On Sunday, June 3rd, the first in a series of movement and art classes began at the Ol’ Grey Mare Barn, 570 Main St. in Dakota, Minnesota. A high energy Nia class started the women’s day. The sweat was flying along with lots of arms and legs for kicks, blocks, and cha-cha-chas. It got so hot that the i-pod had to pause to catch its breath—literally, it stopped working with a message of Warning Temperature. It was placed in the shade to rest, and we used the birds, the wind, and other environmental noises to finish our earth dance, (free dance) and move into the earth play for cooling down.
As we finished our movement, a group of pelicans soared over the Mississippi that is located one block from the barn. Soaring grace and beauty feasted our eyes above. It was the perfect welcome to begin our color sensation part of the workshop for dying.
We washed the t-shirts and fabric to remove any dirt or oils from the cloth and then soaked the clothes in dye activator to allow the dyes to absorb easily into the materials. A lesson on tying, clamping, twisting with a variety of samples was shared with the students.
Kim Hammer tying a shirt for dying.
Summer flowers at the barn.
Mary Lee shows Mary Starr the mixed dyes.
Emerald green dye mixed.
Wearing gloves and a mask are important safety requirements when working with powder dyes
Burnt orange dye.
Working together works well for holding, squeezing, gathering a bag to place the dyed garment in to cure.
The successful dyers learning to live, move and dye all in one day! See more opportunities for making art and moving at Creative Arts Center Classes.
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