Indigo Ink

Making ink from a gifted, leftover indigo dye bath today. . As soon as I make a batch of ink, I want to use it. It often leads me in creative directions I wouldn’t have otherwise taken. That in itself is priceless to me. In this “play” or “what if” mode, questions about archival materials fade away - it doesn’t matter if this ink eventually fades, what matters is the creative exploration and a series of movements and mark makings that become second nature next time I pick up a brush or mark making tool to do something “serious”. I then have a set of skills and moves that come from hours playing with homemade ink. . I had a feeling using this net bag as a stencil would look cool, but I was surprised at how much it looks like choppy ocean waves, complete with accidental overspray when I removed the netting. Lovely. . Thanks to indigo goddess @yarrow_sparrow for the dye bath!