Botanical Printing Workshop with Susan D Martin £45

In this 3 hour workshop we will be using seasonal plants gathered in Pembrokeshire to create designs by Botanical printing, and Tataki zome or flower pounding. Leaves placed on paper will be heated to release the dyes inside them to make images. These can be used for special greetings cards. You will also experiment by hammering flowers and leaves onto fabric transferring their shapes and colours. Materials will be prepared by mordanting where necessary, and there will be explanations as we go along.

What is included:-
Prepared paper
Card and envelopes
Fabrics
Locally gathered plants
Tools and equipment
Gloves

What to bring:-
Apron

Important Notes:

• This workshop is not suitable for children under 12 years of age, any children aged between 12 and 16 yrs, must be accompanied by an adult.
• In order to cover our costs we need to sell a minimum of 4 places per workshop. Should we not reach our minimum numbers we will unfortunately have to cancel the event. Please check your spam/junk email folders the day before your event to ensure we have not contacted you about a potential cancellation.
• Details on where to meet will automatically be emailed to you with your order confirmation, so please check your emails (including spam/junk folders!). Should you not receive this within a day of ordering, please get in touch with us.
• Hot drinks will be available to purchase from our Really Wild shop (situated next to our course room).

Price: £45 per person

About Susan D Martin:

Susan is a Textile designer specialising in natural dyeing, mainly using plants she grows in her garden or collects in a local woodland. For the last 10 years she has helped to maintain the Dye Garden at the National Wool Museum in Drefach Felindre.  In 2022 she contributed to a collaborative artwork created by an international group of natural dye artists for the Rockfield Centre in Oban and gave an online talk in their “Conversations with Artists” series. She has been teaching textile courses for the last 15 years and continues to be endlessly fascinated by the potential of plants.