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Workshop: Create Natural Dye from Food Waste

Wednesday, 7/17/2024
5:00 - 7:00
Mission Bay Program Room
Mission Bay

960 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94158
United States

415-355-2838

Explore the spectrum of colors that can come from your compost bin. Artist Margaret Seelie will show you how to dye a set of napkins with avocado pits and onion skins.

 

Margaret Seelie is an artist and writer based in the Bay Area. She founded Seelie Studio, a natural dye house, and Seawitches, a zine for water people. She is passionate about sparking creativity using natural materials. Her favorite materials to make dye from are purple sea urchins, metals, avocado pits, and oxalis flowers. When she is not in the studio, she’s surfing or walking her rescue doggie, Budgie. 

 

Space limited. Reservations required: (415)355-2838.

Connect:

Seelie Studio -Website | Seelie Studio - Instagram

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