Colour is Alive – Botanical Ink making for Screen printing

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Artist Publication. Updated & Expanded Edition, 2025

By Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Colour is Alive documents an artistic research into natural ink-making for screen printing. This updated edition shares refined recipes and insights for creating inks from plants, shaped through research, reading, printing, and conversations with experts. Its editorial design merges the feel of a journal and a botanical manuscript, echoing the research process. Each recipe page includes a blank frame where readers can place their own samples, turning the book into a living archive.

Artist Publication. Updated & Expanded Edition, 2025

By Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Colour is Alive documents an artistic research into natural ink-making for screen printing. This updated edition shares refined recipes and insights for creating inks from plants, shaped through research, reading, printing, and conversations with experts. Its editorial design merges the feel of a journal and a botanical manuscript, echoing the research process. Each recipe page includes a blank frame where readers can place their own samples, turning the book into a living archive.

This new expanded edition continues my ongoing exploration of natural colour as a living material—shaped by time, transformation, and ecological awareness. The book now counts 159 pages, nearly twice the length of the first edition, with new photographs and expanded reflections on process and materials.

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