The Art of Indigo: Basic Vats & Shibori Techniques
Saturday June 14
Sunday July 13
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: BR Goldstein
Materials Fee: $50 (paid directly to Instructor)
Students: 8
Indigo—the iconic blue of denim—is one of the world’s oldest and most revered natural dyes. Used for millennia, this deep, rich pigment has travelled across continents and cultures, from Japan and India to West Africa, China, and South America.
In this workshop, participants will explore the unique properties of indigo through hands-on learning, including how to prepare a mini-vat and apply traditional Japanese shibori techniques—stitching, binding, and folding, to create expressive resist-dyed patterns.
Together we will explore the tension at the heart of indigo: the balance between deliberate control and the unpredictable nature of the organic.
All materials—including fabric, thread, tools, and dye—will be provided.
Due to the structure and timing of the workshop, we’re unable to accommodate personal projects or fabrics brought from home. Just bring your curiosity and willingness to experiment!
Saturday June 14
Sunday July 13
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: BR Goldstein
Materials Fee: $50 (paid directly to Instructor)
Students: 8
Indigo—the iconic blue of denim—is one of the world’s oldest and most revered natural dyes. Used for millennia, this deep, rich pigment has travelled across continents and cultures, from Japan and India to West Africa, China, and South America.
In this workshop, participants will explore the unique properties of indigo through hands-on learning, including how to prepare a mini-vat and apply traditional Japanese shibori techniques—stitching, binding, and folding, to create expressive resist-dyed patterns.
Together we will explore the tension at the heart of indigo: the balance between deliberate control and the unpredictable nature of the organic.
All materials—including fabric, thread, tools, and dye—will be provided.
Due to the structure and timing of the workshop, we’re unable to accommodate personal projects or fabrics brought from home. Just bring your curiosity and willingness to experiment!
Saturday June 14
Sunday July 13
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: BR Goldstein
Materials Fee: $50 (paid directly to Instructor)
Students: 8
Indigo—the iconic blue of denim—is one of the world’s oldest and most revered natural dyes. Used for millennia, this deep, rich pigment has travelled across continents and cultures, from Japan and India to West Africa, China, and South America.
In this workshop, participants will explore the unique properties of indigo through hands-on learning, including how to prepare a mini-vat and apply traditional Japanese shibori techniques—stitching, binding, and folding, to create expressive resist-dyed patterns.
Together we will explore the tension at the heart of indigo: the balance between deliberate control and the unpredictable nature of the organic.
All materials—including fabric, thread, tools, and dye—will be provided.
Due to the structure and timing of the workshop, we’re unable to accommodate personal projects or fabrics brought from home. Just bring your curiosity and willingness to experiment!
BR Goldstein is a Canadian Artist who is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto Canada, she received an MFA from Parsons the New School, in New York City. Primarily a painter and textile artist, Goldstein has worked across many media and exhibited across Canada, and the US: Including HabourFront Center in Toronto, Canada; The Greenville Museum of Art in Greenville, NC; The Durham Arts Guild, Durham NC; The Raleigh Fine Art Society, Raleigh, NC, solo shows include Aspace Gallery, Toronto Canada; Mercer Union, Toronto, Canada; and Anchorlight, Raleigh NC, Goldstein has received awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Puffin Foundation. She has spent the past 7 years living in North Carolina immersed in it's strong tradition of textile art. Her solo exhibition of new textile paintings will open Spring 2025 at Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a museum of regional art and history.