Over The Rainbow– Introduction to Natural Dyes

Workshops

Over The Rainbow– Introduction to Natural Dyes

Alex Foster

Learn all the basics to begin your natural dye journey! This rewarding process will help you unlock the hues of your favorite plants. In this workshop we will cover the entire process including: how to scour, mordant, dye, and create a dye lake for inks and pigment extractions.

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. 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. ​​