Date: Sunday, July 26th
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Tickets: $125/pp
Discover the ancient art of natural dyeing and step into the world of indigo, one of nature’s most captivating colors.
In this hands-on workshop, artist, educator, and gardener Susan Mania guides you through the living magic of indigo — a dye with a history stretching back thousands of years and a depth of color no synthetic can replicate.
You’ll explore the history, science, and artistry behind natural indigo, then roll up your sleeves and bring it to life.
Learn how to build and maintain your own indigo vat — a breathing, living dye bath — and discover how it transforms fabric, paper, and other natural materials with rich, luminous blues. Through the Japanese art of Shibori, you’ll use folding, binding, and resist techniques to create stunning, one-of-a-kind patterns on your own organic bandanna to take home. No two pieces are ever the same.
You’ll leave with:
A hand-dyed Shibori bandanna you made yourself
Recipes and technical guides to set up your own vat at home
The confidence to keep dyeing long after the workshop ends
Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned maker, this workshop
offers a meditative, creative experience rooted in craft traditions that
have endured for centuries.
All materials provided.
Herbal tea served for refreshment.
Susan Mania is an American contemporary artist. Her paintings and works on paper
explore observations of the landscape and its changing dynamics in soft dimensional
color and a flexible re-working of organic elements.
Mania attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City (AAS) where she
was exposed to the world of fiber as a medium for fine art. Her study of botanical
pigment extractions and her extensive dye garden helps her form a connection with
nature, creating paints, natural dyes, inks, and collage materials. Following FIT, she
attended the College of New Jersey (BFA) and Philadelphia College of Textiles and
Sciences (MA Program Design). Mania has exhibited throughout the United States and
served on the faculty of several schools, including the College of New Jersey, the
Waldorf School of Princeton, and the Princeton Junior School. She is currently a
founding member of the Steamroller Group Artist Collective, connecting and exhibiting
with artists in the Delaware River region.
She lives and works on the banks of the Lockatong Creek preserve in Stockton, New Jersey
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