07/09/2026
Newton Stewart Initiative has secured funding from Foundation Scotland
to run some more wonderful craft workshops with a selection of talented local artists.
Vibe75 is excited to welcome Lucy and Edward from Old Mill Arts for the first workshop taking place on Tuesday, September 22nd from 6pm.
🌈Creating colour with plants, a workshop in making natural ink with Old Mill Arts
Join Lucy and Edward for an evening of celebrating the wonder of natural colour from plants.
Learn techniques of creating colour from plants you can grow and forage, make your own inks to take home and have fun being together and experiencing the beautiful potential of plant inks.
This workshop focuses on tips and techniques to create rich, long lasting colour from plants, it draws from traditional crafts and years of experience in making plant inks.
The tutors Edward and Lucy from Old Mill Arts use handmade inks in their own artwork, as well as mentoring artists in how to make inks for use in creating work. They have years of experience in making natural art materials and are advocates for sustainability and connection to the materials we create with in artistic practices.
This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as anyone wanting to refine ink making skills.
In this workshop you will:
🍂Learn which plants are good to use for ink making.
🖌Experience several techniques in drawing out colour.
✒Make inks to take home.
🌳Test a wide range of inks from the Old Mill Arts collection to see the potential of natural colour.
🌈Go home with a hand painted poster and swatches of colour documenting the inks for future reference.
🌿Explore the joys of natural colour together.
These workshops are free to individuals, to book your place please email [email protected].
More workshops to be announced soon....
