Make Ink: A forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking - Jason Logan

“Make Ink: A Forager’s Guide to Natural Inkmaking” - Jason Logan  Jason’s book provides all the information you need to get started with the rewarding craft of foraging, creating, and working with natural pigments in the form of ink. “Make Ink” begins with tips for foraging plants that have useful pigments and an explanation of ink and how it’s made, including optional additives like mordants, thickeners, and binders. The next section is broken down by color and material. Each source of ink includes collecting information, materials, methods, and uses. Logan’s book is an effective tutorial, but it is also a thoughtful, creative, and richly illustrated reflection on beauty, interspersed with inspiring quotes and examples from a diverse selection of artists who use natural inks. 191 pages.