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  • Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Melonie Ancheta

    by Amy DuFault on December 7, 2020

    This week’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY was with pigment artist Melonie Ancheta. Melonie addressed what we can learn about cultures through the lens of pigments and what the study of pigments reveals about history and cultures. Watch the video HERE. Read Melonie’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY responses to all chat questions. About Melonie Ancheta has been studying pigments for […]

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  • Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Harvard’s Forbes Pigment Collection

    by Amy DuFault on September 7, 2020

    This week’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY was with the Forbes Pigment Collection director Narayan Khandekar. Narayan is the director of Harvard’s Straus Center and the senior conservation scientist, who oversees the Forbes Pigment Collection. Watch the video HERE. The Forbes Pigment Collection is an assemblage of more than 2,700 pigments (and counting!)—is in active use by conservation […]

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  • Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Wild Pigment Project

    by Amy DuFault on July 25, 2020

    This week, we’ve got video from our live FEEDBACK FRIDAY featuring Wild Pigment Project. Here’s the Zoom recording. Wild Pigment Project supports the global art community to use pigments that reflect values of racial, economic, and ecological equity for all, by fostering a network of artists, foragers, designers, craftspersons, scientists, farmers, researchers, ecologists and others […]

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  • Designer Vu Thao Shares Vietnamese Natural Dye Secrets

    by Amy DuFault on August 23, 2016

    According to The Creator’s Project, “Few visitors set foot in Cao Bang, Vietnam, a remote village in the mountains north of Hanoi, but designer Vu Thao considers it a creative second home. Collaborating with ethnic women who live there, Thao grows and produces natural dyes and fabrics for Kilomet 109, her eco-conscious clothing line. Thanks […]

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  • Han Purple: A 2,800-Year-Old Color Quantum Physicists Are Trying to Understand

    by Amy DuFault on November 23, 2014

    According to Ancient Origins,  “Han purple is an artificial pigment created by the Chinese over 2,500 years ago, which was used in wall paintings and to decorate the famous terracotta warriors, as well as ceramics, metal ware, and jewelry. The pigment is a technological wonder, made through a complex process of grinding up raw materials […]

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