Mixed Media Map: Oak Gall Ink, Pine Charcoal Ink + Graphite.
I have recently been experimenting with drawing in layers. Leaving time between one visitation and the next. I am drawing from memory. Drawing out what lies under the surface. Curious about mark making and seeing where different marks wish to travel.
Akin to the process of organic ink making, time is of the essence. Percolation and saturation. A different time of day. A different plant source. A different amount of time on the heat, or in the cool. Gentle but profound factors.
This does not come easily. The socialised PUSH for an outcome. The SEEK for the known. The DISCOMFORT of an unguaranteed success. All of these parts of the making process come along for the ride. The don’t sit outside of the car, they are the less visible materials.
Even in these times of great truth-telling about the state of our planet, terrorised eco-systems and imminent extinction, somehow these small acts of art making, moments of staying in the unknown and seeing what action brings, helps to assist some kind of strength building.
FERAL Ink. 