A World of Natural Dyes - Limited Edition Prints — Supporting the Maiwa Foundation
LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
Last summer we dreamed up this design together with master print maker and designer, Alexandra Snowden. She incorporated all of her favourite natural dye plants into this beautiful design. This summer, we wanted to see how it would translate onto paper in a large format using natural dye inks. Of course, we reached out to Granville Island based printmaker and papermaker Ed Juan who specializes in natural dye inks in his work.
We developed a few colours and decided to run with the cochineal ink.
This is our first limited edition.
We hope you love them as much as we do and look forward to creating other colour editions in the future.
A VERY SPECIAL MAIWA TOTE BAG
This wonderful cotton tote bag is our latest fundraiser for the Maiwa Foundation.
Every dollar from the sale of these bags will go to fund the projects of the Maiwa Foundation. These projects assist artisans and craftspeople in maintaining traditions and elevating their craft.
"A World of Natural Dyes" is a collaboration between Maiwa and Edinburgh based printmaker Alexandra Snowdon. Based on our suggestions of dye plants, Alexandra composed an image, designed the lettering, and executed the composition as a linocut. We then used that graphic as our source image for the bags.
See more of Alexandra's work here: @alexandrasnowdon and alexandra-snowdon.com.
ITS ALL ABOUT NATURAL DYES ...
These bags love a visit with a dye pot. No matter which natural dye is your favourite it'll look gorgeous on these bags.
We have you covered when you're ready to take on a project, learn something new, dabble in a fresh technique, or give the magical gift of colour on cloth.
From the Ultimate Natural Dye Kit that stocks your studio with an array of Maiwa’s Natural Dyes, to our Earth Pigments Kit giving you a chance to explore working with clays and oxides, we have the perfect kit for you. You'll also find a variety of indigo kits, our Tannin & Iron Exploration Kit, our Silk Painting Kit, and much more.
For a thorough introduction to natural dyes including procedures, mordants, and recipes, we have put together the Maiwa Guide to Natural Dyes which you can find on naturaldyes.ca.
To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
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