Gathering Colour: Foraging Magic & Making Art from the World Around You - Softcover

Ffrench, Caitlin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1777387051 ISBN 13: 9781777387051

Publisher: Nine Ten Pubns, 2024

Synopsis

As artist Caitlin ffrench shares her deeply personal approach to working with natural pigments, she invites readers to discover magic in the colour all around you.Explore how to respectfully wildcraft pigments from rocks, dirt and sticks; and how to forage or cultivate dye plants. Learn how to make inks, paints and dyes from natural pigments for use on paper, fibre, textiles and more. Develop personal rituals for marking the seasons and interacting with nature that will inform and inspire your creativity.For artists, for crafters, for curious inhabitants of this big beautiful world: Gathering Colour will help you bring fresh perspective and a connection to nature into your creative practice.

About this title

About the Author

Caitlin ffrench is a Canadian artist and instructor working with wildcrafted pigments from within the landbases she visits as a way to explore the connections between place and memory. In her academic work, she explores parallels between her grief for the loss of landscapes and her grief for her body being disabled by multiple sclerosis. Caitlin lives in Vancouver, BC.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nine Ten Pubns
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1777387051
• ISBN 13: 9781777387051
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160