The Spirit of Color and Dyeing for the Wow with Mary Zicafoose

Day One: Inspired by the work of the legendary colorist Josef Albers, students will create a personal color workbook composed of exercises using Color Aid silk screen papers.  After cutting and pasting through the rules, we will brave into bending theory, value and hue, striving to speak with a new understanding and frequency in our own compositions.

Day Two:  Students will learn Mary's simple, safe, and accurate procedure for the use of acid dyes on wool and silk and her system of recordkeeping.  Participants will leave the class inspired to take their work to the next level, with new skills and heightened color confidence.

Skill Requirements:  All skill levels welcome!

May 3 & 4, 2025      9:00-5:00     

Location:

Lamms End Studio - Fort Collins, CO

Materials Fee to be paid to instructor: $55 for Day 1, $25 for Day 2

Materials Provided by Instructor: 

• 1 3” x 4 1/2” set of 314 Color-Aid silkscreen design papers
• Yarn from instructor’s studio
• All dyes and auxiliaries
• Workshop handouts/folder.

Participant materials/equipment to bring (Day 1):

• small sharp scissors
• x-acto knife
• glue stick
• small ruler
• 5” x 8”-ish unlined notebook or sketchbook
• sharp pencil
• small self-healing cutting mat
• Materials fee $55

Participant materials/equipment to bring (Day 2):

• Scissors
• Dye apron
• Mask
• Rubber gloves
• Pencil
• Lab fee $25

Instructor Bio: 

I have been designing and weaving tapestries and rugs for three decades. My workshop curriculum is a distillation of the best of what I have learned and use, along with great tips and techniques passed onto me from my mentors in the art and weaving worlds. Everything I present is conceived to inspire the senses and revitalize the artist/weaver's body, mind and spirit.

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