Tag: Cyanotypes

Of Interest: Free Talk about Wet Cyanotype Printing on Paper by Ashleigh Ellis

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Join tutor and artist Ashleigh Ellis for a free course preview on Wet Cyanotype Printing on Paper.

Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned creative, this is your chance to meet Ashleigh, see her process, and find out how you can explore the magic of botanicals, sunlight, and natural colour.

When: This Wednesday, the 13th, at 6.30 PM for a live preview talk via Zoom.

Note: The course starts on Thursday, the 28th of August, via the Appleoak Fibreworks online education platform.

For more information and to get the Zoom link for this Wednesday, visit this page – https://mailchi.mp/2064977a88df/explore-natural-colour-this-autumn-courses-now-open

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Of Interest: New FeltMatters Podcast on Vivienne Morpeth’s Cyanotype Collaboration – Also, Online Cyanotype / Natural Dyeing Course with Ashleigh Ellis

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A New FeltMatters Podcast

FeltMatters - Photo of Heather Potten, Alun Kirby and Vivienne Morpeth as they create this recent podcast
Pictured: Feltmatters co-Host Heather Potten as she interviews Vivienne Morpeth and Alun Kirby about their collaboration with Cyanotype and Nunofelting.

The International Feltmakers Association (IFA) has just released the first podcast of its third season: The Blueprint of Art: Cyanotype Meets Felt. In this episode, Heather Potten interviews her co-host, Vivienne Morpeth, and artist Alun Kirby about their collaboration with Cyanotype and Nunofelting.

As always, the FeltMatters podcast is fascinating, as they discuss the trial-and-error process, artistic exploration, and the interplay between established techniques and modern art forms.

To listen to the IFA’s FeltMatters Podcast, visit YouTube – https://youtu.be/5VCZrsf4vHo?si=94B_GzicUZpj96IQ

Also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Online Cyanotype Course

Poster of Natural Dyers & Growers Academy - the host of Ashleigh Ellis Natural Dyeing and Cynotype course.
Pictured: Poster for upcoming online course – ‘The Magid of Natural Dyes & Cyanotype Printing’ with Ashleigh Ellis.

Unrelated to the IFA’s podcast, there is a timely opportunity to study cyanotype printing on paper, fabric, and other substrates with Irish artist and instructor Ashleigh Ellis. The course, ‘The Magic of Natural Dyes & Cyanotype Printing,‘ combines Cyanotype with Natural Dyeing to create further colourways.

The Welcome Module opens on the 19th of March, and the Live Zoom is on the 26th of March, at 4 PM. There are five live Zoom sessions, all of which are recorded and sent to students.

This course, hosted by The Natural Dyers and Growers Academy, will run from March 26th to May 21st.

For more information about the course, visit Ashleigh’s website – https://www.ashleighellis.ie/the-magic-of-natural-dyes–cyanotype-printing-an-online-course.html

On Instagram: @ashleighellis_natureartist

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Of Interest: Online Talk about Cyanotype and Year-long Natural Dyeing Course 2025

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Cyanotype – Natural Dyeing Talk

Ashleigh Ellis will give a free online talk and Q&A to preview her 2025 three-module workshop on ‘Cyanotypes using Natural Dyes’, which is part of the Natural Dyers & Growers Academy.

When: Wednesday, the 20th of November at 6:30 PM.

For more information and to register, visit this website – https://the-natural-dyers-academy.mn.co/events/cyanotypes-a-talk-by-ashleigh-ellis

Year-long Natural Dyeing Course 2025

National Organic Training Skills (NOTS) is partnering with The Natural Dyers and Growers Academy and AppleOak FibreWorks to offer all Irish residents a 40% discount on the Natural Dyeying Course 2025 fees and a further 10% reduction on the dye and fabric boxes for the year.

The course is fully online and consists of 12 modules, scheduled over 12 months, starting mid-January 2025. Each module will open on the first of the month, giving access to written and illustrated material to guide through its topic. Each module also contains a quiz and a project, which will result in recipes and samples for students’ portfolios on that topic.

The booking gate for the one-year Natural Dyeing Course 2025 will officially close on Saturday, the 30th of November.

For more information and to register for the course, visit the NOTS’ website – https://nots.ie/events/professional-natural-dyeing-2025/

For students outside of Ireland, visit the AppleOak FibreWorks website to sign up for the course – https://appleoakfibreworks.com/collections/1-year-professional-natural-dyers-course/products/the-natural-dye-academy-1-year-course

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