by Miriam C. Rice |
Illustrations by Dorothy Beebee |
| The 2nd edition of the innovative book written by Miriam C. Rice explores the use of fungi for dyes on wool, silk, mohair, and cotton, published by Mad River Press, 1980. It includes an illustrated identification section many of these dye fungi, with b&w drawings by Dorothy Beebee. Color photographs of dye color charts, and a discussion on the chemistry of fungal pigments by Dr. Erik Sundstrom encourage and invite all to continue with the experiments and excitement of mushroom dyes for the next 30 years! Miriam’s work has been widely referenced by mycologists in recent years and continues to be the original definitive work on mushroom dyes.
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| Video available: “Mushrooms for Color” |
A visual history of the art of mushroom dyeing as
instituted by Miriam C. Rice, with scenes from dye workshops in California and Sweden. (25
min.)
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| Notecards by Dorothy Beebee are available | |
by Miriam C. Rice |
Illustrations by Dorothy Beebee |
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A pamphlet exploring making paper from mushrooms and polypores, reprinted from the articles by Miriam C. Rice in “Mushroom the Journal” magazine (Winter1991-1992) Pen & ink illustrations by Dorothy Beebee help to clarify the process, and color photographs by Martin Beebee show some preferred polypore species used for papermaking.
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| A step by step video demonstration by Miriam C. Rice of paper-making from fungi. It includes examples of this new fine art form shown at the world premier exhibition of “Mushrooms for Paper” at the Mendocino Art Center in October 1992. (10 minutes) | Video Available: “Mushrooms for Paper”
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