Saturday, October 26, 2013

Pokeberry color

It is harvest time for this purple dye plant that grows along the side of roads, at the edges of fields (and on our terrace from seeds I planted). Look for the bunches of purple berries...


























Pokeberry Time Series 2013, No. 1, 12x12 inches, November 24, 2013
Base is white cotton stained by blotting with Pokeberry soaked cloth.
Black image made with charcoal from the fireplace at the Toby Pond pavilion in Norfolk, CT.
Pokeberry Time Series 2013, No. 2, 12x12 inches, November 24, 2013
Base is white cotton stained by blotting with Pokeberry soaked cloth.
Black image made with charcoal from the fireplace at the Toby Pond pavilion in Norfolk, CT.