Making with Plants
A Book of Colors
In the summer of 2023, I collected plants from my hometown and dyed paper using them. The plants were either grown by my grandma or foraged by me from the village.
pomegranate skin
pomegranate skin with less ferrous acetate
pomegranate skin with ferrous acetate
loquat leaves
loquat leaves with ferrous acetate
lotus leaves
lotus leaves with lessferrous acetate
lotus leaves with ferrous acetate
five-leaved chaste tree
five-leaved chaste tree with ferrous acetate
walnut husks
walnut husks with ferrous acetate
fig leaves
fig leaves with ferrous acetate
Dyeing Threads
From left to right: peach branches, peach branches, fig leaves, loquat leaves, loquat leaves, loquat leaves, walnut husksMaking Pigments
avocado peels and stones
onion skins
sweet chestnuts