Alabama Plants Series: Making Ink with Native Plants

FLORENCE-Florence Arts and Museums is excited to announce its partnership with the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area to launch the Alabama Plants Series. Hosted by Nadene Mairesse, the first workshop in this series will provide an opportunity for participants to make ink out of native plants. This event will take place on November 16th, 2024, from 10am to 11:30am at Pope’s Tavern, 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence.

In this workshop, Florence-based natural dyer Nadene Mairesse will introduce the basic principles of ink making by demonstrating the extraction process. In addition, we will discuss the historic use of native nuts, bark, and roots as a source of pigments for ink and dyes while learning about how different ink making processes developed regionally. Participants will leave with a bottle of black walnut ink and the recipe and instructions to make their own ink at home.

The Alabama Plants Series is a set of six free workshops hosted at Pope’s Tavern Museum and sponsored by the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area. These workshops are meant to draw the connections between Native American cultures, Alabama plants, and the products created by people that are rooted in early traditions. This workshop is free; to sign up for our Making Ink with Native Plants event visit our Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/bdda5ue3

Pope’s Tavern Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am until 4pm, and is located at 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence, AL 35630. For questions, call: (256) 760-6379 or email: connect@florencealmuseums.com.