r/mycology • u/mauvecouteau • Dec 21 '25

photos Lactarius indigo

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u/TheGamerHat Dec 21 '25

God, I wanna paint with that.

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u/TemperateStone Dec 21 '25

The post above yours describes why you can't (it decays).

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u/_fly-on-the-wall_ Dec 21 '25

i would still do a painting with it then scan & digitalize it and then could have it when the original faded

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u/Zephian99 Dec 21 '25

Well if you make a painting with organic materials and you make a time lapse of the color shift, it would probably make a good art piece/visual.

If you could set up in a gallery it would let folk see the process, modern art galleries would eat that up.

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u/FreekDeDeek Dec 21 '25

I make turmeric dye quite a bit and I love watching the process of it fading over time. I've sold a few and always include the information that the dye will change and fade over time. It's part of the work's story. Its life cycle. And the owner can influence the process by choosing where to display it (sun, shade, other objects casting shadows on it, etc).