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Notes from the hedgerows, (File Under: Mornings Wi

Notes from the hedgerows, (File Under: Mornings With Meg the Ink Cat): Ah, lovely goldenrod. Solidago canadensis, to those who need more botanical Latin in their diet. Besides many other outstanding-in-its-field qualities, goldenrod contains luteolin, the colorant responsible for dyer's weld's winning ways: a gorgeous lightfast yellow. The ink pot has been fired up, and a new batch of goldenrod yellow ink is almost ready to bottle & send on its way. Goldenrod plays well with other primary colored pigmented inks-(indigo blue & cochineal red come to mind.) While you're waiting for the ink to finish, make a cup of (goldenrod) tea and take a moment with this poem by Mary Oliver. You'll be glad you did. . .

GOLDENROD On roadsides,
in fall fields,
in rumpy bunches,
saffron and orange and pale gold,
in little towers,
soft as mash,
sneeze-bringers and seed-bearers,
full of bees sand yellow beads and perfect flowerlets
and orange butterflies.
I don’t suppose
much notice comes of it, except for honey,
and how it heartens the heart with its
blank blaze.
I don’t suppose anything loves it, except, perhaps,
the rocky voids
filled by its dumb dazzle.
For myself,
I was just passing by, when the wind flared
and the blossoms rustled,
and the glittering pandemonium
leaned on me.
I was just minding my own business
when I found myself on their straw hillsides,
citron and butter-colored,
and was happy, and why not?
Are not the difficult labors of our lives
full of dark hours?
And what has consciousness come to anyway, so far,
that is better than these light-filled bodies?
All day
on their airy backbones
they toss in the wind,
they bend as though it was natural and godly to bend,
they rise in a stiff sweetness,
in the pure peace of giving
one’s gold away.

Join us on October 13th for a one-day workshop wit

Join us on October 13th for a one-day workshop with illustrator Elise Jimison as we make ink and art together, in the wild. Registration link in our bio. See you there!

New stock at @butlerpenandink Pens, inks, and sets

New stock at @butlerpenandink Pens, inks, and sets! #inkmaking #penturning #calligraphy #stationery

Ink made with locally roasted coffee, a padauk pen

Ink made with locally roasted coffee, a padauk pen, and cedar stand. #athendaleink #penturning #inkmaking

Lamp Black Ink. #athendaleink #lampblack #inkmakin

Lamp Black Ink. #athendaleink #lampblack #inkmaking

@rosatoasty working on new ink! Experimenting with

@rosatoasty working on new ink! Experimenting with color. #athendaleink #inkmaking #sketchbook

…and a fresh stock of pens. Padauk and spalted m

...and a fresh stock of pens. Padauk and spalted maple. $20 each. Let us know if you’re interested! #penandink #penturning #athendaleink

Ink tests in @rosatoasty ‘s notebook! #inkmaking #

Ink tests in @rosatoasty ‘s notebook! #inkmaking #ink #athendaleink #notebook

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