Sea Urchin Fabric Dyeing with Seelie Studio
Visual Workshop with Margaret Seelie
May 25, 2024
Saturday, 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Structure of Class: (1) 3-hour In-person session (Stevenson & Winona)
C274 • All Levels
Registration deadline: May 20, 2024
This workshop is part of the North Coast KelpFest!
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Join us for the unforgettable experience of making natural dye from purple sea urchins foraged from the waters surrounding Mendocino Art Center. Artist Margaret Seelie will share how to combine ancient Polynesian dye practices and chemistry to create a salmon pink dye. You’ll dye a silk pillowcase and scarf, and then use seaweed and water marbling techniques to add swirls of monochromatic color.
Your attendance is helping to thin the overpopulation of purple urchins and restore California kelp forests, so thank you.
Materials List: NONE
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Margaret Seelie is an artist and writer based in the Bay Area. She is the founder of Seelie Studio, a natural dye house, and Seawitches, a zine for water people. She is passionate about sparking creativity by connecting to nature. Her favorite materials to make dye from are purple sea urchins, metals, plants, and food waste. When Margaret is not in her studio, she’s surfing or walking her rescue doggie, Budgie.
TUITION & FEES
Tuition: $129 NO MEMBER DISCOUNT AVAILABLE- THIS IS A NON MAC WORKSHOP.
Required fee: $20 per person for 3 silk items (pillowcase, scarf, pocket square), 3 paper cards with envelopes, and 2 wooden coasters.
Current Mendocino Art Center members receive a 30% discount off each class registration! This applies to the member only and can only be used once per class. This discount is reflected in the prices above. Not a member yet? View our membership benefits and sign up today.
REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be made in writing, either by mail or email. If you notify us at least 14 days prior to the first class meeting, you will receive a refund of tuition less a $45 cancellation fee. No refunds will be made after that date for any reason due to our contractual obligations and material acquisitions. If the Art Center is compelled to cancel a class you will receive a full tuition refund. Memberships are non-refundable as they are considered a donation to the Art Center.