Drawn From the Wild by Caroline Ross

This stunning, practical book, sequel to the best-selling Found and Ground, contains both ancient and modern techniques for ‘rewilding’ your art practice. With hands-on advice and simple, step-by-step instruction, artist and author Caroline Ross shows you how to create beautiful, useful art supplies from wild and ancient materials whether those materials are foraged, natural, discarded or repurposed.

Inside the book you’ll discover:

• Advice on how to forage safely and ethically, as well as tips on scavenging in the urban environment and rewilding your art practice gradually;
• Practical, step-by-step instructions for using lump media, preparing pigments, and creating hard and soft pastels;
• A complete guide to creating charcoal, from assessing different wood types, refining your sticks and then a guide to burning;
• A guide to creating tannin, iron gall and botanical inks, plus instructions for making your own quill pen and brush;
• Surfaces on which to work, from found paper, leather and bark, to making your own sewn sketchbook;
• A final section on more permanent and long-lasting materials, such as metalpoint.