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Create a rainbow of vibrant, natural inks from the plants and flowers around you.
Plant-based inks are richer in colour than synthetic inks, producing a wide range of tones and unique, stunning visual results; extracting and storing these inks ready for use is made simple in this beginner-friendly book. The 27 seasonal plant ‘recipes’, which yield 49 colours of ink, are ordered seasonally, to accompany you through the creative year.
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Each recipe contains a guide to the plant used, the lightfastness of the ink created, written step-by-step instructions for extracting the ink, and beautiful visuals to illustrate the colours available; handy tips are also included for working with plant-based ink.
For artists who like to work with different mediums, the book also includes guides to creating pigments from your plant recipes, then using different binders to create oil paint, egg tempera, watercolour, gouache, chalk pastel and screen-printing ink.
Plant and Ink is an invitation to embrace sustainability, to see the world around us in vibrant colour and to create with love and attention. Whether you’re an experienced artist or a curious beginner, this book will open your eyes to the creative possibilities that nature has to offer.
Preface: My love for ink and nature Introduction: The history of paper and ink Discovering nature What is ink? Handy to keep in the house Bottling ink The basis of plant-based inks Three golden rules for working with plant-based inks
DYE PLANTS / TUTORIALS Madder,Woad, Weld
INK / TUTORIALS Spring - Bracken, Cow parsley, Gallnuts, Daffodil, Tulip, Black hollyhock Summer - Tansy, Dahlia, Goldenrod, Hibiscus, Poppy, Elder Autumn - Birch, Privet, Horse chestnut, Saffron crocus, Sage, Walnut Winter - Grapevine, Alder, Hazel, Holly, Red cabbage, Rose
My journey to plant-based printing
PAINT, CHALK AND PRINTING INK / TUTORIALS Pigment Lake pigment Oil paint Damar varnish Oil colours Egg tempera Watercolour paint and gouache Chalk pastels Screen-printing ink
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Judith Rosema is a botanical artist, illustrator, multi-disciplinary creative and sustainable entrepreneur. She trained at an art academy in the Netherlands, where she specialized in graphics (lithos, lino prints, wood prints and etches). Afterwards she started her career as an artist and has exhibited her work in the Netherlands and Belgium.
In 2009, concerned by the suffering inflicted on the planet, Judith decided she no longer wanted to work with materials that harm our world, so began to experiment with plants and flowers found by roadsides, exploring their dyeing properties.
In 2017 she founded Het lnkt Atelier (The Ink Atelier), a sustainable company which focuses on the production of botanical inks, and organizes workshops, courses and group trips.
Judith lives in Den Bosch, Netherlands.
Visit her website at www.hetinktatelier.com
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