ONCE MORE: Natural Dyeing with Aaron Sanders Head
ZOOM ONLY
Due to a last minute change, our guest Chie Hitchner will not be able to join us this Saturday. Our program director, able to pivot with grace and speed the likes of which are rarely seen, has arranged for Aaron Sanders-Head to talk with us instead. (Aaron was originally scheduled last month but was also unable to attend last minute.) Thank you, Yvonne for the amazing job you do!
In this program, Aaron Sanders Head will introduce participants to the world of plant-based dyes.
The presentation will include an overview of basic prepping instructions to prepare fabric for dyeing, before a discussion of what plants are best for dyes. Aaron will share his favorite dye plants to grow, as well as Native plants to forage, and how to coax their color on to fabric in long-lasting ways, including immersion dyeing, bundle dyeing, and shibori. Participants will leave with an expanded knowledge of natural color and the ability to continue their natural dye journey on their own.
Aaron Sanders Head uses cloth and dye to reflect on place and tell its story. He dyes, stitches, and quilts his fabric, building a storytelling language through design and color. Glowing blues, bright yellows, and deep earth tones reflect a regional palette specific to his home in Greensboro, Alabama. He uses locally sourced materials– dyes grown in his own garden or foraged in the surrounding areas. His learned sense of observation combined with inherited family traditions of textile and agriculture inform the unique visual language Aaron works in today, that exists in the worlds of quiltmaking, handwork and natural dyes. Aaron creates quilts and hand-stitched, naturally dyed textiles that explore the lived experiences of rural Alabamians.
See Aaron online at www.aaronsandershead.com.
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