I am an artist who specialises in Natural Dyes currently collating a bank of knowledge of historical dye recipes. I am currently based in The Netherlands working as a Dyer at Studio Claudy Jongstra, deepening this knowledge of botanical colour.
As a freelancer with interests and skills ranging in installation, botanicals and natural colour, I am looking to strengthen and deepen my knowledge through research and practical work.
Always interested in collaborating, facilitating workshops and creating spaces.
Projects
- Collaboration with NEMCEEA collaboration with NEMCEE (@_nemcee) a clothing brand for doing things in. Naturally dyed jacket over coat, over sized and has big pockets for tools and objects. Continuing my exploration with a madder root who hols so many hues. This one made with an exhaust bath, still containing enough colour to keep the conversation going . Reds, oranges, yellows and browns - strong, vibrant and complex. Madder is a very special historical dye stuff, Rubia tinctorum from the Rubiaceae family was an
- A Sculpted LandFebruary 2019 saw the flooding of one of the earth’s driest landscapes. The disaster in the Atacama Desert dramatically changed the landscape claiming lives and homes, and is but a small part of Chile’s larger ongoing environmental struggle. The country’s capital Santiago has not received its average rainfall in over a decade, prompting the Chilean government to declare an agricultural emergency in many areas. Artists Ffion Taverner and Penny Booth travelled to the Atacama Desert in late Februar
- Natural Dyes WorkshopA workshop that ran alongside HERBARIUM, an exhibition between The Plant Room and University of Leeds in response to the work of field botanist Ida. M Roper (1865-1935). In this workshop I taught how to extract colour from plants and flowers working in a variety of techniques. Bundle dyes and small swatches of colour were created with seasonal ingredients. All images taken by Amy Heycock https://amyheycock.smugmug.com/The-Plant-Room/Workshop/n-5t55GB/
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Work history
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Master DyerStudio Claudy Jongstra
NetherlandsFreelance
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Workshop FacilitatorThe Whitworth
Manchester, United KingdomFreelance
Natural Dyes Workshop Facilitator
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Skills
- Dyeing Fabric
- Installation Art
- Facilitating Workshops
- Floristry
- Research
- Fabric Colour
- Immersive Experience
- Art Assistance
- Creative Assistance
Education
First Class BA (Hons) Fine ArtManchester School of Art
- Manchester, United Kingdom
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DistinctionColeg Sir Gar
- United Kingdom
Foundation Art and Design