June 23, 2012 from 10:30 am -1:00 pm
Walk About & Eco Dyeing Print Demonstration
Location:
Como Park Pavilion, St. Paul, MN
Black Bear Crossings Café’s Community Meeting Space*: Larry Kitto Room
1360 N Lexington Pkwy, St. Paul, MN 55103
651-488-4920
10:30 am - Meet in the Larry Kitto room in the Pavilion.
10:40 am - Begin the walk around Como Park gathering plants and found objects.
(Alternative option - enjoy a cup of coffee at coffee shop.)
11:10 am - Return to the Larry Kitto community room to create bundles
11:30 am - Short demo of alternative methods shown in India Flint’s book: Eco Colour,Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles
Noon – Show and tell of SDA members’ work
1:00 pm - Clean up and adjourn
To create a bundle bring the following:
- One-half yard of white cotton or one old white shirt.
- Optional mordant: soak in 1:4 milk/water mixture then hang to dry in sun. (Eco Colour, p.104)
- 1 silk scarf (available at Textile Center or Dharma Trading) or 1/4 yard of silk
- (available at Treadle Yard Goods)
- Cotton string or pearle cotton (3 yards)
Cyndi Kaye Meier took India Flint’s workshop at the SDA Conference last summer. Since then she has been experimenting with plants commonly found in Minnesota. She recently exhibited Serenity, Spring 2012 at Altered Esthetics Formed by Nature exhibit. Visit Cyndi's website for more details about her and her art.
Check out India Flint's website to see photos of her art, books she has written, and workshop opportunities.
Direct questions to Karie Amstutz, SDA Minnesota Area Representative at sdarep.karie@karieamstutz.com or Cyndi Kaye Meier at cyndikayemeier@me.com
A big thank you to Black Bear Crossings Cafe for offering us a free meeting space. Please thank them by supporting their coffee shop and café. No outsidefood or drink is allowed in the Café or community rooms.
