Botanical Printing "Next Steps"

Service Description

Once you've been introduced to the fine art of botanical printing onto paper and flower hammering onto fabric in our basics workshop, you will be ready to explore further with this "next steps" workshop. You will walk away with greater understanding of mordants, tannins, blankets, submersion methods, dirty pot and sustainable practices. We will: - Work with protein fabrics - Use your prior knowledge in iron and tannin reactions to create different effects with and without dye blankets - Create a fabric project via the steam method - Create a fabric project via the submersion method - Create a fabric project with the dirty pot method This workshop is an all day event because eacg project must steam/simmer for a min of 90 minutes and you will do a test of materials for the first 90 min. Resources will be provided for where to purchase fabrics and all the necessary tools for botanical printing. All materials + snacks + drinks provided This workshop is for adults and hosted at the Wild Arts Learning Center in Springfield, MO. For locals: just out east Sunshine and around the bend from Turner's Station off J Hwy. The address and directions are emailed upon booking. BOOKING: If you don't see available dates within 30 days from the day you are looking, click "Book" and the next available class date will pop up.