Natural Dyes on Paper Workshop

Name: Natural Dyes on Paper Workshop
Start: 2024-08-24T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-08-25T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 1754 E 47th St, Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44103

Schedule

Sat Aug 24 2024 at 10:00 am to Sun Aug 25 2024 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1754 E 47th St, Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44103 | Cleveland, OH

During this two-day workshop, participants will learn to customize paper using eco-friendly dye baths made from plants. Processes covered during this workshop include soy milk mordant process, creating a dye vat, immersion dyeing paper, and eco-printing on paper. Participants will walk away with an array of beautifully colored, naturally dyed, and/or eco-printed paper which can be used on its own for other projects! No experience required!
Student Supply List: Optional - any watercolor or other thick paper to experiment with.
Instructor Bio: Maggie Latham is an artist, natural-dyer, and educator based in Cleveland, OH. Using hands-on processes such as sewing and paper-making as well as colors derived from plant and mineral sources, she encourages paying close attention to the physical world, exploring the ways we can collaborate with the non-human environment.