MORDANT MONDAY: Iron + Mordant=A “Weird Feeling”
…Mali, West Africa, check out our online mud dyeing workshop with Aboubakar Fofana and learn about the magic of plant tannins, fermented, iron-rich mud and importance of these materials to…
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A Deep Dive into the 1-2-3 Indigo Vat
Indigo gradation from Aboubakar Fofana’s workshop on indigo. The vat is a 7gpl fructose vat. Diving into indigo blue We have been working with the 1-2-3 indigo vat for nearly…
Honoring Black History Month Every Day
…+ Blue Light Junction Kibibi Ajanku Aboubakar Fofana Indigo with Maryland Institute College of Art Botanical Colors is also excited to begin highlighting local and small farm and garden growers…
Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Kathy Hattori Q&A
…this book from Karen Casselman. In Aboubakar’s class we pre-mordanted our cellulose fabric with soda ash; what’s the best to use with protein fibres? Scouring with soda ash removes wax…
Love Letters #4 (With Love From Budapest)
…Best regards, Ildiko Polyak from Budapest Hungary, who has been a regular since Aboubakar’s talk Sign up for today’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY with the Forbes Pigment Collection director Narayan Khandekar HERE….
FEEDBACK FRIDAY Love Letters #3
…wanted to send on warm regards. Seeing Aboubakar’s presentation was a total joy, so thank you for making that publicly available. With the museum closed, we’ve been floating many different…
Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Wild Pigment Project
…There are things to learn about how to keep the earth/clay particles attached to the fabric, so they don’t wash out, though. Aboubakar Fofana teaches an excellent mudcloth class, I’ve…
FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
…indigo vat and wondering if I should start a whole new vat or add to the one I have. Pros and cons? Aboubakar Fofana believes that an indigo vat has…