NATURAL PALETTES: WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY EVENTS + ARTIST AND AUTHOR TALK
BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY- BOULDER, COLORADO
This November we’re thrilled to welcome acclaimed natural dye artist, educator, and author Sasha Duerr as our featured Maker-in-Residence in STUDIO 24 Makerspace. From Saturday, November 8 through Saturday, November 15, Sasha will lead a vibrant week of immersive workshops, drop-in sessions, and community conversations exploring the art and science of plant-based color.
This new Maker-In-Residence program is made possible with funding from the Boulder Library Foundation. The Foundation organizes local philanthropic support for innovation, capital improvements, creativity, and expanded outreach and literacy for Boulder's Libraries.
Maker In Residence
Sasha Duerr is an artist, designer, and educator who works with plant-based color and natural palettes. Sasha centers her practice and research on the collaborative color potential of weeds, food and floral waste, and local and seasonal ingredients. Teaching for over a decade at California College of Arts with a joint appointment in Textiles and Fine Arts, Sasha lectures, consults and widely designs curriculum and courses in the intersection of natural color, slow food, slow fashion and social practice. In 2007, Sasha founded the Permacouture Institute to encourage the exploration of regenerative design practices for fashion and textiles. From "Dinners to Dye For" to "Weeding Your Wardrobe" and "Seasonal Color Wheels" her extensive work with plant-based color palettes has been featured in the New York Times, American Craft Magazine, Domino, Elle Decor Uk, Selvedge, and the Huffington Post. Sasha is the author of The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes (Timber Press/Workman 2011), NATURAL COLOR (Watson-Guptill/Ten Speed Press 2016), and NATURAL PALETTES (Princeton Architectural Press 2020).