Image A botanical painting of the woad plant, the source of a blue color that the Lamberts work to recreate in their L’Atelier des Bleus Pastel d’Occitanie.Credit...Dmitry Kostyukov for The ...
With historical connotations of royalty, divinity, authority, and melancholy, you'll likely never look at blue the same way ...
Archaeologists in Belgium uncovered traces of woad, madder, and pastel during excavations in Brussels and Mechelen, particularly near the stream in Zakstraat. These plants were crucial for the ...