Colored with Walnut Ink

I’m discouraged that my collages look so amateurish, while everyone else in the class is a true artist, making beautiful creations.  But it’s a joy to be working with tactile treasures—

paper colored with walnut ink

     with iron filings

gold and silver leaf

pages of music

gilded wine and cognac labels

bits of old maps—

working on large drawing tables still dusty with charcoal

image:  walnut ink tag samples, The Scrapbook Store