Naturalists at the Ney: Natural Dye Kitchen, From Scraps to Shades

If you cook you produce food waste. Imagine transforming that waste into dye. Join the Refugee Collective Saturday, April 26 (10am-12pm) for a natural dye workshop where you’ll learn the art of natural dye and practical ways to save and transform food waste into dye stuffs. A limited number of bandannas for dying will be provided to attendees. It is encouraged to bring one 100% cotton clothing item to dye as well. This program is part of the Elisabet Ney Museum's Naturalists at the Ney Series!

Naturalists at the Ney Series

We are naturalists! The Elisabet Ney Museum grounds are home to a variety of animals and insects along with native grasses and forbs. Ney cared deeply about the environment she inhabited so much that she purposefully selected a wild and native space for her Austin studio, Formosa. Learn more about this unique historic landscape and entrench yourself in this environment with a new series of monthly events at the museum, Naturalists at the Ney. In this theme-based series of workshops, guided explorations, and art making activities held the first Saturday of each month, we will learn about the colorful uses of plants, the hidden relationships under our feet, and the treasures used to create botanical art in the grounds around Formosa. Be prepared to be outdoors in Ney’s wild landscape!

This event is organized in partnership with the Refugee Collective and generously funded in part by a grant from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC). Learn more about their work at www.therefugeecollective.org and www.sitesofconscience.org.

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