Monday, 30 October 2017

A visit to Gair Park

Windfalls collected



Bundling and Layering watercolour paper and cloth


Into the dye pot which had been simmering with leaves, bark and resin collected from the parks gutters



Out of the dye pot to dry. 
The colours change over time as the dyestuff oxidises




The final results on paper

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