Abstract
Tinta y tinto (Spanish for black ink and red wine)
Through a process of oxidation, reduction, and light manipulation, Juniper stains and colors paper with red wine and a rich black pigment made of the wild harvested mushroom Coprinopsis atramentaria.
DOI
10.5642/steam.20140102.9
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Recommended Citation
Harrower, Juniper
(2014)
"Big Horned,"
The STEAM Journal:
Vol. 1:
Iss.
2, Article 9.
DOI: 10.5642/steam.20140102.9
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/steam/vol1/iss2/9
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Author/Artist Bio
Born and raised in Joshua Tree California, Juniper Harrower’s work is rooted in desert aesthetic. She has worked as a plant biologist at UC Berkeley, plant ecolo gist in Costa Rica, birth doula at SFGH, taught science in Oakland, and lived in Buenos Aires studying and painting with wine. www.tintaytinto.com