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Dye on the wild side

October 27, 2015September 6, 2019 | laramantell

Dyeing at West Dean

Foraging, and concocting; with help of expert tutor Penny Walsh, I learnt to use mordants and natural dyes to produce an array of colours. I was astonished at the depth and vibrancy of the colours achieved.

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Colour of our Isle’s. Companion booklet, folded printed pages interspersed with dye-notes on trace paper. Many thanks to the growers of some of the dyes used in this project. @flo_hawkins @zoeburtuk @naturesrainbowhitchin @fieryfelts #printingwithnaturaldyes #localcolours #botanicaldyes

A fold of natural dyes. A travelling compendium of the colour of my summer. #naturaldyeprinting #botanicalprint #localdyes #sustainableprinting

Re-jigging recycled stencil shapes used to print paper with natural dyes. Making friends with #madder from @naturesrainbowhitchin #weld from @wildcolours #pomegranate from Peru via Brixton market #redcabbage from Cambridgeshire via Twickenham Farmers market #avocado from Brixton market #sloeberries from the River Crane and #grapesfrommygarden

Paper collages representing the provenance of my natural dye ingredients. These shapes are printed in the dye colour onto paper. A few fold and cuts later, and an informational booklet emerges. #cutpaperstencils #naturaldyeprinting #naturaldyesonpaper #provenanceofcolour #dyegardens

Searing sun chasing leaves into deep shadows. Lady-in-white leaves stage right. Drawing with @rosiemaccurrach in the gardens @westdeancollege #charcoal #drawinggardens #westdeanshortcourses

Local colours on paper. Pinks from damsons, mulberries and blackberries. Yellows from coreopsis and greenweed. Orange from madder. Many thanks @zoeburtuk for the new additions to my palette. Exploring ideas for sustainability and provenance as part of my MA in Academic Practice at UAL.

Local natural dyes. Madder-roots from @naturesrainbowhitchin Weld and Japanese indigo from @flo_hawkins Iron-water from @stonkingfidosetc Mulberries from UAL Lime Grove, Avocado and Pomegranate from Brixton market

Play. Natural dye on calico. #cutpaperstencils #naturaldyeprinting #colourchange #sustainabletextiles #screenprinted

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