#foraged ink

[dalavidaalaropa]

Experimental Linocut Print with Oak Gall and Acorn Cap homemade ink. ridley creek rock, 2022. Info below

Still figuring out how to work with my foraged inks and pigments-- a little bummed bc I added way too much agar to the base and it thickened up grainy (I promise I mixed it and Then Heated and Then Cooled!). To make it useable with a brayer I added several tbsp of gum arabic to help disperse the pigments more evenly across the brayer. still a very wet process, but as I played around I found that the grain and variability is more exciting to me than getting a clear print or an even layer on the brayer. Edition of 7.

[samyelyel]

[bendyy-blog]

Went outside - pondered life

More photos under cut !!

Thing in it's natural habit

[los-plantalones]

The beautiful, bright red, winter-available fruits that I love and adore:

The absolute assholes that are ALSO bright red and winter-available but also highly invasive:

[muscaria-jacksonii]

Hare's foot inkcap [Coprinus lagopus]

[deadofnightstudio]

Deercember Week One: Garden (prompt link)

[deathandmushrooms]

Shaggy Ink Cap | Coprinus comatus

[monstera-tea]

making oak gall ink!!

It has been a party and also the least arthritis friendly experience if i didnt have carpal tunnel already i def do now

later ill post how it turns out and link the article im using!

[maenillustrates]

Forest Walk 🍄🌲☀️

Inktober day one ✨ prompts for this piece included mushroom foraging, apple picking, and forest walk! 🍎

Have you taken an autumn walk through the trees? 🍂

[samyelyel]

[parakid]

Forager. September Print reward for Patreon. Shop | IG | Twitter

[los-plantalones]

Gettin up to some wild rose shenanigans 🌹

[muscaria-jacksonii]

Common ink cap [Coprinopsis atramentaria]

Photos were taken by a friend of mine.

[kores-pomegranate]

Love getting back to my roots (pun intended) with pen and ink and itsy bitsy line work!

[memoriesofthepark]

Pleated inkcaps 》 Parasola plicatilis

A huge flush in the park after a night of rain.

Southeast Texas, 6 Oct. 2023

[mycoblogg]

FOTD #013 : magpie inkcap! (coprinopsis picacea)

the magpie inkcap is a saprotrophic species in the family psathyrellaceae. it is common in europe & australia, but also occurs in canada, the US, russia & south africa !!

the big question : can i bite it?? please don't :-0 this fungus is poisonous.

c. picacea description :

"the cap is initially egg-shaped, reaching a width of 7 cm. later, it opens up & takes on a bell shape that is up to 8 cm wide. the cap is serrated & colored white on very young mushrooms. it breaks open with increasing age, so that the beige to dark brown background emerges. remnants of the white, grayish to cream-colored velum remain on the cap as flakes, giving the impression of woodpecker or magpie plumage. with age, the brim of the cap rolls up & dissolves. the lamellae are very close & are initially greyish-white, then pink to gray in color. eventually they melt, dripping and black, giving it the name inkcap. the stalk is whitish & 12–20 (–30) cm long & 6–15 mm thick. it is hollow & not very stable, slightly tapered towards the top & covered with scales or fine fibers that form a snake towards the base. the flesh is whitish with a fibrous, watery consistency & sometimes has an unpleasant smell of moth powder. the taste is also unpleasant."

[images : source] [fungus description : source]

"AiN'T SHE A CUTiE? 🤍 she deserves just as much love as the shaggy ink cap !!"