Natural Dyes: Indigo & Shibori Silks – July 29

Natural Dyes: Indigo & Shibori Silks

with Artist, Tami Fuller
Monday, July 29th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm

The Roycroft Campus – 21 South Grove St. East Aurora, NY

Indigo is one of the most ubiquitous and mysterious dyes on the planet, and the blue produced by indigo, both in fresh leaf and vat dye, has captivated the world for thousands of years.  Notoriously complex to extract and simultaneously easy to work with in Shibori resist applications, working with Indigo is the perfect introduction to working with natural dyes. Learn how to work with Shibori resist methods. Students will learn all there is to know about getting started on a journey with indigo or deepening an already basic understanding of working with the plant and a shibori dyed habotai silk wearable as an artifact of their learning experience. Class led by an experienced dye instructor and grower of indigo with experience in various methods of extraction and fine art execution of shibori resist technique.

All supplies are included. You are highly recommended to wear appropriate clothing while working with dyes.

Tami Fuller is a second-generation fine fiber artist and educator. Her work integrates the traditional foundations of hand-constructed processes with modern techniques, using foreign objects and metal. She operates her own fiber arts and education company, Blubird Studio, teaching throughout WNY and into the Northeast. Ms. Fuller is an exhibiting member of the Buffalo Society of Artists and a 2021 Roycroft Emerging Artist. She was recently appointed Executive Director of the Roycrofters-at-Large and is also the primary fiber art event coordinator for the Arts Council for Wyoming County. She works out of her studio in East Aurora, where she also co-operates and co-curates The COMMA Fine Art gallery. For more information visit her website: https://www.oneblubirdstudio.com/

Class Tuition: $54 + Supplies $16 = Total $70

Registration is required. This workshop is open to those ages 16- adult

This workshop will take place at the Castiglia Art Center in the Print Shop on The Roycroft Campus – 21 South Grove St. East Aurora, NY 14052

If you have any questions please call the Roycroft Campus at 716-655-0261 or email us.