“ Did you know that you can make ink from tinctorial plants? ”
Orange sulphureus cosmos, safflower, black hollyhock, chamomille… these are all wonderful plants to use for dyeing and colouring. Anna Piquardt cultivates these particular plants on her land and during this workshop she will show you how to transform them into watercolour paints.
In particular, you will learn how to extract the juice from fresh flowers using a pestle and mortar, which is then transformed into watercolour ink with gum arabic and glycerin. With these pretty and organic colours, you will be able to decorate your very own unique and original postcard, and then finish with a message written with a feather pen crafted by you! A wonderfully creative and personalised gift for a loved one!
With Anna Piquardt :
Born in northern Germany, Anna Piquardt fell in love with Provence when she was very young. She often spent summers in Minguinelle, a small hamlet in ruins which her parents bought before they discovered the village of Barjols. Deeply committed to the defence of human rights and rights within nature, she trained in ecology and studied the laws of indigenous peoples. Specifically, she studied Latin American issues and global ecology. In 2018, Anna left Germany to set up her small farm on the Minguinelle estate. There she cultivated plant dye plants with the aim of opening a textile workshop and experiment with juice extraction from plants and flowers. She improved her method of fabric production by using lavender essence and she trained in lavender spindle crafting, with the aim of passing on these traditional and soon-forgotten skills to younger generations.
