Earth, Art, and the Fiber of Life
Featured Artist
Earth, Art, and the Fiber of Life
Alex Foster
Asking, “How do we live life as art?” Alex Foster is an artist and educator working with natural dyes and always learning from the boundless creativity of the natural world.
Teacher Bio:
Alex Foster is an interdisciplinary artist and educator, living in Roanoke VA. Foster works with natural dyes and printing with plants on fabric to explore the human fallacy of separation- from the natural world and one another. Foster maintains an active teaching schedule sharing the fundamentals of natural dyeing and artistic practice including appointments at the Appalachian Center for Craft, the Visual Arts Center in Richmond and Floyd Center for the Arts. Foster was the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage Artist of the Year in 2022 and won the 2023 Biennial Juried Exhibition hosted by Roanoke College's Olin Hall Galleries. Foster teaches elementary art in Roanoke City Public Schools.
<br><br>Check out www.fosterfiber.com to see more of Foster’s work and follow @fosterfiber on Instagram to learn more about the natural dye and printing process.
Other Featured Speakers & Workshops
Tangled Up In Blue– Exploring Indigo and Shibori Dyeing
Over The Rainbow– Introduction to Natural Dyes
Getting Started with Beekeeping
Understanding the Honeybees
Helping Your Community Heal with Functional Medicine Farming
Creating a Strong Farm Team
Redefining Farm-Raised Fish
Taoism: Cultivating Your Inner Garden
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Soil Savvy
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