Workshop with Ari Terehova - Natural Colour - Introduction

Sepia brown and indigo blue. Delicious brownish-black, and old handwritten letter purple inks..
Do you sometimes get a yearning to write with quills again?
Make natural colour a turning point for your creativity with this workshop!

Finding a natural source in abundance made me do more drawing and sketching! Now any size and length project is doable and I don’t need to worry about sourcing the materials, or skimping on the experimental and improvisation stage, which is always the fun part!

As a maker and an architect, I’m inspired by traditional methods and old ingredients, but I am very much about making something for a modern man, looking to the future and preserving knowledge.
Te Reo sums it in the word - Kaitiakitanga. Everything we do in life has to be done sustainably, casting thought for the future.

My work is grounded in my childhood; mushroom and berry picking in the forest, the smells of flowers from my grandmother’s front garden, folk stories and traditions about herb harvesting.
In my walks I pick the leaves and try the new prints with them, the whole process is very meditative.

Colours can come from common flowers, tree leaves, berries, herbs, nuts, shells, clays and barks. If you are looking at a plant, you are looking at a potential dye and a chemical-free process makes it safe.

What we will do:
• create a piece of art
• discuss traditional ways of making dyes
• gather your dye elements for the next project

Materials: everything provided.

Natural dyes in the textile sector take approximately only 1% due to certain technical and sustainability aspects involved in production and application.
China now accounts for 40–45% of world consumption of synthetic dyes. “During the dyeing process, an average t-shirt will use 16-20 litres of water. 80% of the dye is retained by the fabric and the rest is flushed out … The global textile industry discharges 40,000 – 50,000 tons of dye into the water system and Europe discharges 200,000 tons of salt”. Cambridge University, Well Dressed report.

As a winner of the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards 2021 with the Urban Forager collection I endorse the message that fashion is our social skin, it manifests our market trends as well as our beliefs. Raise awareness with your actions.

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