Workshop description and meet the tutor: India Flint (photo, collage, thankyou Sandy Fisher India Karnataka October 2008)


- WORKSHOP India Flint in Aotearoa - 'Wandering in fields and forests'

 

Join us with India Flint - on Judy Bischoff's organic property Waitangi Farm 157 Morely Rd Waiuku New Zealand

Every plant gives some kind of colour, depending on how it is processed. This class will embrace a number of methods for colour extraction as well as protocols for plant collection and plant identification. Participants will explore country through writing, drawing, stitch and dye; taking mindful windfall walks, mapping marks, observing and responding to the essence of the land. During the week we will dye silk and wool, using windfall leaves from the fields and forests and construct a series of small leaf-illustrated textile notebooks that will be both maps of the journey taken and documents recording the week’s explorations. We will work with plant dyes, stitch, paper and cloth.

Dates: March 7th to 11th.

Accommodation: This is optional and can be included.

Price - with accommodation including all organic food meals, : $NZD1320.00

Price workshops only no meals included: $NZD650.00 - Meals can be arranged if required in advance.

Accommodation is on the farm and is on a twin shared basis. Judy offers a half day walk and talk about her farm, and the way she sees and cares for land.

Judy Bischoff, your host.

 

You may be aquainted with the work of the accomplished India Flint, if not please see her website here.

 

Photo: India Flint

Literally every plant in the world will have some sort of colour to offer the dyer. There are at least as many subtly different hues as there are plant species in the world, and an infinite range of colours and shades to be had.

Photo India Flint

 

Bring: Offshore visitors can relax and bring warm clothing, Kiwis we will send you lists to bring!

 

photo M Gorr

 

 

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