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Artist paints a green future for coal mine sludge with pigment creation Onya McCausland’s ‘Six Bells Red’ line of pigments has been launched at the Coal Authority’s Six Bells mine water treatment scheme in South Wales Image: Coal Authority An innovative artist has demonstrated a new way to use ochre from treated mine water by using the product in fine art paints. Onya McCausland from the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London (UCL) created the ‘Six Bells Red’ limited edition line of wall paint and artists’ oil paints, when studying for her doctorate, which has been launched at the Coal Authority’s Six Bells mine water treatment scheme in South Wales. ....
Ochre from mine water gets new lease of life as artists’ pigment Paints launched at the Coal Authority s Six Bells mine water treatment scheme in South Wales. From: 11 December 2020 The Coal Authority has helped to demonstrate a novel way to use ochre from treated mine water by using the product in fine art paints. This is one of a number of ways we are looking at recycling ochre that is removed from mine water during our treatment process. The limited edition line of wall paint and artists’ oil paints were made by Onya McCausland, an artist with Slade School of Fine Art at UCL (University College London), when she was studying for her doctorate. ....