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Presented by Virginia Griswold
This workshop will serve as an introduction to natural dyes and eco-printing for fabric and textiles. From 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., we will learn about natural dyes found in nature at Buchanan Arts in North Nashville, utilizing the Buchanan Arts Community Garden for a discussion on ethical foraging practices and diverse fabric dyeing techniques. Students will practice these techniques by creating a small set of one-of-a-kind naturally-dyed cotton napkins to take home with them.
We will take a lunch break from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., then students may take an optional docent-guided tour at the Frist Art Museum from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. This tour will focus on selected works in Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism that exemplify relationships between food, art, and horticulture.
About Virginia Griswold
Virginia Griswold currently serves as the executive director of Buchanan Arts, a nonprofit community arts center in North Nashville. She received her MFA in sculpture from Alfred University and BFA in craft/material studies from Virginia Commonwealth University. Notable group and two-person exhibitions include The Gardener, Kinhouse Art, Fort Wayne, IN (upcoming 2025); Current, Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh, UK (2021); Skinny Dip, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA (2020); Ugly Clay, Elephant Gallery, Nashville, TN (2018); Waiting in the Wings, Mild Climate, Nashville, TN (2017); Honeycrisp, The Neon Heater, Findlay, OH (2017); Atlanta Biennial, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA (2016); and Naming the Animals – Numbering the Beasts at Yeah Maybe Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (2016). Her solo exhibition Building Bodies opened at the Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, in the fall of 2018.
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