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Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking by Logan, Jason (Author) , Ondaatje, Michael (Foreword by)

Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking by Logan, Jason (Author) , Ondaatje, Michael (Foreword by)

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Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking
Contributor(s): Logan, Jason (Author) , Ondaatje, Michael (Foreword by)

ISBN: 1419732439    EAN: 9781419732430
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams  
US SRP: $35.00 US  
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: September 11, 2018
Physical Info: 1.0" H x 9.4" L x 7.6" W (1.8 lbs) 192 pages
Readers will learn how to forage for materials such as soot, rust, cigarette butts, peach pits, and black walnut, then how to mix, test, and transform these ingredients into rich, vibrant inks that are sensitive to both place and environment. Chapters include:
  • A Forager's Checklist
  • What Is Ink and How Is It Made
  • Natural Ink: A Basic Recipe
  • Colors and Recipes
  • The Ground Rules of Natural Inkmaking
  • Testing Ink on Paper
  • And more!
Organized by color, with a glossary of terms and a guide to resources, and featuring lovely minimalist photography throughout, Make Ink combines science, art, and craft to instill the basics of ink making and demonstrate the beauty and necessity of engaging with one of humankind's oldest tools of communication.
Toronto Ink Company founder Jason Logan is an internationally recognized designer, creative director, author, and artist. His illustrations appear regularly in the New York Times and his fine art has been exhibited in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, and the Yukon. His work has been recognized by the AIGA, SPD, the Centre for Social Innovation, and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Michael Ondaatje is a celebrated poet, novelist, editor, and filmmaker, best known for his 1992 Booker Prize-winning novel The English Patient.
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