DEER BONE PAINT- PROCESS

DURING MY TIME IN CEDAR MICHIGAN STAYING AT A ECO FARM CALLED CEDAR NORTH, I CAME UPON A DEER SKELETON, IN IT’S ENTIRELY ON A WALK IN THE WOODS. AFTER PAYING MY RESPECTS TO THE LIFE OF THE ANIMAL IN THE BEST WAY I UNDERSTAND HOW, I TUCKED A FEW OF THE BONES AWAY IN MY BAG. I’VE BEEN EXPLORING TRADITIONAL INK MAKING PRACTICES AND BONE ASH HAS BEEN ONE I HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY CURIOUS ABOUT. THESE IMAGES ARE AN ARCHIVE OF THE TRANSITION OF THIS ANIMALS BONES INTO CHAR, PIGMENT AND THEN INK.