Mango

Mango Yellow Made with the leaves of the Mangifera indica Our handmade watercolours are all available on our Etsy store.  Steeped briefly in hot water, the mango leaves gift a light yellow tea which also packs a healthy punch of mangiferin. It is a favourite to make in our studio because our studio is permeated with its […]

Blue Pea

Blue Pea Green Made with the flowers of the Clitorea ternatea Our handmade watercolours are all available on our Etsy store.  This may be a more familiar plant to people, as the flowers of the blue pea vine are popular as a source of blue food colouring! There is a hawker store at Marine Parade Food […]

Yellow Flame

Yellow Flame Brown Made with the bark of the Peltophorum pterocarpum  Our handmade watercolours are all available on our Etsy store.  At the park connector behind our current studio, there is a playground sheltered by a few of these tall Yellow Flame trees; they feel like tree guardians, holding space and shelter for people to enjoy. […]

Cosmos

Cosmos Orange Made with the flowers of the Cosmos sulphureus  Our handmade watercolours are all available on our Etsy store.  Fancy growing your own bouquet of orange and yellow flowers? Consider these plants!  Native to South America, they are well-attuned to the year-round heat and humidity. Perhaps this is why these flowers can be frequently spotted in […]

Indigo

Indigo Blue Made with the leaves of the Indigofera tinctoria Our handmade watercolours are all available on our Etsy store.  The Indigo blue has a deep, calming tone, perhaps reflective of the fermentation process that transforms the deep green leaves into a luscious blue pigments. Our growing pots of Indigofera tinctoria are possible thanks to the people from Studio […]