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> Wednesday May 28th > Friday June 13th > Tuesday July 15th (part of the ‘Craftweek’)CoSTS
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info@thenatureconnection.nlPlant ink is a mixture of highly concentrated, natural plant extracts with a liquid. You can write with it using ink pens or paint with it like ecoline or watercolour. Our oldest manuscript are written with it! In this workshop we will work with traditional plants from this area. Pregathered – think gall-nuts or madder or walnut. Or freshly picked by you: we will go out to see what nature currently offers us to make ink from. I teach you to recognise the plants, which part is suitable (bark, leaf, flower) and how to harvest respectfully & sustainably. With which plants we return depends on the season, of course! Back at the Ceuvel, we process the found materials. You will learn how to make ink in different ways from different types of plant material. You will also learn how to make your own drawing materials from natural materials: how to cut a reed pen and make your own tassels. At the end of the afternoon, you can use these to try out the inks. You will go home with several bottles of homemade ink, a homemade reed or bamboo pen, brushes and, of course, your drawings. Anke Wijnja connects people to themselves and to nature with her company The Nature Connection. She is a Ceuveler from the very beginning, and is the manager of the Purifying Park here, among other things. Anke has enormous knowledge of nature and everything that grows and blooms, and conveys this with great enthusiasm. Besides Craftworkshops, she runs wildflower expeditions and teaches outdoor mindfulness.
