#vernacularmaterials

↪️ mustache stamps from the cut leaf; the inkflow far up the reed; uncut leaf joint (not that kind) and cut reed pen. #makingmarks #MorningMake #Reedpen #phragmites #lettering #makedo #wastenot #invasiveplants #weedswanted #urbanwetlands #wetlandsmismanagement #parksandwreck #materialsresearch #vernacularmaterials #clothisculture

The stalk is [designed] perfect for sucking up water, or ink. #vascularaction #reedpen #phragmites #vernacularmaterials #makedo #wastenot #materialsresearch #MorningMake

#MorningMake Bad calligraphy and doodling using a pen snipped from a phragmites stalk. Do yourself a favor and wiki phragmites, it is the reed of myth and legend. The long branch at the bottom shows how much the ink was drawn up between the layers of leaves-I cut the end into the shape of a pen nib. The small leaf above, I cut straight across, and the curled up edges make fun parallel lines and a tiny mustache stamp when held perpendicular to the paper! #dailypractice #calligraphy #markmaking #vernacularmaterials #materialsresearch #wetlandsmismanagement #reedpen #foundobject #foundmaterials #makedo #wastenot #clothisculture

Just outside the frame of the first in this triptych is this utility box. It is either full of water and decommissioned, or well-sealed. #urbanwetlands #wetlandsmismanagement #materialsresearch #vernacularmaterials #clothisculture

(Focus is wonky but) a phrag stem is very straw like. I broke off some sprouts to see how they hold up, they dried incredibly quickly. They are clearly running that wetlands water to help fuel their crazy growth. #phragmides #invasiveplants #materialsresearch #vernacularmaterials #wastenot #wheatweaving #strawweaving #sustainablefashion #clothisculture