I’m honored to be part of Once Wild River, opening May 9 in Seattle.
This exhibition, led by Timothy White Eagle, gathers artists responding to the Duwamish River, its history, its harm, and its enduring life.
Concrete isn’t forever. The river is still moving.
Mini-Mart City Park
May 9 – June 21
Opening Night: May 9, 4–8pm
Timothy White Eagle - @timothy.whiteeagle
Adrain Chesser
Epiphany Couch - @epiphany_couch_art
Laura C. Wright - @dyepharm
Sarah Kavage @kavasar
Crystal Cortez @crystalquaretz
Mini-Mart City Park - @minimartcitypark
Puget Sound Partnership @pspartnership
Thanks to a 4Culture Curiosity Pass grant for a project I’m steering at the Georgetown Steam Plant called SuperFUNd, I’ve been able to work with the amazing people at the Duwamish Valley Youth Corps. We are exploring eco-arts and creative careers. Just finished an amazing natural dye session!
The dye garden is not as healthy as last year, but I have some new Indigo, marigold, and sunflower crayons for you to try along with natural watercolor paints.
@manchdressing - will post more once it’s installed. They are kind of big pieces. Replica of the side of my house where I used to have a lovely Birch tree. Fabric is dyed with that birch bark. (Also a peek at my axe mobile through the window)
NATURAL MATERIALS AS PROCESS + PRODUCT: MAKING + USING NATURAL PAINT TO EXPLORE INTERSECTIONS IN OUR BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
In this workshop with artist Laura Wright ( @dyepharm ), participants learned about traditional and local pigment-producing plants through the process of making watercolor paints. Everyone created and shared a batch of paint made from a selection of locally grown plants. This paint was used in a series of mark making, direct observation, and gestural technique exercises in preparation for an exploration of the intersections of the natural and built environment on campus.
And special thanks to @sarah_m_chu_ for sharing her workshop experience in IG Stories (see "DwgWkshpAUT24" Highlight!)
Be sure to check out the student work on the 3rd floor wall near the BE Library and Laura's website for future workshops. Our winter drawing workshop will be announced soon!
Laura Wright: Dye Pharm- Exploring our hidden waterways and processes through plants and pigment making. Dye Pharm explores natural dye techniques using plants foraged and/ or grown in the Duwamish Valley to illustrate and explore this industrialized landscape, making connections between art and environmental justice. As an artist chosen to address “The End of the Line” for the West Duwamish Wet Weather Storage Facility on the west side of the First Avenue Bridge, I am working with the Georgetown youth Council, Duwamish Valley Youth Corps, and Duwamish Valley community members to create a dye garden that will be harvested to create pigments to make watercolors for community art sessions at local events. Fostering a connection to our water system by growing and foraging plants near our river that become tools of expression, and essentially become water once again, provides a lens and connection point for meditating on the importance of the Duwamish River, and the network of structures, communities, and ecosystem connected to it. Processing plants into pigments with a technique that is similar to water filtration methods used by King County Wet Weather Treatment professionals provides an entry point for participants and community members to relate to water systems and the people that work in and for their protection, with the Duwamish Valley as its’ focal point. #georgetownsteamplant
An amazing end to a summer full of dye gardens, foraging, pigment making, and community outreach. Thank you Debbie and Sam for a great Science Fair! Thank you Ian, Hannah, Angelina, & Luis of the Georgetown Youth Council for all of your help! Thank you to all of the amazing administrrators, educators, and scientists at King County Wastewater Treatment Division for your time. And a BIG THANKS to Selina Hunstiger at 4Culture for all of her support this past year. More posts and thank yous to come!
After a summer of natural watercolor making workshops using plants from the Duwamish Valley, we are ready to share paint samples and invite the public to test them out. Visit the “waterplant” project at the GeorgetownScience Fair this weekend!
Taking a minute to look over the start and growth of the waterplant dye garden at the Georgetown Steam Plant. Please come see the results of this project at the Georgetown Steam Plant's Science Fair September 21 & 22.
The flower & indigo dye garden is beginning to take shape at the Georgetown Steam Plant. Don’t forget to visit the website (link in bio) for times to visit and to sign up for next weeks local plant foraging and watercolor paint making workshop. It’s free!
