As much as anything, those little signs that identify plant species in city parks triggered the genesis of the Toronto Ink Company, a small Canadian business that creates natural inks from bits and ...

Always wondered how to make a homemade quill pen and ink? Learn how to make quill ink from beets and a quill pen from a single feather in this comprehensive tutorial. Quill pens have been used as ...

Natural ink isn’t that complicated. You can throw almost any pigment-rich base ingredient into an old pot with vinegar and salt, boil it, and then add a couple of drops of gum arabic binder, and voila ...

Sometimes at NPR, we like to embrace our roots. So for the next few minutes, we're going to go foraging with Jason Logan. He used to be an illustrator for The New York Times and other publications, ...

Hamza Haq is a firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy and will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. As a Writer at DualShockers, Baldur's Gate 3, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Elden Ring is his ...

Jason Logan gathers acorns, old nails and even cigarette butts to make his specialty pigments. Jason Logan foraging in Toronto. He said his obsession with ink began in the early 2000s, while he was ...

Have you ever walked in the shade of a mighty oak tree? In late summer or fall, you may find an odd little brown woody ball attached to a fallen twig. Look up into the tree, and you may see more ...