Experiment Logbook
Natural pigments, paper pulps, and plant dyes
Each experiment is documented here: successes, failures, surprises. I work with local materials from Guadeloupe, and sometimes with fibres and pigments brought from other territories.
🌿 Aloe study – Ultramarine and brick red pigments
Materials: ultramarine and brick red earth pigments, Basic watercolor paper, coffee filter, banana fiber paper
Techniques: Caseine, Homemade Watercolor, Tempera
Status: In progress
Next step: Testing on my own papers !
🤎 Brown cotton from Louisiana
Materials: Brown cotton fibres, Lokta fiber paper
Techniques : Inclusion of Brown Cotton on Self made lokta paper during my first training at artpaper.com
What happened: The fibres were difficult to work without specific textile tools, but I liked the result.
Next step: Turn the fibers into Paper !
❤️ Madder / Garance – Red dye experiment
Materials: Madder root, aluminium pot, rainwater, recycled paper pulp
Status: In progress
Note: This plant does not grow in Guadeloupe. It was offered during a residency in Louisiana. Sharing materials across territories is part of the odyssey.
🎨 Local pigments (Guadeloupe) – Roucou, indigo, Lockwood
Status: Ongoing during the odyssey
Each experiment will have its own detailed page during the odyssey – with full process, materials list, and what I learned.