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Community Natural Dye Bath & Botanical Art
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Get ready to harness the power of plants at our Natural Dye Bath, held outside in the Art From Scrap parking lot. Refresh clothing or fabrics with vibrant botanical colors while you connect with your creative community!
You can bring up to three items from home, no larger than a t-shirt. Cost: $5 per item.
Note: For best results, please ensure items are 100% natural fibers like cotton, linen, wool, or silk.
Tea towels and tote bags will be available for sale at $5 each.
We recommend wearing work clothes or bringing an apron to protect your clothing.
Looking for even more creative fun? Visit our Flower Hammering station and create beautiful botanical cards using fresh flowers.
This event is one of a series of outdoor creative activities made possible with funds received from the Santa Barbara Office of Arts and Culture to provide accessible community workshops. We thank them for their support of Explore Ecology and the arts!
Pre-registration is not required. See you there!
Josh was born and raised in Santa Barbara, where his passion and curiosity for the environment began and has continued to grow. During his undergraduate studies, Josh pursued this interest at the University of California at Santa Cruz, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies.
Melissa Dodos developed her passion for creative reuse as a mother of four and elementary educator over the past 25 years. She loves to inspire creativity by connecting people with resources and ideas.
Veronica grew up in San Diego and spent four years in San Luis Obispo studying Animal Science at Cal Poly. As an undergrad she learned lots about livestock, agriculture, and wildlife.
Stephanie began her journey as an educator over twenty years ago working as a preschool teacher in Washington state for a cooperative preschool program affiliated with Whatcom Community College. She loved observing the wonder and curiosity of the children and bringing them out into nature to explore the natural world. She continued her love for learning and got her teaching license and then her Montessori certification and worked as an elementary teacher in Tribal, Public, and Montessori schools. She collaborated to create a school garden and her students loved it so much that it became a special place where they could garden, read, explore, play, and it provided a safe sanctuary for students to calm down and reset when they were having difficult moments.
Morgan’s mermaid soul is always seeking adventure—swimming a relay across the Santa Barbara Channel and taking the first photo of a newborn orca off Anacapa Island being standout experiences close to home.
Lindsay Johnson
