Study Groups
Monthly online study groups for those who are exploring natural colour making and seek to be part of a supportive creative community. These are small informal peer groups meeting up to share explorations, ideas, and questions.
Format:
Groups meet up monthly for a two hour meeting on Zoom. The monthly two hour zoom call is an informal open space for emergent discussion and conversation. Members are invited to share questions with the group, explorations, and artwork in process or completed. This is supported by ongoing conversation and photo sharing online.
Purpose:
Connection with a global community of plant dye, ink, & paint making enthusiasts.
An opportunity to share your work and insights.
To get feedback around your creative explorations.
To hear about what others are exploring, and be inspired by this.
Live Session: In order to make the sessions more affordable, we have decided to just have the sessions live and not make a recording.
Commitment:
These are ongoing groups, where you can build relationships and support each other as you develop your creative practice throughout the seasons. To join the group, you have to commit to join a term of six monthly sessions. There are two terms per year.
Timing: Wednesdays 9.30-11.30am GMT
Term Dates: October 2nd, November 6th, December 4th, January 8th, February 5th, March 5th
Payment: £58.50 for 6 months For Six Sessions
These sessions are not recorded. The group is limited to 10 people
Facilitated by Annie Hogg
Annie Hogg is a visual artist based in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Her work explores power relations and resources. Aiming to see both human and other than human responses and outcomes in human led situations. Material choices are made with an intention of furthering this commentary and questioning. Graduating in 2002 with a BA in sculpture from Aki College of Art in The Netherlands, she worked on environmental campaigns, studied organic horticulture and returned to a full time creative practice in recent years. She enjoys delivering engaging workshops, talks and lectures on her process and practice both online and in person in a host of settings such as Plants & Colour UK and The Burren College of Art. Awards and support have been received from the Arts Council of Ireland, Irish Hospice Foundation, Tipperary County Council Arts Office, South Tipperary Arts Centre and K-Fest.
Timing: Wednesdays 6.00pm - 8.00pm (GMT +1 and GMT from the end of October) (11.00am-1.00pm PST)
Dates: September 11th, October 9th, November 13th, December 11th, January 15th, February 19th
(Dates edited to not overlap with Issy’s group)
Payment: £65 for 6 months for six sessions.
These sessions are recorded. The group is limited to 12 people.
Facilitated by Carolyn Sweeney.
Carolyn handcrafts ink in Portland, Oregon under the name, Strata Ink. She has been making her own ink and watercolours for many years. The particular qualities and colours of natural ink inspire her on a daily basis. Carolyn has a B.A in Fine Art from Whitman College and a background in a wide array of textile arts. www.strataink.com
Timing: Wednesdays 6.30-8.30pm GMT +1 and GMT from the end of October)(11.30am-1.30pm PST)
Dates: September 4th, October 2nd, November 6th, December 4th, January 8th, February 5th
Payment: £58.50 for 6 months for six sessions.
These sessions are not recorded. The group is limited to 12 people
Facilitated by Isobel Denton
Issy is a textile artist specialising in traditional practices creating natural inks & dyes for textile & paper applications. She works from her studio in West Yorkshire under the name of ‘abitmoreink’. She became interested in dyes, and dyeing techniques whilst originally working in theatre, film and television, as a costumier. For the last 3 years she has been creating an extensive dye garden - growing plants for use in her own practice. Presently, she is focussed on developing a 3D sculptural work using various traditional craft practices and making paper using plants such as flax and other materials she either grows, or forages locally. In addition to her own practice she regularly delivers workshops at various venues. She also works with many arts based organisations and in schools, to create pieces for exhibitions that explore the narrative of natural dyeing and related processes.
Learn more about Plants & Colour Study Groups. During 2020 lockdown, Flora Arbuthnott of Plants & Colour gave a call out for a new Study Group series based around plants and colour, obviously enough! We began as we continue today, with each term or round running for a 6 month period and meeting once a month for a two hour Zoom call. Having signed up out of interest to connect with like-minded folks, I could not possibly have fore seen then just how important these monthly meet ups were to become to me.