Intro to Bogolan textile art with Stève Viès - Friday August 7 from 9:30am to 12:30pm
Language: French
Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Textile printing, Ecoprint, and Natural Dyes
In this workshop, you will discover Bogolan textile art, an ancient fabric painting technique using clay and plant-based dyes. You will create a textile artwork to take home with you. You will also explore the documentary N’domo, les cinq doigts de la main, along with textile artworks and artifacts related to Malian textile craftsmanship, as well as musical excerpts from Manding culture. Don’t miss this extraordinary experience!
NB this workshop will be in French only. Please leave us a comment in your order if you need translation assistance.
What you leave with: An explanatory leaflet on Bogolan techniques and some natural dyes used in Mali and Quebec, as well as the creation of our two Bogolan artworks on handwoven cotton fabric.
In this workshop, you will discover Bogolan textile art, an ancient fabric painting technique using clay and plant-based dyes. You will create a textile artwork to take home with you. You will also explore the documentary N’domo, les cinq doigts de la main, along with textile artworks and artifacts related to Malian textile craftsmanship, as well as musical excerpts from Manding culture. Don’t miss this extraordinary experience!
NB this workshop will be in French only. Please leave us a comment in your order if you need translation assistance.
TEACHER
Stève Viès