Eco Printing

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May 20th, 2017 10:00 AM

  • Instructor: Dorothy Yuki
  • Workshop Type: Binding, Arts
  • Workshop Status: Closed
  • Workshop Start: May 20th, 2017 10:00 AM
  • Workshop End: May 21st, 2017 3:00 PM
  • Sessions: 2

The artistic possibilities found in nature are endless. In this course students will explore different organic techniques like onion and iron solutions to turn found pieces of flora into prints on paper. Each technique will have different results and with instructor guidance students will study the use of mordants, baths, steaming and simmering with lots of leaves, flowers, and other plant parts. At the end of the first day, each student will have created a stack of eco prints full of artistic potential. Leaving the prints to dry overnight, on the second day, the instructor will demonstrate how to use these prints to create simple books, boxes, cards and other paper art. Students will leave with numerous eco printed goodies to share with family and friends. 


Materials to Bring: Any pressed plants you would like to use in the eco printing processes to be demonstrated.

Workshop + Materials Fee: $275.00

Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday, May 20 & 21, 2017 :: 10am-3pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Note: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP.


About the Instructor | Dorothy Yuki

Dorothy studied to be something other than an artist. She began as a fashion designer immediately after college but soon she became a partner of a manufacturing company, In Good Company, in 1965. She designed and manufactured kitchen soft goods and linens. Based in San Francisco, it became international and William-Sonoma was one of the main clients. In 1974 she received an award for Women in Business by Wells Fargo, Asian Inc. and NOW for her leadership as a woman of a successful company, In Good Company. The company was sold in 1976 and she became a Consultant to the Fashion Industry by request of the then President, Leonard Joseph. As a production and design consultant, she worked with many identity and music production companies, as well as new startups.
While living in Tequisquiapan, she became involved with the Sierra Gorda Ecological Group and taught to help small communities to become self-sustaining. Still today she goes to Mexico twice a year to teach.
Now in her 70’s and living in San Francisco, she is engaged in many volunteer activities, Ruth’s Table, Artseed, SCRAP-SF, San Francisco Center for the Book, and FabMo. She also mentored at Bay High School in their Senior Program. She was past President of Friends of Calligraphy, and still a Council member, and presently a Master Educator for the Macy’s Fashion Incubator San Francisco.
She still has the time to do ‘art’ and has worked on projects for MMOCA, Flax Art and Design, Kalligraphia, Ruth’s Table, FabMo and SCRAP-SF. She is a recipient of Honorable Mentions for her artwork at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art Altered Book Show 2014 and 2015. She is also busy helping her two daughters, care for her four grandchildren. To find out more about Dorothy's work, visit her blog www.dotsrainbow.com


Past Student Reviews:

“Awesome teacher! Expert instruction, encouraging experimentation; and she had as much fun as we did in discovering the exciting results of our class work. It was a really rewarding experience.”

“This is a great addition to your course offerings -- there is endless potential for using this technique in book and paper arts; there is bio-magic in the chemistry.”

“Dorothy is a great teacher: organized, creative, good listener and full of empathy. She designed a class that was easy to understand, and at the same time, she woke up our imaginations.”

375 Rhode Island St
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
United States