Book of Earth
Description
Art meets science in this guide to creating color with earth's extraordinary pigments and exploring their fascinating uses today and throughout history
Part anthropological study, part art book, and part how-to, Book of Earth immerses you in the world of ochre, a naturally occurring mineral used to make pigment. Each chapter delves into author Heidi Gustafson's rare pigment archive and provides a thorough exploration of natural color, while challenging our notions of the inanimate world. The book includes practical advice and techniques for creating your own pigments and applying these skills in everyday life.
Called the "ochre whisperer" by American Craft, and noted as the "woman archiving the world's ochre," in the New York Times, her personal collection of more than 600 pigments from around the planet is a unique treasure, and her passion and field experience will captivate you from the first page to the last.
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Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Land Acknowledgment
- Dedication
- Preface
- On Ochre
- Biogenic Ochre
- Vulture Mud
- Terra Sigillata
- Red Ochre
- Supergene Ore
- Red?
- Yellow Ochre
- Shadow Ore
- Green Earth
- Earthgrip
- Blue Ochre
- Blue Clay
- Night Soil
- Black Ochre
- Lodestone
- White Earths
- Bone Dust
- From Rock to Paint
- Key Processes
- Seed Recipes
- A Quick Reference Chart
- Notes
- Resources
- Bibliography
- Image Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright Page
- Back Cover
