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Lake Pigment

Last year, I enrolled in an online ink making workshop given by Maiwa School of Textiles. It took me a while but I finally finished it this winter. Although I have been experimenting and making inks for a few years I wanted to learn more about the process of making lake pigments. A lake pigment is a pigment made by precipitating a dye bath with … Continue reading Lake Pigment

Leah MccloskeyMarch 6, 2023March 22, 20234 Comments

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PhaseIII/6ft. and Making Color from Nature

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Leah MccloskeySeptember 20, 2020April 5, 2021Leave a comment

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Ink Making 8.18.20

I have been taking a lot walks to find plants to make more ink. This time of year there are so may things to choose from. In July I decided on wild bergamot, Queen Anne’s lace and a few day lilies I still had growing in my garden. I use wild bergamot to make infused vinagar (btw it’s really delicious) it causes the vinagar to … Continue reading Ink Making 8.18.20

Leah MccloskeyAugust 20, 2020August 20, 20201 Comment

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First Ink

I finally dove in and made ink for the first time. It is as gratifying as any creative project I have ever done with the added bonus of making my own medium that is one of a kind. I finally got the supplies I had been waiting weeks for the day before I planned another visit to Pa to see mom, so I decided to … Continue reading First Ink

Leah MccloskeyJuly 11, 2020July 11, 20201 Comment

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Clover

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Leah MccloskeyJune 16, 2020June 16, 2020Leave a comment

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Spring in Pa.

8 weeks into self quarantine upstate and I just had to get out and go visit my mother in Pa. for Mother’s Day. Armed with a mask and a spray bottle of sanitizer, I was ready for a week of family from a social distance. The best part of my days were the walks I took with both my sisters who live in area. We … Continue reading Spring in Pa.

Leah MccloskeyMay 18, 2020August 20, 2020Leave a comment

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