About a year ago, when Diego was a newborn, I needed some alone time and decided to take an indigo dyeing class at the Roosevelt with https://www.buaisou-i.com.
I previously got into dyeing through my friend Zoe Umholtz, who is a fiber artist, she’s great and you should check her out when you have a minute. So I had already dyed some basic tie dye stuff so this was a good way for me to really delve into the history and Japanese tradition behind indigo.
I had the opportunity to meet Graham Keegan, first through IG and then IRL at his studio. He gifted my students about 200 indigo plants. We’ve been growing them and lately we had to start harvesting.
It’s complicated to grow something you’ve never grown before, but rewarding. I’m posting a couple of pictures of the indigo and then some of the harvested indigo. I’ll be doing some research around how to use it to dye clothing – more posts to come.
check out Graham here: http://www.grahamkeegan.com/
Zoe Umholtz workshops here: https://www.numulosgatos.org/products/artist-led-workshops-indigo-dyeing-with-zo-umholtz-sunday-april-22nd-1pm-5pm