woyww - foraging along the coast line

A walk along the coastline after a storm can reveal some lovely remains from the sea.  Sea urchins can be a pest and quite nasty if you tread on them when they have quills. 

But, once they are washed up on the beach there is a bright side.  The quills can be crushed

 to produce a pink or purple pigment.

So I couldn't wait to crush the quills and mull the pigment  powder with binder.  

The result was a dusty pink. 

Then of course I had to paint a sea urchin.   I also added small amounts 

of a normal violet watercolour to give the image some depth.   

Quite pleased with how this little painting turned out.

Now of course I am searching the internet to see if I can find different quills

 in the hope of adding purple to my handmade watercolour palette.

Hope your week has been safe, interesting and most of all creative.