Blogs about: Oak Galls
Featured Blog
Oak Gall Inks – Comparison of four
On Saturday April 6, 2013 I made four different inks. On April 13, 2013 I entered each of those inks into the South Oaken Arts and Sciences Fair along with the write up documentation of what I did, h… more →
scribescribbling
Oak Gall Inks - Comparison of four
— 4 comments
wrote 1 month ago: On Saturday April 6, 2013 I made four different inks. On April 13, 2013 I entered each of those ink … more →
Patterns and details
— 4 comments
wrote 1 month ago: This afternoon the temperature hit 11 degrees (that’s 52 Fahrenheit) which , as far as I know, is th … more →
Ink and Scribal Resources
wrote 2 months ago: Not only do I make ink, but I sell it as well. I don’t sell very much of it because I give aw … more →
Day 15 Ink Comparison
— 1 comment
wrote 2 months ago: Wasn’t that supposed to be “day 14?” Well, yes. I do apologize for not posting th … more →
Gustav Doré, Signal Books, & Iron Gall Ink
wrote 2 months ago: The postgraduates are back from their work placements! The workshops are a lot noisier (I mean busie … more →
Soaking ink - Day 7 Comparison
— 4 comments
wrote 3 months ago: So here I am on day seven of the ink soaking experiment. Compared to most ink batches that I make, … more →
Soaking Ink Progress Report
— 1 comment
wrote 3 months ago: I can hear it now, how much progress can there be in just over 48 hours? Enough that I thought I sho … more →
Soaking Your Ink
— 3 comments
wrote 3 months ago: Yes, you did read that correctly. When reading recipes for making ink that come before 1600 AD, you … more →
In Winter's Icy Grip
— 31 comments
wrote 4 months ago: Quite often after a snowfall in January or February it will get quite cold for a while here in New H … more →
Oak Galls
wrote 7 months ago: Many of you have reported finding small gall-like structures on some of your oak leaves. What to do … more →
Backyard Biology - The Grubby Edition
— 1 comment
wrote 1 year ago: As a single parent with not a lot of money, I’m always looking for free ways to entertain my d … more →
i am feeling lucky
— 2 comments
wrote 1 year ago: I went to collect oak leaves for natural printing and found oak marble galls - this is the first tim … more →
Oak Apple Gall
wrote 1 year ago: Galls are abnormal plant growths that are caused primarily by insects, but also by fungi, mites, nem … more →
Great Horny Toads! A rare Coast Horned Lizard sighting
wrote 2 years ago: Yosemite Sam said it first: “Great Horny Toads!” Then I said it yesterday, when I was fo … more →
The Results Are In!
— 1 comment
wrote 3 years ago: It worked! Check out the raw silk fabric on the right…a true black! The fiber on the left is s … more →
The Gall!!
wrote 3 years ago: So, you all know that I have a big oak tree in my backyard because I talked about it in my very firs … more →
Three blind mice
wrote 3 years ago: The forecasted rain did not show up and the day was warm enough to work in tee shirts and to eat lun … more →
Oak Bullet Galls
— 3 comments
wrote 3 years ago: There is a young Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) growing outside the front door of Willow House. I was … more →
A colourful week....
— 13 comments
wrote 3 years ago: Well, I certainly didn’t intent to go for a whole week without posting (sorry!) but time has been sl … more →
