Coal paint
13 October 2017
Grinding coal in a small, ceramic pestle and mortar. I think it would be easier with a heavier weight one – the coal (despite crumbling in my hands when collecting it) seems incredibly hard, and the dust is coarse.
Mix in proportions of:
2 tsp pigment
I tsp gum arabic
1/2 tsp honey
‘Go easy on the water’
(recipe Theo Chronis)
I love the idea that the pigment is plant material, gum arabic is tree sap and honey is made by bees from plants. Utterly organic paint.
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