UPCOMING ZOOM PROGRAMS
WINTER 2020 and SPRING 2021
INDIGO ONE and TWO, below, are being offered to accommodate folks who live in
the Southern Hemisphere since this will be their indigo growing season. Having
said that, everyone is welcomed to join. Classes with the Northern Hemisphere
in mind will be offered again come July.
Limit: fourteen students.
We’ll be concentrating on working with fresh-leaf indigo and focusing on exactly
how it works with various fibers, changes in pH and how to achieve a range of
blues, and working with various resists including clamp, paste, wax, and
string. We’ll be taking all of these techniques and combining them into stunning textiles
of nuanced blues.
Limit: fourteen students
Even though INDIGO TWO will be building upon INDIGO ONE, I've designed it as a
stand-alone class. A wide range of reduction processes will be covered, along
with some raw-leaf application. My favorite part is combining the fresh, raw
indigo with reduced indigo and the indigo pigment we'll be making in class to
create truly beautiful works of art.
Limit: fourteen students
This is an intensive course covering all aspects of katazome dyeing–including how to design and carve your own stencils, working with rice-paste
resist, working with both pigments and other natural dyes, washing and caring
for your fabrics.
This is the Zoom version of John's popular katazome studio class, with
downloads, close up video clips, and much more!
Limit: fourteen students
Marriage of many techniques: flexible shibori + rice paste resist; fresh-leaf raw indigo pH neutral + pH11;
indigo pigments from dry leaves
