Botanical Ink Workshop

Join children’s book illustrator and designer, Gabrielle Eisma, for a class full of colorful botanical inking made with foraged native and invasive plants. In this class, you will be introduced to many plant sources that create inks, and learn how to modify homemade ink to create different natural colors, and learn tips and tricks for making your own botanical ink. You will leave with a booklet of botanical ink recipes and tips for every color of the rainbow you can make in your own kitchen or studio, and a homemade color chart from the specially made inks from the class!

I'll teach a bit about my process, and how I process natural materials.

We'll talk about mordants and how they change the pH (and therefore color) of our inks.

I'll have palettes ready with pre-made inks that workshop attendees can create the color charts according to the added mordants. It's really fun and magical!

If we have extra time, I encourage workshop attendees to apply the color chart they made to an illustration.

Designed for ages 13+. Registration is required.