Unlocking the Colours of Nature
Tutor: Helen Coleman (WA)
Explore the colour palette of nature with Helen Coleman, as she gently guides you through her process to transform plants and earths into dyes, inks, pigments and paints.
Students will explore local, foraged natural materials for their colour properties, convert these pigments into a range of art mediums and create unique artworks deeply connected with the local landscape.
Workshop techniques include pigment extraction, botanical inkmaking, earth and lake pigment creation and natural paintmaking. Helen will also share tips for lightfastness testing, recordkeeping, storage of natural mediums and commercial artwork production using natural materials.
This workshop will benefit beginners to experienced artists who are keen to incorporate natural pigments in their practice.
See Student Requirements List
Students will explore local, foraged natural materials for their colour properties, convert these pigments into a range of art mediums and create unique artworks deeply connected with the local landscape.
Workshop techniques include pigment extraction, botanical inkmaking, earth and lake pigment creation and natural paintmaking. Helen will also share tips for lightfastness testing, recordkeeping, storage of natural mediums and commercial artwork production using natural materials.
This workshop will benefit beginners to experienced artists who are keen to incorporate natural pigments in their practice.
See Student Requirements List
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Bio
As a contemporary colourwoman, with an art practice devoted to process and scientific experimentation, Helen Coleman delights in unlocking the hidden colours in the natural world around us. Tapping into a thirty-year career in botany and chemistry, Helen explores the artistic potential of local plant and earth materials. By blending ancient and contemporary techniques, these diverse samples are transformed into unique dyes, pigments, inks and paints. Helen shares her research through exhibitions, workshops and residencies across Australia, inspiring artists and the broader community to connect more deeply with the natural environment through the creation of art made with local, natural materials. Website: helencolemanart Instagram: helencolemanart |
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