Cotton canvas, dyed
Different dye swatches from logwood, cochineal, sappanwood, Brazil wood, madder, indigo .
Unbleached Jute, dyed
A major part of my practice is combining different dye materials and creating new shade pallete. Most of the time the fabrics used to dye are reclaimed , which adds an important conscious layer to my practice. I also prepare natural dye paints , developing them from different natural gums through my research and experiences some traditional , some industry grade.
Dyed reclaimed cotton 12 ply thread
Dyed unbleached reclaimed rope
Some of the dyes used here are madder root, indigo, tansy, logwood, sappanwood
Dyed reclaimed cotton 12 ply thread
Process glimpses
Natural dye paints from my experiments and research
Indigo gallery
