A lot of the work that I’m about right now is involving some more complicated processes in the hope of creating some brighter colours. These are quite fun, in their own right, but here is something that has turned out very effective that isn’t complected at all.
About a week ago I put a few pieces of weathered pyrite collected in Arkona on a slab outside where the rain and sun would get at it. We’ve had quite a mix of wet and heat in that time and one week later these rocks have left dry, puddle-like deposits of wonderful yellow ochre. The mineral sample you see in the photo above is one that I turned over for the photograph and you can see that the underside is developing into a bright colour.
I don’t know why the white rings, that are issuing from the pyrite, are present. Both this group, and one I started later, have both developed them. There isn’t enough to scrape off for pigment but they are visually really interesting.
I think this little experiment is ultimately fun because it makes such a nice colour and because it allows creation to just do it’s thing. If it continues, I’ll have a nice colour for my icon in short order.
Related posts:
- Arkona: Good Pigment?
The weathered pyrite collected at Hungry Hollow in Arkona was a wonderful surprise to find. Today my children and I took a few pieces of... - Arkona: Hungry Hollow
Before we headed back after visiting Kettle Point, Reiner suggested that we stop by the Hungry Hollow in Arkona. This is a famous location for collecting fossils... - Kettle Point: Cooking Pyrite
A lot of what I’m using for this project doesn’t require much processing. Many of the rocks that I’ve collected can simply be ground up...
