This workshop will introduce the basic principles of ink making using locally foraged black walnuts. We will discuss the historic use of native nuts, bark and roots as a source of pigments for ink and dyes, and learn how different ink making processes were developed regionally, dependent on the chemical properties of locally available pigment-rich plants. Florence-based natural dyer Nadene Mairesse will demonstrate the ink extraction process and discuss how to forage responsibly when using local plants for inks and dyes. Participants will receive a bottle of black walnut ink and the recipe and instructions to make their own ink at home.