Introduction to Ecoprinting: The Art, Science & Magic of Contact Printing with Plants
Spring Workshop | Available
Botanical artist, Lisa Dawn White, will walk students through how to prepare natural fibers to receive the botanical dyes found in an assortment of local plants though a contact printing process called ecoprinting. In this introductory class, Lisa will share the techniques she uses to:
- Prepare (i.e., mordant) the fibers to receive the dyes and ensure permanency
- Select and prepare the best plants to create prints
- Place the plants according to their moon and sun sides
- Properly roll up a fiber bundle
- Set up and tend to a steam pot.
At the end of this day-long immersion class, students will get to participate in each other’s “big reveals.” Students will create two freshly ecoprinted silk scarves to take home.
- $20Materials fee paid to instructor at beginning of workshop.
Lisa will provide all of the required materials; however, students may want to bring samplings of their freshly cut favorite plant material, an apron, clippers, notebook/ journal and rubber/latex gloves (if preferred).
Lisa White
To create her botanical arts, Lisa Dawn White peruses nature’s classrooms of forest, fields and gardens with a playful sense of “what will I find today?” Through Lisa’s work, you may observe the language of nature as evidenced through her repeating patterns and symbols. Lisa holds a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and a master’s degree in horticulture, thus, her interest in how humans use plants for food, fiber, medicine, art, decoration, healing and beauty is longstanding. Her line of botanical arts includes mixed media collage, pressed flower jewelry, ecoprinted textiles and digitally rendered wearable art. Along with having designed for catalogs and published articles in magazines, Lisa has had her work carried in over one hundred shops and galleries throughout North America. Her full line may be found in her Etsy shop (LinenandLotus), as well as at her most recent passion project, the retail space she opened in 2023, Muse Artisan Boutique in Glenmoore, PA,