Myco-color: Mushrooms for Dye and Pigment

Anna Bower and Hallie Silva

Members Anna and Hallie report back from Julie Beeler’s workshop: Mushroom Color Atlas. Their presentation will include South Coast area mushroom identification for dye, methods for successful mushroom dye baths, and using exhaust dye baths for pigment making.  

Anna Bio:

Anna is the Assistant Curator of Living Collections at Ganna Walska Lotusland. She enjoys propagating and harvesting dye plants, knitting, and making plant-based pigments for paint. 

Hallie Bio:

Hallie teaches art at La Colina Junior High. She loves the experimental process of dyeing with natural materials. She forages for mushrooms and lichens in the Santa Barbara foothills and backcountry to create dyes for fabric and yarn. 

This will be our second IN-PERSON meeting at the multipurpose room at the Church of Christ, 677 N. Turnpike Rd, Santa Barbara 93111. Please join us at 9:30 for socializing, short business announcements at 10, followed by the program.