{"product_id":"mordant-a-year-in-ink","title":"Mordant: A Year in Ink","description":"\u003cp class=\"Textbody\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Noto Serif',serif; color: #222222;\"\u003eMordant: A Year in Ink \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Noto Serif',serif; color: #222222;\"\u003echronicles just over a year in my life as I transform plants and flowers into inks and pigments to use in my artwork. Spurred on by the daily, low-key anxiety many of us feel about the future of our planet, I cultivate traditional, non-toxic dye plants in my suburban garden, and forage for them in my locality. (I began this sustainable practice in 2018). The narrative is  divided into seasons and is illustrated with my own drawings, made using the handmade plant inks and paints. Each illustration has a 'swatch' that shows the particular inks and pigments I used for it.  The text is punctuated with 16 easy-to-follow recipes for readers who are inspired to have a go at making natural pigments, too. Along the way there are memories, thoughts and reflections on my  relationship to art. It's a mixture of humour and serious observation and taken all in all depicts an ongoing quest for colour – in art and in life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Textbody\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Noto Serif',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Textbody\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Noto Serif',serif; color: #222222;\"\u003eThe book is 200 pages with 145 full-colour illustrations. It's A5, litho-printed on 140gsm paper and pur bound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Dillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65261007372637,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0440\/9016\/3354\/files\/mordant.jpg?v=1784125432","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationalgallery.ie\/products\/mordant-a-year-in-ink","provider":"National Gallery of Ireland Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}