🌿SHOW NOTES🌿

In this Episode of Among the Jungle Podcast we re-visit Alaska to chat with Tanya Val, Natural Ink Artist and Owner, of our beloved local plant shop "That Feeling Co" to reveal the process of watercolor ink making with plant materials both foraged and forgotten as we learn to make our own homemade inks with leaves, berries, flower petals, kitchen waste and so much more!

Today we will learn:

1) Homemade ink make recipes from items in your pantry

2) Guidance on finding and foraging plant material

3) Tips to spark your ultimate curiosity

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1. SUBSCRIBE to Among the Jungle Podcast

   1. FOLLOW @tanya.val & @amongthejunglepodcast

   2. PLANT TREES with us on Patreon

   3. THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE:
      Find or Forage (safely) something to make your first batch of natural inks at home!
      Share with the community by tagging @amongthejunglepodcast & @tanya.val

GALLERY

RESOURCES

🌿EPISODE WORTHY MENTIONS:

• That Feeling Co

• Retreats with Tanya this Summer in Alaska

🌿BASIC INK RECIPE:

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Water & Salt & Vinegar & Plant Material of Choice (1-cup or 2-cups)

• Boiling Pot & Masher & Strainer & Container to Hold Inks

• Paper to dip and sample inks

PROCESS:

1. PREPARE TO HAVE FUN!

2. Gather items and select plant material to use

3. Put plant material in pot and cover with water

4. Bring pot to boil

5. Add Salt (dash) & White Vinegar (splash- unless using leaves or petals)

6. Bring down to a simmer

7. Use paper to test color every 30 minutes or so

8. Simmer until it is desired vibrancy and color

9. Strain & add Clove or Wintergreen for preserving (Professional purpose: add Gum Arabic)

10. Store in fridge (for most inks)

11. BONUS: Add baking soda or soda ash (baked baking soda) or lime to alter and play with the colors!

🌿PLANTS MENTIONED:

• Calathea

• Indigo

• Walnut Ink

• Passion Fruit

• Gerber Daisy

• Avocado

• Onion

• Blueberry

• Raspberry

Mahalo for listening and I hope this episode “INSPIRED YOUR WILD”!
lookING forward to where the journey takes us next!

Aloha, Shii

Among the Jungle Podcast