Join botanical dyer and artist, Sasha Duerr, for an online hands-on, natural dyeing workshop.
About this event
Working with natural color can be a way to forage for beautiful natural hues and connect with your local ecologies- even in your own backyard or urban neighborhood, considering what is abundant, in-season, accessible, and even invasive.
In this online workshop we'll work with gardenia fruit dye, focusing on ingredients and the stunning natural color palettes that can be created. We'll also learn about the overlapping aspects of medicinal and edible aspects of our natural dyes- creating further context and depth to the plant-based hues we create.
Together we'll orientate ourselves toward the basics of using plant-made dyes and simple, yet stunning pattern design techniques, and get started with natural dye ingredients, tools and recipes to cook with plant-made, local and even seasonal color!
*Gardenia Fruit Dye + Project Kit can be purchased in advance
*Or students are responsible for gathering their own materials and equipment. Instructions and material list will be sent prior to the online workshop.
*Registered participants will also have access to recorded class video.
SASHA DUERR is an artist and designer who works with plant-based palettes, natural dyes and place-based recipes. Having taught for over a decade at the California College of the Arts with a joint appointment in textiles and fine art, Sasha designs curriculum and teaches courses in the intersection of natural color, slow food, slow fashion and social practice. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums across the United States and abroad. In 2007, Sasha founded Permacouture Institute to encourage the exploration of regenerative design practices for fashion and textiles. Her extensive work with plant-based palettes has been featured in the New York Times, American Craft Magazine, Selvedge, and the Huffington Post. She is the author of The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes (Timber Press/Workman 2011) NATURAL COLOR (Watson-Guptill/Ten Speed Press 2016) and NATURAL PALETTES (Princeton Architectural Press 2020).
The class is hosted by University of Hawaii at Manoa's Lyon Arboretum and co-sponsored by the Friends of Lyon Arboretum.
Lyon Arboretum is a research arm of the University of Hawaiʻi and a public botanical garden. Located in upper Mānoa Valley, Lyon Arboretum has over seven miles of hiking trails and boasts more than 6,000 taxa of tropical and sub-tropical plants on nearly 200 acres.
The Friends of Lyon Arboretum (FLA) is a nonprofit organization that supports Lyon Arboretum’s stewardship of Hawaii’s biodiversity and its conservation, education, and research activities. FLA engages our community and visitors by providing opportunities to enjoy and learn about this irreplaceable resource and to preserve it for future generations. He kuleana ko mākou e mālama i kēia wahi no nā hanauna hou.
Become a member of FLA and help to support the arboretum and receive 20% off of co-sponsored classes such as this. Donations are also welcome.
REGISTER HERE