FEELING BLUE : FIBRE AND DYE FROM THE INDIGO PLOT, AN EXHIBITION ABOUT SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE (14-15 September)
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“Feeling blue” is an exhibition about Natural dyes and Sustainable fibres curated by French textile artist and natural dyer Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw in the Glasgow Botanical garden’s Kibble Palace.
It features dyed and printed pieces using natural dyes grown on The Indigo Plot, a Natural dye garden in the Botanical garden and selected dyed pieces by artists and dyers from all over. During the Feeling blue Exhibition we will share our love for sustainable fiber and colour with visitors, some exhibits will be from South East Asia, South America, The Scottish Highlands etc… This is not about Fast Fashion or Carbon footprint, it is about using nature around us to create beautiful material… together, It is about sharing knowledge from different cultures to do this well. In The Indigo Plot, we grow Japanese Indigo, Woad, Flax, Genista… a whole range of great natural dyes and during the exhibition we will show you what we can do with it. On Saturday you can book a space to learn to create blue from Japanese Indigo Leaves and come and see how to make Yarn from Flax. On Saturday, dye a shibori piece… watch weavers and spinners…
Please book using the following link: https://whttps://thelansdownehouseofstencils.com/2024/08/16/feeling-blue-the-exhibition-2024/
ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
730 Great Western Road, Glasgow, UK, G12 0UE
730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE, UK
G12 0UE
VISIT DETAILS
BUILDING OPENING HOURS
Drop in, 11am - 4pm (14th and 15th September)
BOOKING DETAILS
OTHER INFORMATION
TRAVEL
Nearest Train and/or Subway: Hillhead Underground station, bus 6 from and to city center just outside Botanical garden gate.
Parking Available: yes
Additional Parking Details: Street parking available on pay and display basis.
Parking Available: yes
Additional Parking Details: Street parking available on pay and display basis.
ACCESSIBILITY
Physical Access: Fully Accessible
Further Accessibility Details: The exhibition location is fully accessible, the dye garden will not be accessible to wheel chairs if it rains due to muddy terrain.
Facilities: Seating, Toilets, Wheelchair Accessible Toilet, Refreshments
Additional Restricitions on Access: Children under supervision only, in case of substantial rain the dye garden will be muddy
Further Accessibility Details: The exhibition location is fully accessible, the dye garden will not be accessible to wheel chairs if it rains due to muddy terrain.
Facilities: Seating, Toilets, Wheelchair Accessible Toilet, Refreshments
Additional Restricitions on Access: Children under supervision only, in case of substantial rain the dye garden will be muddy
ORGANISATION
Organised by: Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw @ The Lansdowne House.
A textile artist, natural dyer and dye plant grower from France immigrated in Glasgow in the early 1990's. Elisabeth grows #Theindigoplot, a Natural dye garden in The Glasgow Botanical garden as well as teaches and researches the local and less local natural dyes. She teaches online and in person sustainable textile. In The Indigo Plot she promotes knowledge about using natural dyes in slow textile.
Tel: 07939211805
Email: bettysbeautifullife@gmail.com
Website: thelansdownehouseofstencils.com/
A textile artist, natural dyer and dye plant grower from France immigrated in Glasgow in the early 1990's. Elisabeth grows #Theindigoplot, a Natural dye garden in The Glasgow Botanical garden as well as teaches and researches the local and less local natural dyes. She teaches online and in person sustainable textile. In The Indigo Plot she promotes knowledge about using natural dyes in slow textile.
Tel: 07939211805
Email: bettysbeautifullife@gmail.com
Website: thelansdownehouseofstencils.com/
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