Indigo: Stitch & Colour
Sunday September 28
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: BR Goldstein
Materials Fee: $50 (paid directly to the Instructor)
Students: 8
Indigo, the iconic blue of denim—is one of the world’s oldest and most revered natural dyes. Used for millennia, this deep, rich pigment has travelled across continents and cultures, from Japan and India to West Africa, China, and South America.
In this workshop, we will explore the unique properties of indigo through hands-on learning, including how to prepare a mini-vat, practice the basics of shibori stitching, and experiment with colour interaction and form using naturally dyed fabrics to create dynamic resist-dyed patterns.
Together, we will explore the tension at the heart of indigo: the balance between deliberate control and the unpredictable nature of the organic.
Sunday September 28
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: BR Goldstein
Materials Fee: $50 (paid directly to the Instructor)
Students: 8
Indigo, the iconic blue of denim—is one of the world’s oldest and most revered natural dyes. Used for millennia, this deep, rich pigment has travelled across continents and cultures, from Japan and India to West Africa, China, and South America.
In this workshop, we will explore the unique properties of indigo through hands-on learning, including how to prepare a mini-vat, practice the basics of shibori stitching, and experiment with colour interaction and form using naturally dyed fabrics to create dynamic resist-dyed patterns.
Together, we will explore the tension at the heart of indigo: the balance between deliberate control and the unpredictable nature of the organic.
Sunday September 28
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: BR Goldstein
Materials Fee: $50 (paid directly to the Instructor)
Students: 8
Indigo, the iconic blue of denim—is one of the world’s oldest and most revered natural dyes. Used for millennia, this deep, rich pigment has travelled across continents and cultures, from Japan and India to West Africa, China, and South America.
In this workshop, we will explore the unique properties of indigo through hands-on learning, including how to prepare a mini-vat, practice the basics of shibori stitching, and experiment with colour interaction and form using naturally dyed fabrics to create dynamic resist-dyed patterns.
Together, we will explore the tension at the heart of indigo: the balance between deliberate control and the unpredictable nature of the organic.
BR Goldstein is a Canadian Artist who is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto Canada, she received an MFA from Parsons the New School, in New York City. Primarily a painter and textile artist, Goldstein has worked across many media and exhibited across Canada, and the US: Including HabourFront Center in Toronto, Canada; The Greenville Museum of Art in Greenville, NC; The Durham Arts Guild, Durham NC; The Raleigh Fine Art Society, Raleigh, NC, solo shows include Aspace Gallery, Toronto Canada; Mercer Union, Toronto, Canada; and Anchorlight, Raleigh NC, Goldstein has received awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Puffin Foundation. She has spent the past 7 years living in North Carolina immersed in it's strong tradition of textile art. Her solo exhibition of new textile paintings will open Spring 2025 at Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a museum of regional art and history.