A handbook full of recipes for artists to create their own pigments, paints, and pastels from plant materials. Natalie Stopka is an artist and educator known for her explorations of handmade, local colors. In the book From Plant to Pigment, she invites us into her studio, sharing the ways she has freed her practice from non-renewable synthetics in favor of the art of handmade, local colors. Learn the fundamental technique for making a lake pigment, transforming plant dye into a lasting, vivid pigment. This book will give you the tools to create the most vibrant natural colors, perfect for your own artistic pursuits. Sections include: Plant sources (growing, gathering, harvesting, and storing plant dyes). The studio storage space (basic equipment and materials). Lake pigments (including Natalie’s basic lake pigment recipe). Other plant pigments. Art materials (using your plant pigments to make a variety of art materials).