Ep. 6: Tilke Elkins on Investigating Color with Natural Pigments, Questions Surrounding Pigment Harvest, Defining Wilderness

Episode six of the Ground Shots Podcast.   A conversation with artist Tilke Elkins on the investigation of color through natural pigments and experiential art.       We talk about:     harvesting and processing natural pigments navigating moral questions surrounding settlers harvesting natural pigments for art, craft or to sell the historical invention of synthetic pigments and how it affected art and the accessibility of paint creative explorations of urban art questioning our society's current definition of wilderness and wildness how our bodies perceive synthetically made vs. natural colors the story of Tilke's Animal Village paintings and her conversation with Paiute elder Wilson Wewa Jr.     Links:    Tilke's Website : http://www.tilkeelkins.com Tilke's Instagram : @tilkefinn Wilson Wewa Jr.  Signal Fire : http://www.signalfirearts.org  Melonie Ancheta: http://www.nativepaintrevealed.com   ************************************   Our blog post featuring Tilke's work Support the podcast on Patreon and access a resource guide put together by Tilke on natural pigments Visit our website Of Sedge and Salt Our Instagram page @goldenberries Join the Ground Shots Podcast Facebook Group to discuss the episodes Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on the Ground Shots Project Theme music: Mother Marrow Produced by: Opia Creative