Natural dies: Indigo Magic

Making Natural colour pigments

Indigo colour

Instructor: Nicole Varney

Sunday June 11 from 1 to 6 pm 
Fee $95  (material fee included)

Pre-registration necessary: To register click here

This class is limited to 4 participants

Al-chemical Indigo Magic: Explore the magic behind Indigo Blue. Indigo is one of the oldest true shades of blue used for thousands of years to colour textiles in many traditional cultures. Indigo dye is made from the plant “Indigo-fera”, and is dye process not far from alchemy, with blues coming into being right before your eyes! We will explore the entire process of creating natural blues from start to finish. Participants will create their own living indigo vat, learn the oxidization process and explore creative Shibori resists and experiential techniques on textiles.

Bio: Nicole is a multidisciplinary artist telling stories of ecological consciousness through her works.  She runs the label Spontaneous Atelier, designing naturally coloured ware-able and operates a natural dye studio focusing on bio-regional colours on textiles. Nicole studied fashion at George Brown College in Toronto, Fine Arts at Richmond University in London, Uk. Apart from traditional studies she has apprenticeship with silversmiths in London, toured textiles mills through northern Italy, managed a Irish high fashion boutique in London’s east end, and curated photo-stories collaborating with artists across the world. She recently completed her Chartered Herbalist Diploma at Dominion Herbal College, BC.

Her interests in teaching began when she began teaching up-cycled flower crown workshops at sustainability events around London, UK in 2010. Since then her passion for sharing earth friendly practices have grown. She has taught children tie dye in festival fields in Cornwall, to indigo workshops under the blue moon in her garden atelier in Toronto.

Nicole’s website: http://www.spontaneousatelier.com/workshops/