JOIN US FOR AN EXCITING WEEK LONG WORKSHOP at ANNA TASCA LANZA in SICILY, ITALY!

JUNE 16th - JUNE 21st 2025

EXPLORING THE SEASONAL COLOR + TASTE PALETTES OF SICILY-

Slow Food Meets Slow Textiles with Sasha Duerr + Anna Tasca Lanza Center for Sicilian Food Knowledge + Culture

Plant-based palettes can naturally inspire us to see the awe in time and place. Join us for this workshop to explore the biodiversity of natural dyes and colors made from the seasonal ingredients of Sicily. In our in-depth workshop, we will create unique holistic hues and experiences from bi-products of edible, floral, and medicinal plants at Anna Tasca Lanza- with plant-based color stories to inspire and connect us. We will learn to “cook with color” and create natural dyes from scratch from the unique Sicilian mid-summer dye palette. We’ll experiment with zero-waste and regenerative design processes- encouraging an inquiry of seeing and being with the depth of beauty found in the potential of local and seasonal weeds, food, and floral waste. Just like with slow food, these natural palettes follow the seasons and be an inspiring celebration of locality and time of year. At Anna Tasca Lanza, we will also collaborate with the talented chefs, gardeners and textile artisans who reside onsite and in the region, helping to inspire us to see the beauty and biodiversity in the very same ingredients. At the end of our course, we will create and share a delicious “Dinner to Dye For”- fully engaging our senses while celebrating our seasonal exploration of the color and taste palettes of Sicily.

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