Yesterday it rained and rained and rained some more.
By late afternoon the sun came out.
I wandered the garden pulling bindweed (which is determined to strangle everything).
And then I picked the darkest of pansies, which I am guessing, because of it's tiny size, is probably related to the Johnny Jump up version of pansy; also known as Viola tricolor or Heart's ease.
The marks on the lower right were made by pounding one of the dark pansies. The pansies above are another type. There are a few lobelia too, broken off as I was untangling the bindweed.
And then I made two kinds of ink, one with water and a bit of vinegar (there is a sample too of just the water and pansy) and the other with vinegar and salt.
This morning both had changed...
The pansy + water + vinegar is a greenish gray and the vinegar based ink is blue!
The purple/pink dot is what the ink looks like this morning. I am guessing by afternoon it will be blue too.
This ink isn't supposed to last long.
Like wandering in the garden, it sure eases the heart.
For anyone who is interested, Jason Logan's Substack newsletter is a wonderful exploration of color. I've followed some of his advice making these inks.