Botanical Ink Colour Making Workshop with SILT

Start your botanical colour journey using inks extracted from plants. You’ll be shown all the possible sources of colour making and various ways to extract it. See the full range of hues and shades through experimenting with mixing and modifiers. All the inks will have been made at the SILT studio and we will talk through the step by step processes behind how they are created and preserved.

You’ll make a beautiful colour wheel as a reminder of the techniques shown and meet other like minded artists and makers. We'll talk about environmentally sustainable art making in the studio - how making our own ink helps us make direct connections between our practices and the immediate surroundings. Through the process we can also gain greater understanding of how colour responds to light and questions around archiving and the environment.

This workshop is led by artist and co-owner of SILT: Sustainable Image Lab, Trowbridge, Anna Chrystal Stephens. SILT is a studio for ecologically aware image and colour research. "We run in-person workshops for use of our facilities, public events, talks and exhibitions. All elements of our programme relate to environmentally focused art practice. Processes and materials used and made in the space range from analogue photographic images developed with plant based substance, paints, inks and dyes made using ecologically safe ingredients, textiles made with foraged or repurposed materials."

Details:

Is there an age limit for the workshop?
Anyone can attend our workshops, though unfortunately we do not allow children under 12. Those under 16 we do request are accompanied by an adult. Please do get in touch if you'd like to discuss.

What should I bring?
You don't need anything - we'll provide everything you need for this workshop.

What are my transport/parking options getting to you?
There is parking in Bath in several locations - the nearest to Walcot Chapel would be the Podium car park or the Cattlemarket car park. Train services to Bath Spa are very regular and the walk to Walcot Chapel takes around 25 minutes.

Cancellation Terms
Please ensure you can attend the workshop before booking, as tickets for the On Paper Festival are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you are ill, shipwrecked, or unable to attend for any other reason, we are unable to swap your date, though you are more than welcome to find a friend that can take your place.