Dragon’s Blood (Dracaena Cinnabari) Socotra, Yemen Bliss Pack Hematite with the same traditional binders

with the same traditional binders

brush end forward

not on it - tilt the bead and it sweeps across

Yerba santa - Eriodictyon californicum

Dragon’s Blood (Dracaena Cinnabari) Socotra, Yemen Bliss Pack Hematite with the same traditional bindersDragon's Blood is the resin from the strangest tree on earth Dracaena cinnabari, found only on the island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea. Used by the Romans for varnishes and pigments, by Islamic scholars for inks, by violin makers for two centuries. On charcoal it does something no other resin does: the deep red piece softens, melts into the disc, then forms a dark charred crust as the aroma deepens. Earthy, slightly leathery, with a faint dried rose