INKS

ocean floor and surface studies - Pomo Territory (Big River Beach, Mendocino)
sumi ink

ocean floor studies - Coast Miwok Territory (Bolinas, CA)
indigo ink

BOTANICAL INK SERIES

I make inks and pigments from plant material (leaves, branches, petals, bark, cones, etc) and earth (stones and rocks) - harvested from my walks, surfs, or foraging trips.

Using a process called laking - whereby modifers (iron, soda ashe, alum) are added to water and adhere to the plant matter (bark, petals, leaves) to extract color for pigment making. Once evaporated into dusty pigments, I add a medium - water, gum arabica, clove oil, honey - and mull pigment and medium together to make my inks.

ocean floor studies - Coast Miwok Territory (Bolinas, CA)
acorn ink

sequoia tree studies - Salmon Creek Farm, Mendocino/Pomo Territory
redwood cones and plum tree bark ink