snapdragon life

learn how to make ink from avocados

a step by step course to making beautiful dye based inks from avocado pits

turn your food waste into creative colour

This course is about gently coaxing colours from food waste, learning how to modify the colours and creating your own bespoke range of beautiful inks

 

Full course only £9.95

The course is taught through a mix of videos, photographs and text where Jane will guide you step by step through the whole process.

You’ll learn how to...
01

Repurpose things you already have to create an ink making ‘kitchen’

02

Prepare plant material to get the most colour from it

03

Use modifiers to create a range of colours from one ink

04

Manipulate the texture and feel of your inks

05

Safely bottle the inks for the longest possible shelf life

06

Use your inks to create beautiful artwork and text

live the snapdragon life

Learn a new skill, have fun, change your food waste into three colours of natural ink

customer testimonials

This course was such a delight to work though - I created three different bottles of ink from two avocados which would have otherwise ended up in the bin.

E.S., Florida, USA

Jane is such an engaging teacher.

I loved being able to spend a morning transforming food waste into glorious colours.

N.D., Dorset, UK.

I took the course with my daughter and we had a great time experimenting with making different colours.

R.S. Alloa, UK