Join CRUX and O’Brien Farm’s Irish Artist in Residence

Wednesday, October 8th,
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
O’Brien’s Farm,
`Workshop: $30

Inks come in many forms, from the solid blocks of carbon black used in the Far East to the classic bottles of iron gall ink found in Europe, as well as the natural, tannin-rich mixturesmade from plants. Whether you are writing a letter, sketching a landscape, or practicing calligraphy, using pen and tannin ink creates a lasting connection between your tools and your work and the land. Together, the group will learn about botanical or plant-based tannins that can be harnessed to create ink in various shades. Many of which are abundant in autumn from our local environment, such as berries, different coloured leaves and seeds.

Participants are encouraged to gather their own ink-making materials to bring to the workshop, such as berries, oak galls, acorn shells, alder, purple asters, goldenrod, pearly everlasting, fireweed, oak and maple leaves, fruit and vegetable peels such as onion skins or chestnut shells. Many of these plants can yield very rich colours which we will explore in this workshop. If you have a particular small vial in mind for your ink please do bring it along.

Spaces are limited to 8 participants

*email artcruxnl@gmail.com early to secure your spot.

Cost: $30.00

Please note that CRUX has an accessibility fund that you can access to cover the cost of the workshop and to help you offset the cost of wages lost to attend or childcare costs if needed. Please send us an email if the cost of attending workshops is a barrier for you to attend.

Following the workshop, we invite everyone—whether attending the workshop or not—to join us for a community potluck lunch. Bring a dish to share and enjoy good company in the beautiful surroundings of O’Brien’s Farm.