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Mushrooms for Dyes, Paper, Pigments & Myco-Stix™ by Miriam C. Rice with illustrations by Dorothy M. Beebee is a comprehensive guide that gives new meaning to a walk in the woods.
In 1974, Miriam C. Rice became the first person in the world to quantify and publish the results of experiments with fungi-producing dyes with the publishing of Let’s Try Mushrooms for Color. An expanded version, Mushrooms for Color, followed in 1980, and both books were illustrated by Beebee.
With this third book, Rice and Beebee have collaborated again. Mushrooms for Dyes, Paper, Pigments & Myco-Stix™ details the history, development, and science of mushroom arts. It both tells and shows how to extract substances from mushrooms that allow an artist to make textile dyes, paper sculpture or plain paper, watercolors and crayons for drawing. Beebee’s pen and ink drawings appear throughout and color photos accompany each section.
Mushrooms for Dyes, Paper, Pigments & Myco-Stix™ will delight, instruct, and inspire seasoned artists and newcomers everywhere.
Read book review by Julie Beeler of the Mushroom Color Atlas.
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Proceeds from the sale of this book support travel grants provided by the International Mushroom Dye Institute (IMDI), a non-profit organization established by Miriam C. Rice in 1985 to encourage further exploration of fungal pigments by fiber artists and researchers.