Can we break the habit of using petroleum derived plastic based pigments for print and colour for consumer goods and packaging? Is there an alternative pigment source which is not reliant on global extractive industries? In this workshop we look at traditional local pigments which can be sourced from abundant plant waste streams such as windfall leaves and look at the wider circular system of harvesting colour in a way which can actually be beneficial to the landscape, improve biodiversity and human health. Babs will introduce her latest R+D project extracting pigments from local abundant native and invasive plant sources, such as Oak, Alder, Hawthorn and Bramble. Followed by a short pigment extraction demonstration to create a medium suitable for printmaking. You will then have the opportunity to woodblock print with the inks onto postcards.