Paper strips painted with natural watercolor paints are woven together to make a fun design.

Had fun playing with my #watercolors made from plants on leftover strips of paper. Why not weave them? The result made me happy. #artyear #botanicalpaint #handmade #botanicalcolor

Two circular, plastic containers containing a reddish brown paint are now drying on the table on top of a floral tablecloth.

Onion skin watercolor paint complete! From the onions to the pigment and now in watercolor form! #ArtYear #botanicalpaint #botanicalcolor #handmadewatercolors

Two vials of pigment sit on a floral cloth napkin. The pigment is made from onion skins.

So my first lake pigment is all ground up and stored in vials until a day for paintmaking. I am jazzed and ready to make more! #lakepigment #botanicalcolor #paintmaking

Two round, white coffee filters lay on a pink carpet. Pigment from onion skins dries on each. The one on the left is dark, almost brown. The pigment on the right is vibrant yellow.

My first lake pigment made from onion skins. This is the excruciating drying phase. The pigment on the left was the original pigment, but I noticed that the runoff water was still pigmented so I gave it another go - viola a lighter pigment. #lakepigment #botanicalcolor #onionskinpaint #makingpaint

4 papers with a combination of lavender and onion botanical ink.

Crock pot filled with onion skins and water.

Container of botanical ink made from onion skins, a piece of paper with the word onion and a picture of an onion written with the onion skin ink and a bamboo dip pen.

Yesterday I cooked up a crock pot of onion skins. What a lovely color emerged! Part of the resulting liquid was a part of my first attempt at making lake pigments (to be continued) the rest was made into onion skin ink. Playing with onion ink on lavender inked paper was fun! #botanicalcolor #paint

Last summer we received a bouquet from a vendor at the Farmer’s Market. I made ink from the flowers, a dip pen from the stalks and my daughter made a thank you note using the ink. #botanicalcolor #inkmaking #naturalcolor

He huffed and he puffed
Everything divided
Until we saw sky

Botanical ink on watercolour paper

#contemporaryartist #penandinkdrawing #botanicalcolor #visualartist #drawing

My work is all about color.
About plant-based color.
Colors that are made without plastics and heavy chemicals. Locally produced and made from raw materials that I collect myself. In the city, in my garden or wherever I happen to come across something.

#naturaldyes
#botanicalcolor
#screenprinting

Valentine's for you toes!

We handmake each sock in our New Jersey studio. They are printed with homegrown flowers and bundle dyed on mordanted bamboo and cotton.

#naturaldye #botanicalcolor #flowerpower #dyegarden