Columbia Gorge Natural Dyes
White Salmon Wildflower Festival Art Workshop
Hosted by WildCraft Studio School
Dates: Sunday, 05/05/24
Times: 10am-3pm
Location: White Salmon, WA
Class capacity: 14
Tuition: $150
Materials: $30
The area around White Salmon is home to an abundance of native plants valuable to natural dyers, such as Oregon Grape, lupine, juniper, and bitterbrush. This workshop explores both the landscape on the edge of the Eastern Gorge and its rich and unusual dye plants. This one-day workshop leads students on a tour of unexpected color from native and invasive plants, with hands-on lessons in plant processing, fiber preparation, and of course, dyeing! We will use non-toxic mordants, plant and animal fibers (cotton, wool, and silk) to create a journal of swatches and samples, recording the late spring colors of the Columbia Gorge. Students will also take home a dyed silk scarf and cotton bandana.
This workshop will be held on private property in White Salmon, WA. An exact meeting location will be emailed with more details to students one week prior to the class.
WildCraft Studio School
Expanding Textile Traditions. Sharpening Creativity. Seeing Culture through Craft. Learning from Nature.
Since 2013, WildCraft’s mission has been to offer exceptional creative programming to diverse, adult learners (18 yrs & up), with a special focus on Craft, Textiles, Studio Art, Native Art and Nature-based workshops. From our SE Portland studio—as well as from the farms, forests and beaches that make up our off-site classrooms—WildCraft strives to awaken creativity and deepen an understanding of place, through hands-on experiences in making and learning.
