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Category: Natural Dyeing

Tondro grief piece art
Collage/Natural Dyeing/Weaving

Re-Do

Posted on February 28, 2023 / 4 Comments

Hi Friends, You may remember that a few weeks ago I told you about a piece I was starting on using off-white woven pieces collaged together. Right around that s...

Cassandra Tondro natural dyes
Natural Dyeing/Natural Materials/Natural Pigments/Rust Dyeing

Experimention with Materials

Posted on August 2, 2022 / 9 Comments

Greetings Friends, Now the compost pile is cooking! This is more what I expected to see from a piece of painted canvas buried in the compost pile for two weeks....

Cassandra Tondro crochet
Dyeing/Natural Dyeing

Slow Art Summer

Posted on June 29, 2021 / 4 Comments

Hi Friends, I’m taking a break from painting, and recently rediscovered my love of crochet. I’ve had some silk/wool yarn that’s been sitting a...

Natural Dyes leaves
Leaf Print Process/Natural Dyeing/Rust Dyeing

Experimentation and Discovery

Posted on June 30, 2020 / 0 Comment

Hi Friends, Last week I got the bug to do some leaf printng, even though it’s not leaf printing season. When I feel inspired to do something, I have to do...

Cassandra Tondro, "Crossroads," original art
Natural Dyeing/Paintings/Rust Dyeing

Celebrate Serendipity

Posted on October 15, 2019 / 2 Comments

Greetings Friends, I’ve been working on a new dyed piece using a slow process, which I rather enjoy. I like seeing the work develop gradually, in small in...

Cassandra Tondro collage
Collage/Natural Dyeing/Rust Dyeing

New Explorations

Posted on October 1, 2019 / 2 Comments

Hello Friends, I’ve been playing around with a lot of different mediums lately. I can’t seem to settle down and focus on any one thing right now. Ma...

Cassandra Tondro, "Exploring Grays," natural dye art
Natural Dyeing/Pushed Paint/Rust Dyeing

Ephemeral Art

Posted on January 15, 2019 / 6 Comments

Greetings Friends! Although I often paint with bright colors, I’ve been enjoying the quiet hues of natural dyes lately. I love the charcoal grays, rust br...

Wild Cherry Bark dyed piece
Natural Dyeing/Solar Dyeing

Wild Cherry Bark Piece

Posted on October 30, 2016 / 0 Comment

This is a fun little piece of cotton canvas folded, clamped and dyed in Wild Cherry Bark.

Madder dye on hemp fabric
Natural Dyeing/Solar Dyeing

Madder on Hemp

Posted on October 24, 2016 / 2 Comments

I really like the colors of madder root on hemp fabric — done with solar dyeing, and I let it sit about a week in full sun. The unevenness of it is pretty...

Buckthorn Bark natural dye
Natural Dyeing/Solar Dyeing

Buckthorn Bark Dye

Posted on October 21, 2016 / 0 Comment

This is Buckthorn bark on cotton canvas, raw silk and hemp — dyed in a plastic bucket using the solar dye method of letting it sit in the sun. I love thes...

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