Charcoal made from willow, hawthorn, hazel, cherry, field maple, cotoneaster and ash from managing the hedges surrounding my wild allotment.
Ink made from bark peelings before making charcoal.
Gifted to participants of ‘Ink Flows’ project at a socially distant solstice gathering.
Charcoal packets were bound with a hand printed label. Bertold Brecht’s '“Motto” resonates with solstice as well as the (anthropocene) time we are in.
Willow was one of our first sources of aspirin and is a vigorous growing tree that can also remove toxins from the soil. It’s the usual source of artists charcoal and a reminder of our need for ‘hope in dark’ (to quote Rebecca Solnit)