Creating Inks from Natural Materials with Marjorie Morgan

[@FireWillow17-wf8rg]

I just came across this video. And I'm so very happy I did. I am from southern MA near RI line. I'll be checking out your most recent videos also. My father has taught me how to use natural materials to create inks and paints ect the same way the natives did. I've been doing this for 40 years. I'm not on the internet to much, so this I the first time I'm hearing of you guys. I'm super excited to see what more I can learn from you 🥰🩷🩷🩷✌️✌️

[@rustart]

Fantastic presentation and demo. Thanks for all the prep and covering so much in a short time!

[@danamelton9066]

Thank you! This was so interesting. What a wonderful craft.

[@donaldwarriner1640]

Watching from Tijuana, MX. One time resident of New England.

[@davebudd1429]

Thank you for the great video Marjorie!

[@Big-O-]

Wonderful 💛💙 greetings from Ukraine

[@eleanorsegal257]

Wonderful!! So glad I found this talk!!!! And grateful for the transcript!

[@CassandrasCreativeConcoctions]

Ahhhh thank you. Do you know if it is something that can be foraged?

[@tinahurst6250]

Thank you so much! Have the pasta press and I have been immersed in making ink for 3 months now, I just make ink in my kitchen now and use a blender for smoothies! 😂

[@GayeNieuwenhof]

Hi Marjorie. I am interested in how fugitive these inks are. I imagine that it depends on the materials used.

[@mommaknowsbestakagwen4028]

Awesome 👍 thanks for the information.

[@KatherineLWince]

are the "plates" plexiglass?

[@mysticimagesart5827]

Have you ever used the Sizzix Big Shot to do the small plexiglass printing?

[@Carol-br3bd]

Beautiful do you get a beautiful staining on the mop cloth?

[@marionwigzell7334]

Really interesting. Thanks for sharing (-: Marion

[@FireflyOnTheMoon]

It makes no difference at all if the grapes are wild or not

[@shanashowsyoustuff]

Have you tried making a large batch of ink and then freezing it in ice cube trays for future use?

[@carolpolhill606]

Wonderful! Why don’t you use alum? What would it do? How do you rehydrate a print to over print on?

[@sonjaknoll6101]

Thx for this most interesting video! Q: would a gelli plate bevtoo smooth for a monoprint with „your“ ink? Greetings from Austria!

[@1aliveandwell]

These are mostly non archival prints, but changing, depending on the plant/...? Do mordants (like when fabric prints/dye) work on paper? Am thinking of soe of the plastic that is in packaging might be good experimenting with.

[@teamimagineersartscharity2691]

Mordants do work on paper.

[@FranOnTheEdge]

How do you make ink from alkanet root or alkanet powder? Alkana tinctoria, not the green alkanet, Anchusa. Please? I've tried adding gum Arabic to the powder and then adding water and it just floats or sinks in clear liquid. I've tried boiling roots in water. I got brown. I've tried putting the roots in vodka in a dark place for 2 or 3 weeks and got a very faint pinkish red much MUCH too watery to use. Help?

[@teamimagineersartscharity2691]

Lookup making paint from pigment also look up making lake pigments I think they might help

[@CassandrasCreativeConcoctions]

Is the gum Arabic optional? Or is there something more natural that can be substituted ?

[@apple369]

@CassandrasCreativeConcoctions What is unnatural about gum arabic? It's dried tree sap.

[@karenholst8306]

👍👍👍💕💕💕🇩🇰

[@corinroyal]

"Gum Arabic is a natural preservative." WTHF!? Since when is tasty mucilage anything but a food source?

[@user-pc2hh8wg3w]

Maybe it shouldn't be in our foods... like titanium white, etc