Sunday Visit

Guy Banner and James Young are the co-owners and farmers of Grand Prismatic Seed, a small seed farm located in Northern Utah. They are committed to growing high-quality open-pollinated seeds that can withstand the stresses associated with high desert crop production. They specialize in growing seeds for dye plants and plants native to their bioregion, and also offer a curated list of seeds for their favorite cut flowers, vegetables, and herbs. All of their offerings are grown using organic methods.  We are so excited to feature you and your incredible seeds and farm. Can you tell us a little bit … Read more

START YOUR DYE GARDEN TODAY Dear Plant Enthusiast, Are you ready to embark on a colorful journey? Imagine harvesting vibrant hues from your very own garden to create stunning textiles of nature. It’s time to start your natural dye garden. If you’re ready to sow the seeds of creativity, here’s a list of organic seed providers by region to help you get started: Northeast: High Mowing Organic Seeds (Vermont) Hudson Valley Seed Library (New York) Fruition Seeds (New York) Southeast: Bluelight Junction  Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (Virginia) 3 Porch Farm (Georgia) Midwest: Seed Savers Exchange (Iowa) Prairie Moon Nursery (Minnesota) … Read more

Sunday Visit is our interview series where we speak with an incredible maker in our community and learn about what makes them tick. Katrina Rodabaugh is an author and artist working at the intersection of sustainability, craft, and design. Using visible mending, natural dyes, and textile redesign in fashion, art, and home. She combines her training in sustainability with her experience in fiber arts to build eco-friendly solutions for modern lives. We sit down with her to learn about her practice. Katrina, you have been a friend of BC for a long time. Tell us a little bit about your … Read more

For Sunday Visit, We are excited to sit down with the multi-hyphenate Ryan Scails. Based in Philadelphia, PA he examines the nuances of materiality within the built world and how intentional shifts in details can give humans context in ways that confront the limits of their bodies. By using fiber to create hyper specific structural relationships, his work highlights the potential in substantive engagements between the human body and our environment. In a manner that leans heavily on the sequential harmony of physical labor his work seeks to foreground pre-colonial technologies by riffing on fractured schematics, glyphs, and vernacular tools … Read more

We are excited to introduce you to the man behind our new offering of mordanted T-shirts and blanks. Jasen Bowes of ELSEVVHERE. Jasen Bowes is passionate when it comes to the planet, design, and food. A multi-hyphenate whose creative work is driven by a connection and commitment to the natural world, Jasen strives to highlight ways to work with materials from nature that can be recycled completely or can offer many alternative uses. He has years of fashion industry experience leading him to create a great product we’re excited to present to you. What initially drew you to the medium … Read more

Every Sunday for Sunday Visit, Botanical Colors sits down for an interview with a luminary in the natural dye, textile and art world. Grab a cup of tea and settle in to learning about someone you never knew! Catch up on all our Sunday Visits here. This week we sit down with our resident Indigo aficionado, but also pastel expert Brittany Boles of Indigo Fest. We wanted to learn more about what sparks her creativity and what drew her to making her own natural art materials. Read more below about what you can expect from her upcoming in person class on December … Read more