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The last week of 2023 is #invertefest so I’m sharing a recent print I made about carmine, a bright red pigment derived from carminic acid, traditionally harvested from cochineal, a sessile parasite on Opuntia cacti in South America, north through to Mexico & the southwest US. They are laboriously collected by brushing them off the pads of prickly pear cacti. 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #sciArt #naturalHistory #Opuntia #carmine #cochineal #cactus #insect #invertefest2023 #invertebrates #MastoArt