Print, Resist, Dye
Talk Big, 2018. Myrobalan dyed rice sack, hand painted with earth pigments and soymilk, 8” x 10.”
Explore the process and possibilities of print/mark making and resist techniques on fabric utilizing a variety of tools and natural color. Pigments obtained from natural dyes are at the very foundation of the ways we have come to see and understand color today. Participants will work to understand cultural practices and traditions central to design within natural dyeing while drawing on their own personal history, experimentation, and creative interests. All levels welcome.
Kenya Miles (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and the founder of Blue Light Junction, a natural dye studio, alternative color lab and dye garden in central Baltimore, MD. Miles was a Civic Media Fellow, through the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California. She is currently a 2023-24 Braiding Seeds Fellow. Miles has facilitated workshops at the Berkeley Art Museum, Headlands Center for the Arts, and the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, and works as adjunct faculty at the Maryland Institute College of Art