The Will of Inherited Materials by Nicole Duprée (Auction benefiting The Makers)

The Will of Inherited Materials

ARTICLE X: Protection | Fig. 5.15 Cytogenetic Map
Cotton canvas tote dyed with bark from a fallen limb of a Nippon Street cherry tree; pomegranate peel dye with a mordant of iron (ferrous sulfate powder from a dissolved handgun from Thomas Little of @aruralpen)

ARTICLE ⦾: Wisdom | Fig 7.03 Timeline
Cotton canvas tote dyed with bark from a fallen limb of a Nippon Street cherry tree; embroidery with cotton threads unraveled from the tote bag dyed with cherry bark (aluminum potassium sulfate pre-treatment) and pieces pretreated/mordanted in an iron bath then dyed in cherry tree bark and pomegranate peel dye, Fujix cotton thread dyed with kakishibu/persimmon; handspun wool from Germantown spinner, hand dyed with indigo grown in many gardens in and around Philly including my own. Thank you earth, ancestors, seed keepers, Cait Nolan, & Bartram’s Garden.

ARTICLE Φ: Growth | Fig. 705.S6 “I just like to watch things grow” - M. Antley
From the smallest piece of the golden rectangle: cotton dyed with avocado pits left on the edge of the sink by my beloved; cotton dyed with black walnuts from Aunt Marjory's back yard in Germantown; cotton dyed with bark from the late crab apple tree in the backyard and easement of our neighbors and dear friends, Jonathan and Martha; cotton canvas tote dyed with pomegranate and mordanted with iron powder of a dissolved handgun from Thomas Little, cotton tote dyed with bark from a fallen limb of a Nippon Street cherry tree; cotton tote dyed with pomegranate peel; and cotton canvas tote dyed with bark from a fallen limb of a Nippon Street cherry tree with a mordant of alum.

ARTICLE חַי: Awe & Curiosity | Fig. 18 Calendar of Cycles
Vintage wooden spool wound with cotton threads unraveled from the tote bag and dyed with pomegranate peels; stick found in the woods at In Situ Polyculture Commons, whittled by Ellison Levitt, cotton tote found in the woods near the circle of logs on the Cresheim Trail, hand twisted twine from unraveled cotton tote, cotton canvas LDH promotional tote dyed with bark from a fallen limb of a Nippon Street cherry tree and pomegranate peels from the tree outside the house where Jessica Elena Aquino’s (@aquino.je) grandmother lives in California. Surface design stamped with a thimble with iron paste made with ferrous sulfate powder from Thomas Little.

ARTICLE ∞: Light/Creativity | Fig. 256 Genogram - Sankofa 
Hand cut walnut bead by Matthew Addonizio dyed with india ink, cotton tote found in the Cresheim woods, cotton canvas LDH promotional tote dyed with bark from a fallen limb of a Nippon Street cherry tree and pomegranate peels from pomegranate peels from the tree outside the house where Jessica Elena Aquino’s (@aquino.je) grandmother lives in California. Surface design painted with iron paste made with ferrous sulfate powder from Thomas Little.

ARTILE 143: Connection

Cut canvas tote strips and threads unraveled from the cotton canvas LDH promotional tote, organic merino yarn, all dyed with bark from a fallen limb of a cherry tree or pomegranate peels with alum mordant.