I was this years recipient of the Alberta College of Art + Design sponsor table for the New Craft Coalition Spring Show and Sale!
The sale happened at the beginning of May, you can visit their website here!!!
New Craft is very supportive when it comes to emerging artists. And they are just a great group of talented artists in general!
They host two annual curated craft shows a year in the spring and the fall. Keep your eyes out for the fall show if you live in Calgary!
-Caroline-
Eco Printing with Natural Dyes
Above are process shots of my first batch of eco printed scarves.
This past November I participated in Hamilton Artist Inc's Craft Mart. These scarves were one of the items I sold at the show.
Last April I assisted Sheridan College's Textile Studio Technologist Janelle Guthrie with her Alternative Methods of Natural Dying Workshop. In this workshop we focused on rust dying, eco printing and botanical pounding. The results were amazing and as I continue to explore these techniques I keep unwrapping the most beautiful surprises. Eco printing makes stunning surface designs and patterns.
Working with natural dyes takes a lot of dedication and patience, I've worked with different natural dying techniques for almost a year now and I'm just beginning to get the hang of it. For my final year at Sheridan I have only worked with natural dyes and will continue to use it in my thesis work next term.
Yesterday I read two great articles about natural dyeing, one from my prof Thea Haines and one from India Flint, I highly recommend both of them.
If you are interested in owning one of these eco printed scarves there are still some left at Hawk and Sparrow on James Street N in Hamilton.
Stay tuned for more post about my natural dyeing explorations!