Location: Matheson Creativity Hub
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Explore plant based dying and printing as a method of archiving local ecologies and histories. Participants will gather plants, flowers and food scraps and learn to dye and print while considering what these plants bear witness to – human intervention, systems of extraction and care, neglect and resilience.
During our time together you’re invited to reflect on your relationship with textiles- not only as personal or familial objects, but as carriers of memory, labour and cultural inheritance. You may wish to share a story about a meaningful heirloom, your interactions with plants and land, or how these materials hold histories shaped by displacement, resistance, care, and inherited forms of knowledge.
During the workshop, you’ll also learn how to prepare fibres for optimal colour uptake, extract colour from plants, and apply it to textiles to ensure long-lasting results. You’ll also get to try out some basic tie-dyeing techniques to create a variety of effects.
Biography:
Malú Colorín is a Mexican natural dyer and designer living in West Wicklow, Ireland. She inherited her name and a calling for textile art from her mother and grandmother. With a background in graphic design and fine arts, in 2018 she began her experimentations and research into natural dyes. She has studied with master dyers in Mexico, Ireland, the US and Japan.
Her work draws inspiration from the traditional garments of her native Mexico, while embracing the rich heritage of Irish textiles. By working slowly and mindfully, she aims to build an intimate connection with each of her dye sources, as well as the land where they grow.
Malú is a founding member of Fibreshed Ireland and the founder and CEO of Talú – A natural dye house and educational hub, rooted in regenerative practice.
At Talú “it’s all been about developing a much closer relationship to the Land, to our non-human siblings, and eventually to our true selves. We strive to share that understanding through everything we do.”
Rooted in the rich textile traditions of both Mexico and Ireland, Talú is determined to provide soil-based solutions to the environmental crisis. “We believe that by healing the relationship between agriculture, textile production and conscious consumption, we can actually have a positive impact on our planet, without compromising on comfort and beauty.”
Our continual acknowledgement, respect and gratitude to the indigenous communities all over the world that have kept alive the textile heritage upon which we base our production methods and philosophy.
