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Beautiful Silks presents: ''Nature's Colours in the City" Presenting Aukje Boonstra 2 day workshop: Using Mordants with Plant Material.
Thurs 28 June, Fri 29 June 2012 Cost $220 plus materials fee of $75.00 ($295.00) Doors open at 9am for a 9.30 start. Booking Code NDSAB05 Expected outcome: To learn how different modants are used to provide intensity, using plants to provide the base colour. To explore how these mordants affect hthe water we are using, to learn how to make a basic water filter from silk sticky cocoon stripping, to purify water, and to test this waste discharge. You will also gain basic knowledge about Natural Dyeing.
Workshop description: This workshop is designed to increase your knowledge of how different mordants are used. A sample book will be created and notes will be taken. W\Following recent research in Zhejian province China we will be testing filters created by Beautiful Silks to see how clean we can make any discharged water, and we will discuss what to do with waste, and how to dipose of any water that has been contaminated during the mordanting process. On day 1 We will discuss mordants and set up several pots, labelling each pot, each participant will be testing material squares with plant material, and mordants. These samples will be compared at the end of each day. Fabrics will be provided to each student, and these will be colour coded with synthetic thread, to avoid mixups. Sample fabrics, pre colour coded for each person, will be provided as paid in your material fee. In the afternoon, pots will be drained through our filter which Beautiful Silks will assemble according to recent research on silk filtration of polluting materials. The drained material will be later tested for metals etc that may remain in the water. On day 2 we will look at the different result, using these to make a collage of differing intensity, and to produce a sample book for each method. Aukjue promises - I will bring plenty samples of what I have done, which will give you insight of what to expect. Have a look at the images provided here and enjoy thinking about water, plants and mordants. Provided in your materials fee: 24 peices of silk, 30cm square, all with a colour of synthetic thread sewn into one corner - you will be allocated a colour to prevent mixing up of work. Requirement list: A book, with blank pages, to make into a sample and record book. A camera Sewing kit, including needles, pins, scissors etc. Pens and pencils, an eraser. Email us to express your interest PROFILE – Aukje Boonstra In 1996 I started studying the textile arts. Before that I was a potter, but because of a chronic back problem I had to change my direction. Pottery is very organic, working with clay. But the way I have learned to work with textiles is very organic as well. Natural dyeing is one of my passions. The whole process of collecting dye sources such as leaves, flowers and barks, then put them in I a dye pot, simmer the cloth slowly, then the moment to unpack the dye pot is very exciting. It is always a surprise what the colours are going to be like. Also it is a bit unpredictable, because so much depends on the way the weather has been and on the water we use for the dyeing. The making do culture of the late 19th and early 20th century fascinates me as well. The wagga concept, making quilts out of flour and sugar bags, blanket material and old clothing I find very interesting. I work with old blanket material, cut up silk shirts, natural dye appliqué and embroider it and embellish it with found objects. Making something of beauty out of something what other people discard I find very satisfying. For the last twelve months I have been working with second hand clothing. Going around the opportunity shops and find good quality clothing, turning that into wearable art, which is suitable to wear on any occasion is something I am also passionate about. I am also a tutor, who conducts workshops in natural dyeing, creative embroidery, working with second hand clothing, making contemporary dolls, naming a few things. In 2008 I had a sole exhibition, called From the Earth, showing natural dyed and embroidered wall pieces and an installation made of 40 metres of dyed silk. The exhibition was held in the Creative Paper Mill in Burnie Tasmania. An article about the exhibition can be found in the Textile Fibre Forum magazine no 92 2008
Aukje is a passionate craft person, dyer, textile artist, natural dyer and stitcher. Pay a deposit on line and remember to include your phone number in the comments section. edit of 2011-1215 by elephant from station 2 |
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