Botanical Extract Printing with Nadene Mairesse

301 20th Street South,Irondale AL 35210

01 April, 2023

Description

Nadene Mairesse will guide students through the process of using botanical extracts of madder, weld, and locally foraged acorns (as well as any other seasonally available local dye plant material) to make printing paste. Students will cut their own stencil or use pre-cut stencils for printing. Nadene will discuss the history, chemistry, and many applications of plant-based dyes as well as procedures for mordanting fabric and final steps for steaming and curing their prints after the class. Students will leave the workshop with their printed cotton fabric, their stencil, and loads of knowledge to source local dye plants and create botanical extract printing pastes at home. Nadene Mairesse is a Florence, Alabama-based designer and maker whose work lies at the intersection of nature and material culture. Her design and natural dye studio Idyllwilde incorporates plant-based dyes, natural fiber textiles and handcraft to produce hand-dyed textiles, garments, and home provisions. Working outside the constraints of the fashion industry Idyllwilde is a slow-design company that produces well-crafted, beautiful, and durable textiles with local labor and minimal waste. In addition to design and botanical dye work for Idyllwilde Nadene has been a natural dye educator since 2016. All supplies will be provided. This workshop is appropriate for ages 12+ and requires hand dexterity. We have a limited capacity so if for any reason you cannot attend after registering, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible so that we can offer your seat to someone on our waitlist. If the workshop is full, it will not allow you to register, but you can email [email protected] to get on our waitlist. This is a free event that is made possible with support from the Alabama Arts Alliance's "Support The Arts" Tag Committee. You are not expected to pay to attend, although we graciously accept donations which helps sustain our programming at Studio By The Tracks. You can get your "Support the Arts" license plate which support programs like this at www.alabamaartsalliance.org. Thank you!