Saturday, September 19, 2009

pokeweed painting


We have this lovely misplaced plant growing in our gardens to make a beautiful bright pink dye for wool, cotton and paper; but we have never painted with it (duh!). I did a little research and learned that Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is also referred to as “inkberry.” It turns out that the Declaration of Independence....READ MORE.

1 comment:

A Cuban In London said...

Interesting post. And so much information. Many thanks.

Greetings from London.