LIVING COLOR- NATURAL PALETTES ONLINE SPRING SESSION
WEDNESDAYS- March 20th- April 17th , 2024
10am-12pmHST / 1pm- 3pm PST/ 4pm- 6pm EST
*All sessions are live and will be recorded so that participants can access the lessons from various schedules and time zones. Recordings will be available for 3 months after course ends.
“Colors with particular landscapes, the restorative qualities of medicinal plants, common garden flora, lifestyle experiences, food and floral waste, and the ecological benefits of using organic materials to create colors. You may never view color—or your plants—the same way again.” NATURAL PALETTES (Princeton Architectural Press 2020)
In this 5 Week Online Session, we’ll delve into the concepts of the deeply participatory and inspiring ways that plant-based color can instill wonder and connectedness in our everyday. With Sasha’s book NATURAL PALETTES as our guide for hands-on demos and plant-based recipes, we’ll explore natural color theory, and the immersive properties that holistic hues can connect us to, as well as take a deeper dive into regenerative design, color ecology, dye gardening, seed saving, and savoring the seasonal color palettes of spring.
All sessions will include visual slide shows + lectures, themed plant-dye recipes and process demos, as well as q+a discussions, helpful resources, and further inspiration to nurture a lifetime of learning and awe.
Each live course session will also be recorded so you can learn and work at your own pace.
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Week 1 Living Color- Natural Palettes: an Introduction to Plant-based Color and Inspiration for Engaged Practices with Natural Dyes
Week 2 Compost Colors- Weeds, Waste and Wonder: Creating Natural Dyes from Food, Floral, and Foraged Ingredients
Week 3 Color Therapy- Holistic Hues for Spring and the Senses
Week 4 Landscape Alchemy- Color + Care for Our Ecologies through Regenerative Practices + Participation
Week 5 Cultivating Color- Harvesting Hues, Seed Saving, Sharing, + Savoring the Seasonal Color Palettes of Spring
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5 Sessions - Course Fee $395.00 all sessions are live and will be recorded, a list of helpful materials will be included, as well as plant-dye recipes and additional natural color resources each week.
**Student and artisan need-based scholarships are available- please inquire here.