Drawn from the Wild

by Caroline Ross

ISBN: 9781800922594

Published: 2025-06-17

Re-wild your art practice, by transforming foraged and found materials into vibrant, sustainable drawing media, from richly pigmented pastels and smoke-black charcoal to deep, lightfast inks. 'If you love culture, but know in your bones you are also part of nature, like me, you'll want to make your art practice more ecologically sound and sustainable.' - Caroline Ross This stunning, practical book, sequel to the best-selling Found and Ground, contains both ancient and modern techniques for 'rewilding' your art practice. With hands-on advice and simple, step-by-step instruction, artist and author Caroline Ross shows you how to create beautiful, useful art supplies from wild and ancient materials - whether those materials are foraged, natural, discarded or repurposed. Inside the book you'll discover: Advice on how to forage safely and ethically, as well as tips on scavenging in the urban environment and rewilding your art practice gradually Practical, step-by-step instructions for...