1. So I thought I would mention that I’m in the works of publishing a dye book dedicated to the field of art therapy.  I am currently in the final stages of the editing process and I thought it would be fun to start sharing some of my images.  All of my dye plants were collected and catalogued from different neighborhoods around Chicago.  I am calling my book the Urban Prairie Dye Project. 

     


  2. I just got a loom off of Craig’s list this past week! Everything is set up and I finished warping the loom and everything!  Now, all I want to do is weave, but I can’t because I have to finish thesis…..  I think this might be the first rant I have ever written on tumblr. Wow!

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  3. Here is a page out of my Master’s thesis.  I have been mixing colors with plants I found throughout the Chicago area with traditional dye plants to make interesting colors on fabrics and skeins.  I have found that this method of making color is applicable to art therapy in that it evokes a curiosity in one’s own culture as well as fostering a connection with materials found in nature through ecoliteracy.  More pages are to come!