Harvest

September is a time when the harvest is rich. I have been waiting for many fruits and berries to ripen enough to harvest for my pigments. The weekly farm visits are thrilling as we find abundant material that can produce inks. Plumbs are sticky but the color is rich, rabbit brush is in full bloom, and Sand cherries are dropping in droves. I can hardly keep up making inks so I decided to freeze and dry some.

I was able to run my first community event at a farm-to-table dinner in Adams County. People were so eager to try the various inks and curious about how they were made. I have one more event this year at Barr Lake for their Harvest Festival. I can’t wait to share what I am learning. 

I continue to explore ways that I can incorporate these inks into my own art. I have enjoyed drawing with them and recently I started drawing and painting right onto the wood panels and covering them with a layer of wax. This whole process makes me smile and I can’t wait to see the final product.

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