botanical dye workshops & events
There's a wide variety of ways to discover the color hidden in so many plants! I've designed my workshops to teach skills in various techniques that you can do at home, using plants in your environment.
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Coming soon: 2026 workshops
2026 workshops - at least the start of them - will be listed here by early February '26. Please check back, or join my email list to find out first.
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A look back at previous workshops
Botanical printing inks
In conjunction with Jody Chapel (left) and the Mancos School of the West, this workshop taught participants how to make printing inks from plants.
Shibori
A fabulous group of women committed to a three-day immersion into Shibori techniques. Five different techniques were covered, all based in traditional Japanese methods. Harvesting dye plants and making dye baths were part of the fun.
Painting with Dye/Mordants
Whether a beloved garment or a thrifted find, dye/mordant can make for an easy and artsy project. Folks at this workshop learned how to make mordant paste to mix with concentrated botanical dyes, with beautiful results.
Sage House School dye day
I have a soft spot for my grandkid's awesome nature school in Dolores. When they asked to do a dye workshop, of course I said yes! Both the kids and adults made beautiful silk scarves.
Inks and Paints
This ambitious three-day workshop dove deep into making inks and paints from plants. We made tannin ink, watercolor paint, block printing ink, monotype ink, and dye/mordant. Admittedly, it was a lot!
Fill a Dye Flower Press
With the dye garden at its peak, folks at this workshop filled baskets of dye flowers and loaded page after page of pressed flowers. They also made a sampler of the flowers to know what they look like in an ecoprint.
Needle Felting a Rainbow Sheep
Thank to Turquoise Raven Art Gallery for hosting this workshop just in time for Christmas! Folks were provided plant-dyed Navajo Churro wool roving, felting supplies, and instruction to make their own adorable rainbow sheep ornament.
