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Cool.

I wil try this.

I had a slightly different approach though.

This is what I have in my mind:
I start with texture paste. Really simple. PVA plus things like:

Examples:
- cork shavings (take a cork ant treat it with grater - my favourite BTW)
- paper pieces (rip outs, circles from hole puncher, exacto knife cut outs, shredder strips, etc... all made really tiny)
- sand... of course
- incense stick ash... (found out by accident...)
- balsa splinters (...coffee stir stick work fine)
/edit: Seeds and spices... I forgot...


You can saturate PVA with these as you wish and paint after.
Downside is - drying time, but textures are quite cool.

Thanks!