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Where Pigment Meets Size

1

Pigment is ground, not poured

Mineral pigments are mulled by hand on stone until the grain surrenders to a micron-fine powder that suspends in light.

2

The size receives each mark

Carrageenan thickens the bath to a gel that holds every drop of ink exactly where it settles on the surface.

3

Comb and gesture create pattern

A single draw of brass teeth through floating colour yields the feather, the eye, the bouquet.

4

Paper meets pigment only once

Each sheet is laid once onto the marbled face. Every endpaper is singular — no two are alike.

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