"I used cochineal to make this wash on my Moleskine (works wonderful on there) and then just doodled on it. When I saw the IF theme this week, I realized this would be perfect. Well, a little imaginative, but perfect.
Cochineal is produced by an insect that lives on prickly pear cactus…."
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I think you will find that Cochineal is actually the Insect dried and crushed.