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Art and the Landscape: Colors of the NorCal Fibershed with Judi Pettite
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesExploring regional plants in season to make inks, lake pigments and paints for your art practice Join Judi Pettite onsite at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station to explore regional plants in season, their efficacy as an art medium, and choosing the right pigments for your practice. Judi will demonstrate how to use […]
Fibershed-grown Indigo Vats with Judi Pettite
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn to make and use two types of indigo vats — fructose & iron Join Judi Pettite onsite at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station for a day of indigo — from a tour of the Fibershed pigment garden, to a demonstration of how to make a fructose vat and an iron vat […]
A Mindful Approach to Creating Patches with Maddy Barsch
ZoomThis workshop is a part of Fibershed's 2022 Mending Challenge Series. (Haven't signed up for our challenge? Signup here!) If our hand stitching tells a story, what would your stitches say about you? Would they be long, linear and smooth? Maybe they'd be short, staccato and jumbled. When we slow down and give ourselves time to […]
Site Specific: Local color and the artist’s book with Judi Pettite
Black Rock Ranch Stinson Beach, CAJoin us for a day of art making, poetry and lunch at beautiful Black Rock Ranch overlooking Stinson Beach. We’ll tour the grounds and gather plants for dyes and ink, for use on paper and fibers. Judi will demonstrate the process of making a water-based ink and simple methods for dyeing paper and fibers. Artist’s […]
Making a Fruit Gathering Basket with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn to create a small open-weave twined basket We will create small open-weave twined baskets suitable for hanging from the shoulder or at the waist when picking fruits or nuts. Charlie will provide whole peeled sandbar willow for the warps, and split European willow for the wefts. Students can attach their own straps subsequent to […]
Denim Repair with Janell Wysock
ZoomThis workshop is a part of Fibershed's 2022 Mending Challenge Series. (Haven't signed up for our challenge? Signup here!) Dedicated to keeping waste at a minimum and the concept to use what we have, artist and designer Janell Wysock, is focused on repairing and making clothes functional. Janell produces a line of sweaters, dresses, shawls, and […]
Fermented Foods with Phoebe & Maggie of Wild West Ferments
Black Rock Ranch Stinson Beach, CAIn this hands-on workshop at beautiful Black Rock Ranch overlooking Stinson Beach, Maggie and Phoebe of Wild West Ferments will teach you all they know about fermented foods, give tastes and samples and send you home with your own ferment to tend and enjoy. We will also enjoy a potluck lunch together. Maggie has spent […]
Sourcing fabric and pattern ideas from your closet with Gynna Clemes
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesTurn oversized or unloved clothing into something you would actually wear! In this introductory 1-day workshop at the Fibershed Learning Center near Point Reyes Station, CA, we will take a closer look at how to implement SMART Fashion in your life. Sort out and source fabric and pattern ideas from your closet Make a decision — […]
Cochineal dyeing in the Zapotec tradition with Porfirio Gutiérrez
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin Maestro Porfirio Gutiérrez for a 2-day workshop on the history and use of cochineal in its cultural context Natural materials have been used to produce dyes and colorants throughout much of human history. The cochineal insect is one of the oldest pigments used in Mexico and its red color was an important symbolic element […]
Indigo Extraction Process—from leaf to pigment with Judi Pettite
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesA step-by-step participatory workshop for artists and small- to medium-scale indigo growers Wondering how to convert the leaves of Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) into blue pigment? Join Judi Pettite onsite at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station for a day of indigo extraction — from a tour of the Fibershed pigment garden, to […]