I love the idea of making vibrant meaningful art from materials that are locally, organically, and safely sourced– and was shocked to find that we have things in our back yard and grocery that create quality art that’s sure to make your heart thump and hands clap. These videos are of the painting process using poke berry & turmeric paints, made easily by boiling each with some kosher salt for about 45 minutes. I started experimenting with these paints a few months ago and the color has not faded at all- plus you can mix these organic colors together to get more variations. The paint brushes I used are made with human hair (mine and my neighbor’s), a stick and a rubber band to hold the hair in place (you can shape it perfectly with scissors!). The “canvas” is paper sewn together and hung in a tapestry fashion with locally woven organic cotton scraps. This is one seriously locally organicy chemical free project, which I think I will just call Loganic for short. 😉 Check out the process in these fun clips below! Part 1 Poke Berry Paint (magenta) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/XNnBEiFgqyA&hl=en&fs=1] Part 2 Poke Berry and Turmeric Paint (magenta and yellow) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/kixNUhTqDaU&hl=en&fs=1] Part 3 Poke Berry and Turmeric Paint Mixed (magenta, yellow, red, orange) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/3UcHJHZpKR0&hl=en&fs=1] Yay for organic paints!!!
