Monday 30 October 2017

A visit to Gair Park

Windfalls collected



Bundling and Layering watercolour paper and cloth


Into the dye pot which had been simmering with leaves, bark and resin collected from the parks gutters



Out of the dye pot to dry. 
The colours change over time as the dyestuff oxidises




The final results on paper

I've had this hat for ages, given as a gift from a student. A lovely thought, though I never liked the stripes, I find them hard to look...