this flower can make an awesome green, or yellow! I gathered and froze a lot at the beginning of the quarter.
cochineal pink and pomegranate yellow
cataloging some of my wool colorsexperimenting with my naturally made water color paint!
dye scene from OaxacaIndigo dyed weaving loom part out to dry on the rooftop outdoor studio.
Oaxacan grown indigo
Reading about Mexican techniques in IndigoA scene from OaxacaDried Oaxacan grown Cochineal and my sunglassesOaxaca grown wool in a Cochineal dye bathReading about natural dyes and capturing images in OaxacaA picture of Cochineal farming out of a book at one of my dye workshopsWild marigolds, used traditionally in many ways, natural dyes being one of them.Marigolds are an important part of Oaxaca’s culture and agriculture. The city is covered in them during the Day of the Dead. This was a part of an Alter.While checking out different weaving and dyeing techniques in the small puebla Mitla a family invited me in to see their Day of the Dead alter and for some food. This young girl asked for a picture with me in front of it. You can see native wild marigolds as well as the more commonly known grown marigolds behind me on the ground. The smaller orange flowers are the wild native variety.Marigolds hang through the city. The flowers could be used for dye after the celebration is done!Me wearing my indigo dyed button-up and avocado pit dyed bandanna holding a one old puppy I saw wandering in Oaxaca.
