We’ve got some successes: a production run of refined pigment (my arms are still sore from this exercise!) & I found a new color source (burnt soil is much more red).
Also a couple of minor setbacks: The flax isn’t growing as well as I had hoped, and not only is it hard to remove soot from a stone, but grinding up charcoal doesn’t make for a good paint pigment (too coarse).
It’ll all make sense when you take a look at the photos and videos.
Woeful Flax
Attempt at Getting Soot
Burnt Soil Find
Refined Pigment Production Run
Here’s the dried silt from the refinement production run. Not bad for just using a rock, a stick and some water!
Here’s a Proof of concept shot of all three pigments: Soil, charcoal & burnt soil.
