Presented by the University of Washington School of Art, the Surface Design Association of Washington  and Earthues
Natural Dye Company  

Workshop 1:  Fundamentals of Color from Plants and Insects: Exploring Wide Applications of Natural Dyeing and Printing on Textiles,  University of Washington School of Art, July 10 - 14, 2014, 9 am – 4 pm, $575 including supplies (NOTE- Currently FULL- you can be placed on a waitlist)

Workshop 2: Indigo: The Organic Reduction Vat,  University of Washington School of Art, July 16 - 20, 2014, 9 am – 4 pm, $575 including supplies  

Michel Garcia, a French national born in Casablanca, Morocco, has been interested in plants since childhood. His study of plants and pigments over the decades has made him a leading authority on natural dyeing.  Author, collaborator, and founder of Couleur Garance and the Botanical Garden of Dye Plants in Lauris, Provence, he is a passionate advocate for the use of these dyes and for their many commercial and educational possibilities. He has taught and consulted internationally and has written 21 monographs and 3 books and is featured in three pedagogic DVDs. He is an innovative dyer and hands-on teacher whose enthusiasm is infectious and knowledge extensive.

For more information on Michel Garcia, please see the blog by Yoshiko Wada --www.naturaldyeworkshop.com  For full descriptions of the workshops and lecture by Michel Garcia, please see the Surface Design Association Washington's blog at: http://surfacedesignwa.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/natural-dyeing-and-organic-indigo-vat-dyeing-with-michel-garcia/