Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM Learn how to imprint beautiful Plant designs from Nature and create 2 beautiful silk scarves. One with the natural imprints from leaves and plants and the second with the addition of a beautiful background color! Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to imprint their images directly upon protein fibers using the process you learn in the workshop. In this workshop, students will learn techniques to enhance the natural designs to create 2 beautiful silk scarves with their plant designs. At the end of the day, students will take home 2 silk scarves, one natural and one with a color background, and the knowledge to continue Ecoprinting from Nature's resources. *Students should bring a one gallon empty water jug to use as a weight, which can be filled once they arrive at class. They should also bring leaves from their area such as oak, maple, rose, hickory, sumac, and other interesting weeds. Additional plants that work well, and can often be found at the store, include live eucalyptus and flat flowers such as daisies. Thick or woody plants and waxy leaves such as camellia or magnolia should not be used. Leaves may be fresh, pressed, or dry, but dry leaves should be rehydrated about 30 minutes before use. Students should also bring an apron, as well as a notepad and pen for taking notes, as there will be limited video recording during the class. *Class price includes materials fee. M Theresa Brown is a professional artist whose long art career embraces many areas of the Arts. She uses natural dyes and low impact synthetic dyes and merges them into unique, beautiful designs on silk, wool, paper and leather. She turns her transformed work into artisanal clothing, accessories, and art. Her articles and designs in the fiber arts have appeared in international publications such as "No Serial Number" and "Belle Armoire".