Making inks from various natural and found substances, attempting to forge a deeper connection to place and material.
A cup of tea, a way of centering to regroup one’s thoughts, honoring contemplation in the creative process; a process of discovery in which each successive change leads down an unseen path until the endgame is clear. Every drawing is a new adventure.
Recent larger scale drawing, all handmade inks, layered over several days.
Saturday Evenings from 7 pm – 10 pm, through the end of August, my studio door will be open to the public for visiting, drawing, and conversations about art with me and downtown artist, ArtDezo, aka Donell Williams. Masks required for the unvaccinated, recommended for the rest of us. The fans will be running. Stop by and say hello!
And the latest hands, more handmade inks along with traditional watercolor on a variety of papers.
It’s been a great year, having a billboard image to reach the thousands of people passing each day with a positive message. Sadly all good things must end, and so this will be coming down soon. But many thanks to:
@artpopstreetgallery @artscouncilwsfc @lamaradvertisingcompany @adamsoutddoor @associatedposters
These drawings are made mostly using a variety of artist-made or found vintage inks. The handmade inks include oak gall, walnut, and acorn-iron, hand picked and rendered from the artist’s farm, as well as studio-made copper oxide and titanium white. The vintage inks are mid-20th century, and have been rescued from our farm storage outbuildings.
The series began early in 2021 as a practice of drawing a hand a day. As in a net sport like volleyball or badminton, the intent has been to keep the thing in the air for as long as possible. So far, it’s been nearly two months. These are the best examples.
These quick drawings use vintage sumi ink and brush.
The drawings above use a combination of vintage fountain pen ink, hand foraged walnut ink, copper oxide, and tea.
The drawings above use sumi or walnut ink, and crosshatching.
These are made with tea.
(Oak gall ink wash and titanium white, 11″x 14″, 2021)
Vintage fountain pen ink. Foraged acorn ink with brush and dip pen.
KARA HAMMOND: ITINERANT ARTS 