PLANTS INTO INKS WORKSHOPS

SANDRA HIGGINS ART GALLERY, Milsom Street, Bath BA1 1DN
Fiona McIntyre ARE
will be giving 2 separate workshops on the alchemy of ink-making working with organic materials from trees and plants.
Tuesday 10 June, & Tuesday 24 June
£40.00 – ALL MATERIALS AND REFRESHMENTS INCLUDED
You will take home painted samples on cotton-rag paper and printed recipes from the demonstration.
You are advised to bring your favourite watercolour brushes and an apron.
MAX 8 PARTICIPANTS.
Fiona will transform flowers and tree material to make three primary colours + black and brown using mordants and alchemy. She will also give some background to these ancient recipes and their historical significance. None of these materials are toxic and Fiona has chosen the most lightfast plants to work with.
Fiona McIntyre has a BA Hons. from Edinburgh College of Art and an MA in European Fine Art from Winchester School of Art in Barcelona. She is an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmaker, and a founding member of The Arborealists. She is an experienced tutor teaching drawing & painting, workshops & public talks.