Saturday, February 1st: Cultivating a Natural Dye | 10:00am to 2:00pm w/visiting artist, Katey Rissi at The Sou’wester Lodge Pavilion. 3728 J Pl Seaview, WA. Ages 10+ w/an adult or ages 14+.
Learn about the magic of creating color with plants in this introduction to natural dye workshop. This class will lay a solid foundation down to help you understand the fundamentals of how natural dyeing works, so you can continue a dye practice yourself. We will discuss the history of plant color, what fabrics to use, how to prepare fabric for dyeing, and of course, which plants to work with. Students will leave the class with a dye swatch book and a bundle dyed bandana.
Katey Rissi is a Pacific-Northwest-based printmaker, textile artist and educator. Her work explores themes of bio-regionalism, ecology, time, rewilding, and enchantment. In terms of process, she is focused on slow-making practices like analog (and anachronistic) image-making techniques, mending textiles, and making art materials out of things gathered and grown.
Katey holds a BFA in graphic design from Western Michigan University with a focus in photography and printmaking, and studied screenprinting at the Art Student’s League of Denver. She teaches art classes to both youth and adults, and has worked in program planning, as an elementary school art teacher, and as a teaching artist for the past 6 years. She is currently the class coordinator and print studio manager at Alchemy Art Center, a community art center on San Juan Island.