes with natural inks -Bluebells and rust.Oak GallsSoil Chromatography Print - Soil sample local drying green.Ink Chromatography print - Rusty nail ink sampleSoil Chromatography - Forest pathway -soil sampleMeadow Cranesbill - A species of Geraniums- wild plants in my garden AKA azure Skies,Midnight Reiter & Double Jewel.Great for attracting pollinators.Tutsan - Growing wild in the garden - a species of St John's wort AKA Park Leaves,Balm of the warriors wounds,Bible-leaf & Sweet Amber.

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