Madder, Weld and Woad: The Three Primaries

Tutor: Lucy Lee & Edward Campbell

Lunch: Price includes a hearty lunch.

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All Levels

Typically for a max of 9 people.

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This workshop will be a celebration of these three special plants in the medieval context. A part of the day will be learning about the significance of these plants and how they were used in both artwork creation and the dyeing of fabric many hundreds of years ago. Together these plants create the primary colour trio, red, yellow and blue so we will see how a whole colour spectrum can be achieved from these three initial sources.

During the day there will be demonstrations of some of the methods of how colour was obtained from these plants and methods of turning them into dyes, inks and pigments (inc how to make rose madder and lake weld) with time to experiment with inks and paints made from them.

Participants will go home with a bottle of ink made from each of these colours as well as a colour chart poster to reference each of the colours and the different types of art materials that can be made with them.

What to expect

Time at ArtisOn is designed to take you away from it all. We provide the environment, the time and the guidance you need to create. You can expect a warm welcome, skilled and friendly tutors and the chance to meet like-minded people keen to share ideas. You can even leave us to clear up the mess! There will usually be two workshops going on and we encourage everyone to mingle and be nosey about what the other workshop is up to.

We encourage you to arrive at 9.30am. This will allow time to meet other participants over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits before beginning workshops at 10am. There will be a mid-morning break for refreshments and a chance to talk over progress with others. Lunch is usually around 12:45 for about 45 mins – you can expect a delicious homemade 2 course lunch. There will be a further afternoon break with tea or coffee and cake. All food and refreshments are included in the price of your workshop.

The finish time given is a target. There are occasions when the session may overrun so do let us know if you need to be away promptly.

We aim for your day to be a real treat. You could always learn a new skill in a shed or a draughty village hall with a curly sandwich, but we want you to have more fun than that! So we make sure we provide a day where you will be looked after, with good food, good company and great inspiration!

What you’ll need to bring with you

Please bring an apron and wear clothes you don't mind getting messy.

Tutor: Lucy Lee & Edward Campbell

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