Eco Printing on Silk & Wool

with Theresa Filarsky

August 16, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tuition: $200

Materials Fee: $30

In this beginner friendly workshop participants will learn how to imprint beautiful natural plants on provided silk and wool scarves. Eco printing (also known as botanical printing) is a sustainable printing process which involves collecting leaves, plants, and flowers to imprint their images directly upon protein fibers. Students will learn techniques to transfer beautiful natural designs from Ox-Bow and their surroundings onto silk and wool.  At the end of the day, students will take home their silk and wool eco-printed samples and the knowledge to continue eco printing from nature's resources.

Plan to bring: An empty 1 gallon water jug, leaves, flowers, and clippings from your yard. Suggested species are maple, sumac, rose, blackberry, eucalyptus, daisies (no thick plants).

M Theresa Brown is a professional artist whose long art career embraces many areas of the Arts. In the fiber arts, she uses natural dyes and low impact synthetic dyes and merges them into unique, beautiful designs on silk, wool, paper, and leather. She turns her transformed work into artisanal clothing, accessories, and art. Her articles and designs in the fiber arts have appeared in international publications and the national art chain, Jerryartarama. She has a line of instructional PDF’s on ecoprinting techniques and is the first instructor to teach Ecoprinting on Leather in the US. She teaches in her studio and online and is a sought after instructor at many events and fiber art shows across the country. 

Photo courtesy of artist