True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments

A showcase of 26 global artists who create color from natural materials, along with information on the historical importance and environmental sustainability of this practice. 

True Colors  provides an immersive visual experience and an inspiring travelogue of personal stories and practical information from artists who are leaving their mark on the world with natural dyes and pigments.

Deep conversations with 26 artisans from every part of the globe reveal their wisdom, traditions, and know-how—and suggest that we ignore what they know at our peril. Their traditional approaches to making color pigments and dyes offer sustainable options to a fashion system badly in need of them and memorable cultural narratives to a world hungry for beauty and spirituality. 

This updated 2nd edition features a revised chapter. 

Keith Recker is president and co-founder of Hand/Eye magazine and a board member and creative director of the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe. His previous book, Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color, has been translated into eleven languages.