I am currently experimenting with charcoaling Mimosa Tree Seedpods and Chestnut Husks, in our living room wood stove. After the charcoaling process, I grind the materials into fine powders, mix them with my Soya Milk binder and paint on Mulberry paper. The banner on the right is made with 12 Chestnut Husks and the banner on the left is made with 12 Mimosa Seed Pods. In addition, the whitish strokes have been made with Eggshell Paint which am learning how to make and use. And the brownish ink is made from avocado pits.
The imagery, unconsciously, pays homage to Art Brut, Jean Dubuffet, Chaco and Maya Pottery, Bridget Riley, Keith Haring, Laszlo Maholy Nagy, Paul Klee, Nazca drawings, road maps, Haida and Salish art Forms, my own Mapuche Ancestors and everything I have ever looked at, really looked at, because everything has made an impression.

Back and forth image making, painting on and scratching off, on 8.5 x 11 watercolour paper