During this workshop you will explore the fascinating and extraordinary world of Indigo blue from plants.
You will make yourself an indigo based set of art materials including genuine indigo inks, paints, pastels and artist’s crayons. You will learn how to add other plant and earth colours to indigo to create spectrums of colour, and you will go home with a range of your own art materials, unique to you.
Famously the original colour of blue jeans, there is so much more to the story of indigo and alongside crafting with indigo, you will learn about the many different plants that produce indigo, the considerable history of cultivation and the use of these plants by different cultures over thousands of years.
As well as going home with your own hand crafted range of indigo based artist materials, you will be given notes and recipes for to continue these beautiful crafts at home.
We use only organic indigo from Tarai blue indigo farm in India in our indigo art materials. This project grows, harvests and processes Indigo tinctoria in time honored ways, giving fair work to local crafts people. Visit https://indigodesign.in/pages/about-us for more information.
The price of this workshop includes all materials, and reflects the amount of handmade art materials you will take home.
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is held at The Dukes of West Barns, Dunbar
https://dukesofwestbarns.com/
Saturday 7th March
10:00am - 3:30pm
£85*
*we have bursary places available on each workshop for people on a low income, please do inquire, we are happy to answer any queries.
*One fully refundable place is available to anyone living with a chronic condition. This scheme enables people to book in the knowledge that they can cancel on the day of the workshop, and receive a full refund. Please get in touch if you would like more information or to take this place.
Accessibility:
If you would like to book onto the course and have any further questions about any accessibility before doing so, please get in touch, we welcome any questions or queries.
During this workshop you will explore the fascinating and extraordinary world of Indigo blue from plants.
You will make yourself an indigo based set of art materials including genuine indigo inks, paints, pastels and artist’s crayons. You will learn how to add other plant and earth colours to indigo to create spectrums of colour, and you will go home with a range of your own art materials, unique to you.
Famously the original colour of blue jeans, there is so much more to the story of indigo and alongside crafting with indigo, you will learn about the many different plants that produce indigo, the considerable history of cultivation and the use of these plants by different cultures over thousands of years.
As well as going home with your own hand crafted range of indigo based artist materials, you will be given notes and recipes for to continue these beautiful crafts at home.
We use only organic indigo from Tarai blue indigo farm in India in our indigo art materials. This project grows, harvests and processes Indigo tinctoria in time honored ways, giving fair work to local crafts people. Visit https://indigodesign.in/pages/about-us for more information.
The price of this workshop includes all materials, and reflects the amount of handmade art materials you will take home.
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is held at The Dukes of West Barns, Dunbar
https://dukesofwestbarns.com/
Saturday 7th March
10:00am - 3:30pm
£85*
*we have bursary places available on each workshop for people on a low income, please do inquire, we are happy to answer any queries.
*One fully refundable place is available to anyone living with a chronic condition. This scheme enables people to book in the knowledge that they can cancel on the day of the workshop, and receive a full refund. Please get in touch if you would like more information or to take this place.
Accessibility:
If you would like to book onto the course and have any further questions about any accessibility before doing so, please get in touch, we welcome any questions or queries.
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