Projects

SALZBURG ARTIST RESIDENCY 2022

I had the opportunity to study a new series of dye plants in the beautiful city of Salzburg, Austria for a month with a live work studio above the Kunstlerhaus Museum. I found an amazing variety of local plant materials to create color. Inspired by the landscape of the Alps mountain range, the beautiful Salzach river and 15th century architecture, I created small works that incorporates, wool textiles and embroidery on paper with a variety of resists.

LICHEN DYE - A new & OLD SOURCE of COLOR

The study of lichens as a plant organism is fascinating. There are up to 30,000 identified species that grow on a variety of surfaces throughout the world and their unique structure, part algae and part fungi insprires art and science alike. As a natural colorant inspiration grows.

MANY WATERS | MINNESOTA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART |FAMILY DAY

Spent a beautiful Sunday at Hidden Falls Park with the Minnesota Museum of American Art making natural colors and showing off a little chemistry with mordants. Click the link below for a copy of my ‘How-To’ Natural Dye Booklet.