The Detailed Leaf Print: A Botanical Printing and Natural Dye Residency in Rural France
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description: The Detailed Leaf Print A Botanical Printing and Natural Dye Residency in Rural France May 25–June 1, 2027 Les Gonies, Southwest France Five teaching days | Seven nights | Maximum 12 participants Spend a week in the French countryside learning my new botanical printing technique for creating exceptionally detailed leaf prints in natural color. We will work on silk and wool, focusing on prints that retain the fine character of the plant: veins, edges, texture and structure. Natural dyes will bring additional color into the process, creating results that are detailed, layered and intentional. Over five teaching days, you will create a substantial personal collection of naturally dyed and botanically printed pieces while learning how fabric preparation, plant choice, mordants, dyes, moisture, pressure and processing affect the final result. What We Will Explore My new technique for highly detailed leaf prints Botanical printing on silk and wool Natural-dye backgrounds and added color Plant selection and preparation Fabric preparation and mordant systems How to improve clarity, definition and consistency We will make multiple pieces throughout the week, allowing you to compare plants, fibers, colors and methods. What You Will Take Home Each participant will create an individual collection of naturally dyed and botanically printed silk and wool pieces. You will leave with finished work, process samples, practical notes and a much clearer understanding of how to repeat and develop the technique at home. This is not a workshop in which everyone makes the same object. Your work will develop through your own choices of plants, colors, fabrics and compositions. The Residency The residency takes place at Les Gonies, a working organic farm in southwest France. Les Gonies is rustic, informal and closely connected to the land. It is not a luxury retreat or a standardized hotel. The rooms, studios, farm buildings and outdoor spaces each have their own character, and the setting re…
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