Plant Alchemy – The Natural Ink Workshop

Natural ink-making has been mastered across many writing traditions, including the Islamic calligraphy tradition that combined aesthetics with text. In this workshop, we will dive into stories and folklore around colour, the labour-intensive ways that colour was derived, and the ephemerality of some natural colours. We will gather plants from our bioregion and use food waste to create a rich palette of plant-based inks. We will paint colour swatches and intuitive paintings to collaborate with the plants and honour the many gifts they give us.