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The Art of Flower Pounding: From Petal to Pigment
Did you know you can make beautiful and eco-friendly artwork by pounding flowers and leaves? Join us for a fun, hands-on class in which you’ll make delightful botanical prints to take home.
About this workshop
Discover the natural pigments in petals and other plant matter as we make frameable artwork together. Using native flowers and greenery from the Cumming Nature Center along with locally sourced organic materials provided by the instructor, participants will learn how to express the natural dye compounds found in flowering plants and vines. We will imprint these onto pre-mordanted muslin for an organically “dyed” tapestry piece that will stay vibrant long after the snow comes back! Finished pieces can be displayed as a framed piece or worn as a clothing accessory. Participants will also practice and refine their technique using paper, and learn some basics of natural dye and mordant techniques.
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Tami Fuller is a second-generation fiber artist and educator. Her work integrates the traditional foundations of hand-constructed processes with modern technique. Her workshops are designed with an eye toward revitalizing and modernizing fiber, ensuring the continuation of these skill sets by exposing the art form to new people within new contexts. She teaches retreats and workshops throughout the North East. She holds awards from NY Sheep and Wool, Lake Affect Magazine, Arts Council for Wyoming County and the Carnegie Art Center. In 2022, she was defined as a WNY artist culture-maker and a recipient of the NY Council on the Arts “Creatives Rebuild NY” grant, tasked with rebuilding arts access post-COVID. She is an internationally published fiber artist whose work has appeared in Fiber Art Now and her work can be found in collections in the United States, Canada and Australia. She works out of East Aurora, and is an exhibiting member of the Buffalo Society of Artists and a 2021 Roycroft Emerging Artist in Fiber.
