Teaching and experimenting with natural dyes is a wonderful practice as dyeing fabrics with natural dyes varies so much. The dyes we are using include: Indigo, Madder, Weld, Onion Skins, Red Cabbage, Dock and many more.
First discovering natural dyes at a residency programme in Laos fuelled my fascination with natural colour and took me on another path to compliment my painting practices.
It is a real pleasure to be working with Newlyn Art Gallery and Newlyn school on this project, to be promoting the use of natural dyes and the awareness of the environment in The Colour Garden, as part of my MA studies in Art & Environment at University College Falmouth.
Francesca Owen
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