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The Community Indigo Vat

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:October 22, 2023
  • Post category:clamp resist/community art events/dyeing/Iowa City/natural dyeing/resist dyeing/shibori/socially engaged art/sustainability/Uncategorized/workshops

Establishing my community indigo vat during the Pandemic, in August, 2021, I invited two local artists at a time to try samples over a two hour period. I often did…

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Time for a Handkerchief…handmade, of course!

  • Post author:Astrid Bennett
  • Post published:December 20, 2009
  • Post category:handkerchiefs/nature/screenprinting/sustainability

Being a regular dog-walker and outdoor person, there are many occasions when a good old fashioned handkerchief would be just the ticket. Launder once a week or sooner if you…

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Linda Gass: Seeing Green

  • Post author:Astrid Bennett
  • Post published:July 15, 2009
  • Post category:art quilt/silk painting/sustainability

My friend Linda Gass combines two passions in her career arc: fiber art and sustainability. Gass paints complex "birds' eye" view silk art quilts that explore themes of land use…

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