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From Plant to Pigment by Natalie Stopka
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B33
$24.99
This beautiful book invites artists to explore color at its source by creating their own pigments, paints, and pastels from plants. Rooted in sustainable practice and material curiosity, it offers a thoughtful approach to working with handmade, homegrown color. Artist and educator Natalie Stopka opens the door to her studio, sharing how she shifted away from non-renewable synthetic materials in favor of locally sourced botanical pigments.
Readers learn how to cultivate, forage, harvest, and store dye plants, as well as how to set up a functional studio with essential tools and ingredients. From Plant to Pigment also explores how to turn finished pigments into a range of artist materials, including paints and pastels, making it easy to apply these colors directly to your own work.
“Each botanical pigment is not just a visual representation of nature, it is also a collaborative manifestation of nature. These colors are rich with history, entangled in ecological networks, and alive with possibility.” —Natalie Stopka, Introduction.
Hardcover; 175 pages; 7” x 9”
This beautiful book invites artists to explore color at its source by creating their own pigments, paints, and pastels from plants. Rooted in sustainable practice and material curiosity, it offers a thoughtful approach to working with handmade, homegrown color. Artist and educator Natalie Stopka opens the door to her studio, sharing how she shifted away from non-renewable synthetic materials in favor of locally sourced botanical pigments.
Readers learn how to cultivate, forage, harvest, and store dye plants, as well as how to set up a functional studio with essential tools and ingredients. From Plant to Pigment also explores how to turn finished pigments into a range of artist materials, including paints and pastels, making it easy to apply these colors directly to your own work.
“Each botanical pigment is not just a visual representation of nature, it is also a collaborative manifestation of nature. These colors are rich with history, entangled in ecological networks, and alive with possibility.” —Natalie Stopka, Introduction.
Hardcover; 175 pages; 7” x 9”
| Binding | Glue |
| Skill Level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
