PENNY JEWELL | WORKSHOPS
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2 Day | Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 March 2024
BOTANICAL PRINTING ON LEATHER – ONLY 2 places left! It is actually quite easy to obtain beautiful botanical prints on leather. It is a matter of using the correct mordants, a suitable temperature range and choosing suitable leathers. In this course we will experiment with ways of getting clear prints, plus different methods of obtaining background colours with tannins and botanical dyes. The techniques used means that the leather will retain suppleness so can be used for covering books, making purses, bags, shoes etc. If you are not a shoemaker, never mind, you will be given contacts to commission your own shoes!! All levels |
4 Day | Monday 18 – Thursday 21 March 2024
ADVANCED ECO PRINTING – SOLD OUT please click the email link below if you would like to go on the waiting list Lift your botanical printing to a new level. This course will involve both protein and cellulose fabrics but the main focus will be exploring different mordants for cellulose. At least four different formulas that are especially effective on cellulose. This workshop will cover topics such as the interaction of tannins and iron, how best to get clear prints and how to obtain different background colours. We will use a variety of tannins and dyes, including myrobalan, cutch, lac, madder, pomegranate and indigo. *Advanced *ADVANCED – this course assumes you have some experience in eco-dyeing or printmaking. The tutor won’t have time to focus on teaching basic skills as this course is designed to build on prior knowledge. |
PENNY JEWELL
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Penny Jewell has always been fascinated by plants and all that they provide for us - whether it be food, flavour, fragrance or colour. For many years she has been exploring botanical and natural dyeing. Initially her interest was just in the plants of her garden and the forest that surrounds her home in the south west of Australia. Her interests have expanded to natural dyes in both India and Indonesia.
She has both studied and taught natural dyeing in several countries overseas and is currently collaborating in an eco dye project in Java.
Her work is stocked in many galleries throughout Australia.
Penny Jewell has always been fascinated by plants and all that they provide for us - whether it be food, flavour, fragrance or colour. For many years she has been exploring botanical and natural dyeing. Initially her interest was just in the plants of her garden and the forest that surrounds her home in the south west of Australia. Her interests have expanded to natural dyes in both India and Indonesia.
She has both studied and taught natural dyeing in several countries overseas and is currently collaborating in an eco dye project in Java.
Her work is stocked in many galleries throughout Australia.
