$135

Workshops & Classes · Monday, October 26, 2026

Dark Matter: Iron Gall Ink from Waste

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Dark Matter: Iron Gall Ink from Waste is a three-hour workshop at the Center for Book Arts in Flatiron, led by Julian Silverman, a chemist, educator and science communicator. You investigate how organic materials such as tea, oak leaves or acorns react with scrap metals, then make and refine your own iron gall ink, the traditional ink of historical manuscripts. You test its colour, texture and drying qualities and use it to create a small expressive work, such as a drawing, print or painted piece. The session also looks at the history of ink and pigment making and at circular practices. It runs in person on Monday 26 October 2026 from 6pm to 9pm, limited to 12 participants. The Center provides the materials at no additional cost, and an optional reading is shared after you enrol. The page does not state a level or minimum age. Registration closes on 12 October. The listed price is $135, made up of $105 tuition and a $30 materials fee. Financial assistance is available by application. The Center is on the third floor at 28 West 27th St, New York, NY 10001, near 28th St (R, W) and 23rd St (F, M, 1). The next evening it runs the online Pocket Pop-Up Cryptids.

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