{"product_id":"plant-and-ink-isbn-9781800923102","title":"Plant and Ink","description":"\u003cb\u003eColor your world with nature’s palette. Create a rainbow of vibrant, sustainable inks from the plants and flowers around you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlant-based inks are fuller and richer in color than synthetic types\u003c\/b\u003e: they are not one uniform color, but instead contain the whole spectrum of pigments found in abundance within each plant. They give you a far greater choice of colors, a unique palette and stunning visual results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtracting and storing the inks ready for use is made simple in this beginner-friendly book. \u003cb\u003eThe 27 seasonal plant ‘recipes’, which yield 49 colors of ink, are ordered seasonally, to accompany you through the creative year.\u003c\/b\u003e Discover:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Warm yellows from daffodils in spring;\u003cbr\u003e• Rich reds, pinks and indigo from poppies in summer;\u003cbr\u003e• Light blue and mint green from sage in autumn;\u003cbr\u003e• Warm orangey-browns from hazel in winter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach recipe contains a guide to the plant used, the lightfastness of the ink created, written step-by-step instructions for extracting the ink, and beautiful visuals to illustrate the colors available; handy tips are also included for working with plant-based ink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor artists who like to work with different mediums, the book also includes guides to creating pigments from your plant recipes, then using different binders to create oil paint, egg tempera, watercolor, gouache, chalk pastel and screen-printing ink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlant and Ink\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to embrace sustainability, to see the world around us in vibrant color and to create with love and attention. Whether you’re an experienced artist or a curious beginner, this book will open your eyes to the creative possibilities that nature has to offer.Foreword: My love for ink and nature; Introduction: The history of paper and ink; Discovering nature; What is ink?; Handy to keep in the house; Bottling ink; The basis of plant-based inks; Three top tips for working with plant-based ink\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Dye plants \/ tutorials\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Madder; Woad; Weld\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Ink \/ tutorials\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e SPRING; Bracken; Cow parsley; Gallnuts; Daffodil; Tulip; Black hollyhock\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e SUMMER; Tansy; Dahlia; Goldenrods; Hibiscus; Poppy\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e AUTUMN; Birch; Privet; Horse chestnut; Saffron crocus; Sage; Walnut\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e WINTER; Grape; Alder; Hazel; Holly; Red cabbage; Rose\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e My journey to plant-based printing ink\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Paint, chalk and printing ink \/ tutorials; Pigment; Lake pigment; Oil colours; Egg tempera; Watercolours \u0026amp; gouache; Chalk pastels; Screen printing ink;\u003cb\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e - August 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtracting and storing the inks ready for use is made simple in \"Plant and Ink: Make Your Own Plant-Based Ink\" -- a beginner-friendly instructional book by Judith Rosema. The 27 seasonal plant 'recipes', which yield 49 colors of ink, are ordered seasonally, to accompany you through the creative year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach recipe contains a guide to the plant used, the lightfastness of the ink created, written step-by-step instructions for extracting the ink, and beautiful visuals to illustrate the colors available; handy tips are also included for working with plant-based ink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor artists who like to work with different mediums, \"Plant and Ink: Make Your Own Plant-Based Ink\" also includes guides to creating pigments from your plant recipes, then using different binders to create oil paint, egg tempera, watercolor, gouache, chalk pastel and screen-printing ink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritique: \u003c\/b\u003eOriginal, extraordinary, and thoroughly 'reader\/user' friendly in organization and presentation, \"Plant and Ink: Make Your Own Plant-Based Ink\" by Judith Rosema is an unusual, invaluable and recommended addition to personal, professional, community, art school, and college\/university library collections. It should be noted that this large format trade paperback edition of \"Plant and Ink: Make Your Own Plant-Based Ink\" from Search Press is also readily available in a convenient digital book format (Kindle, $21.83, Amazon).Judith Rosema is a botanical artist, illustrator, multi-disciplinary creative and sustainable entrepreneur. She was trained at an art academy in the Netherlands, where she specialized in graphics (lithos, lino prints, wood prints and etches). Afterwards she started her career as an artist and has exhibited her work in the Netherlands and Belgium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2009, concerned by the suffering inflicted on the planet, Judith decided she no longer wanted to work with materials that harm our world, so began to experiment with plants and flowers found by roadsides, exploring their dyeing properties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2017 she founded Het lnkt Atelier [The Ink Atelier], a sustainable company which focusses on the production of botanical inks, and organizes workshops, courses and group trips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudith lives in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.","brand":"Search Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301924262117,"sku":"NP9781800923102","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781800923102.jpg?v=1767734839","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/plant-and-ink-isbn-9781800923102","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}