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How nettle and mugwort become ink | Witchcraft, folklore, foraging and printmaking


Join London-based artist Gal Leshem as she forages for nettles and mugwort and transforms them into handmade ink, before creating a striking woodblock print inspired by historic midwifery, apothecary drug jars and medicine bottles.

Discover the herbal knowledge and medicinal history surrounding these remarkable plants, alongside the combination of modern and traditional printmaking techniques used to bring the final artwork to life.

Pop on your headphones to experience the unintentional ASMR of Leshem's process.

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Background image: Marilyn Monroe, screenprint, Andy Warhol, printed by Aetna Silkscreen Products Inc./ Du-Art Displays, published by Factory Additions, 1973, US. Museum no. CIRC.121-1968. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London/The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./ARS, NY and DACS, London 2001

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