THE ART OF PASTEL

with Britt Boles of Seaspell Fiber

We are so excited to host Brittany Boles for a new one day workshop!

December 7th, 2024

10AM to 3PM

Botanical Colors

503 S Michigan St, Ste B

Seattle WA 98108

Join us Saturday December 7th from 10am-3pm at Botanical Colors Studio for an immersive workshop with Britt Boles on the art of plant to handcrafted pastel. Learn the history of pastel, binder and fixative recipes, and create your own set of plant-based soft pastels with Botanical Colors premium pigments and natural dye lakes.

About your teacher:

When Britt was a child, her mother gifted an old box of pastels that opened a door to a world of connected color. Says Britt “Pastel is true raw pigment connection and it colors your hands just as much as it colors the page…no intercessory is needed, you are the application tool. I revel in the process of seed to plant to pigment to pastel journey- a beautiful life cycle.”

Britt has been making handmade pastels from her homegrown natural dye pigments and teaching the Art of Pastel for the past 5 years.

In this workshop, you will learn: 

• The History of pastels
• The difference between Pigment extracts vs lake pigments
• Receive Handcrafted binders, fillers, fixatives, and pastel recipes
• Hand-rolling, shaping, and curing
• How to recycle pastels
• Have time for sketching and free play with Britt’s collection of handcrafted pastels.
• Create a set of 6 handcrafted pastels(including indigo, madder, fustic, & wisteria vine) with carrying case, booklet of pastel recipes & techniques, sampler art, and custom fixative pastel spray.

Limitations/considerations: Repetitious hand & wrist motions.

Please bring an N95 mask for fine powders, and wear clothes you might not mind getting messy. Also bring a lunch and water bottle.