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Folio Compendium • Chapters I to VIII

The Studio Course Register

A rigorous archival manual of traditional workshops, material preparation, and field methods taught in Barberton.

VIII

Chapters

Raw

Earth Minerals

NPO

315-544

Core Practices

Primary Studio Disciplines

Master material-first techniques across our foundational teaching pillars.

Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter IV

Mineral Pigment Painting

Native Clay Ceramics

Plant Textiles & Dyes

Grind local earth oxides, mull pigments into cold-pressed linseed oil, and prime cotton-rag canvas for archival longevity.

Dig, sieve, and wedge regional Barberton red clay. Master coil building, wheel throwing, glaze chemistry, and kiln firing.

Extract natural tannins and colors from wattle bark, onion skins, and gum trees for botanical cloth printing and natural dyeing.

Studio Protocol

Wedging native clay, sizing cotton rag, and verifying raw mineral purity form the bedrock of our instruction.

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