Turmeric Ink

As I mentioned in my earlier post, I enrolled in an intensive workshop, a deep dive into lake pigments. If you don’t know anything about lake pigments, I have put some links at the end of this post. One of the instructors, Natalie Stopka, has a book out right now, From Plant to Pigment. This week, I made the turmeric lake recipe from her book. … Continue reading Turmeric Ink

Secret treasures behind the revolving door.

Yesterday I went to a seminar held at The Surrogate Courthouse in downtown NYC. I have never been in this particular building, I arrived like most ny’ers rushing in and having to put my heavy coat, bags and cellphone in the bins to go through security. I rushed to the elevator and went to the second floor to get to the meeting. It was a … Continue reading Secret treasures behind the revolving door.