Class
Saturday, July 9 - 9:30 am to 12 pm
Cost: $40 per participant for RiverArts members (non-member price is $50)
Adults and teens welcome!
Learn to natural dye with dried Marigolds. Students will use Shibori resists to create a large cotton scarf dyed golden. You’ll about how to mordant cotton, prepare the dye and care for your naturally dyed textile. While the scarves are dyeing, we’ll explore the magic of indigo and dye a cotton bandana blue.
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RiverArts is committed to accessible programming and to compensating artists and instructors fairly. We are offering classes on a 'pay what you can' basis. Those with limited funds are welcome to enjoy full access to the class for a small donation. Those who are able are invited to pay more to support access to art experiences for all.
Carol Reed is a natural dyer. She trained as a painter however a batik course in Italy introduced her to batik and dyes. Although dyeing is an unusual medium choice it actually is applicable to many substrates including paper, skin, wood, etc. After many years using synthetic dyes an interest in local resources, love of planting and the seasons led her to natural dyes. Currently she has her own dye garden and sources additional dyes through connections with local farmers and community members. She was born in Carlisle Pennsylvania and has lived and worked in the north east of the United States. Having been raised in a family of architects and art appreciators, art has always been a part of her life. Carol has traveled widely in the U.S. and Europe and a little in S. America. She would like to explore South and Central America further, especially their textile and dye traditions.
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