JOIN US AT SANBORN MILLS FARM!
Workshop Fee: $280
Materials Fee: $50 paid directly to the instructor at time of workshop
Class Schedule: 9am-5pm both days
(Saturday & Sunday) with a lunch break each day.
Learn all about printing with natural pigments for creative projects during the spring season! During this 2-day workshop, students will learn the basics of eco printing and natural dyeing with locally foraged plants and food waste onto different types of fabric and paper, as well as beginner book arts techniques to create small, folded and stitched books. During springtime in New England, many plant species, such as Maples, often print varied colors than they do during the rest of the year. The interconnection of nature within these practices will be focused on as time will be offered to create inside and outside of the studio space. This immersion into the farm campus and current season will help to inform creative experiments throughout the class. Participants will be encouraged to bring a cloth item from home to ‘jazz up’ and recycle into a new printed garment or fabric that holds memory of the weekend and season using plants. This class offers a combination of outdoor foraging, printmaking, photography, bookmaking and fiber processes, thereby offering a realm of possibilities that allow for full exploration with each mode of making.
Students will first learn how to properly prepare different fabrics to mordant; a crucial step to ensure consistent lightfast and washfast colors. After an introduction to mordanting and discussion of slow fashion, students will create their own unique eco prints using local pigments. Exploring the vast realm of possibilities within this technique, students will print onto cotton, linen, and silk fabrics as well as watercolor paper to understand the scope of creative potential when using varied materials. Students will be encouraged to work intuitively by embracing mistakes and releasing perfection. Participants will create hand-bound pamphlet stitch journals and accordion fold books using their printed papers. These meditative techniques yield unique, one-of-a-kind results, and provide opportunities to let go while collaborating with nature. All levels of experience are welcome!
Workshop Policies:
Please refer to the Sanborn Mills Farm Workshop Policies prior to
registering for a workshop.
ABOUT SANBORN MILLS FARM
““Sanborn Mills Farm is a center for the renewal of the human spirit, a place to cultivate creativity and joy, and an anchor for our individual, collective, and shared experiences…Sanborn Mills Farm’s mission is to teach traditional crafts and farming methods while sustainably using its field and forest resources for its workshops and events.””
MEALS & LODGING
When registering through their website for a workshop, you’ll have the option to choose different meal and housing packages.
Learn more about the farm and its resources for workshop participants here!
Photos by Sanborn Mills Farm