Workshop
Harvesting Colors
Harvesting Colors
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June 29, 2025- 11am - 4pm
R A W Textiles Studio
8536 SE Stark
Portland, Oregon
90.00 + 15.00 material fee
Registration closes - June 27 at 9pm pst
This workshop is an introduction to plant and mineral colors. It can be applied to various art practices such as printing, painting, paper arts, encaustic, weaving...... You will gain a basic understanding of plant dyes that will be created from harvested plants. We will make concentrates to experiment with and discuss the possibilities for printing and painting by thickening and pigment making. I will also introduce iron and alum mordants to fix and shift colors.
We will be creating silk and cotton samples of each colorful bath we create. On hand will also be paper to sample the shades of watercolors that you will be making.
* Please bring pen, notebook, towel, and baggie to bring home wet textiles. Wear something safe to get dirty.
*There is no refunds or transfers for cancellations within one month of class date.
Customer Reviews
I've been wanting to learn about plant dyes for a while. Rio made the process easy to understand and took all the intimidation out of it. I've done indigo a few times and had never thought about making paint with my remaining dye vats! My friend, who also took the class, and I are already planning some foraging walks so we can make allllll the dyes! Thank you for a great class Rio!
