Before the industrial age, colours were often made by hand, relying on the maker’s understanding of the processes behind the gathering and transformation of plants and minerals into their desired forms. In our practice with natural colours in Singapore, we hope to relearn, practise, and experiment further with the knowledge embedded within these processes, and to hold spaces where people can connect, through making, to address critical issues relating to our environment today.
Our current material research includes the following areas:
Pigments made with locally-found plants.
Paint binders from alternative abundant sources.
Paints made with horticultural prunings (with casein binder).
Mediums we have applied our paints on: unfired clay, wood, textile, paper.
We update our newsletter every month with little creative inspirations and reflections from our making experiments.
For those who are keen to work with natural material more consistently in your own practices, we also run a study group. We organize monthly events and sharings in a small Telegram group for people to connect and learn with each other.
