Gladys Serrano Flores

BOTANICAL PRINTS                                            on cotton and clothing upcycling
Saturday, March 15
10 am to 3:30 pm
Guaynabo

This technique of printing leaves on the textile surface uses 6 fundamental elements to achieve a transfer of color and organic shapes. We will work with these elements based on the dyeing potential of specific leaves collected or harvested from our environment to print on a cotton scarf and modify a piece of your closet or home.

INDIGO SHIBORI UPCYCLING                          cotton scarf and clothing
Saturday, March 29
10 am to 4 pm
Guaynabo

Unlike other dyeing processes, this pigment goes through a chemical transformation where it becomes a water-soluble dye and the blue only emerges (in the textile) when it comes into contact with oxygen. To achieve deep and bright blues, multiple submersions in the color vat are required, interspersed with oxygenation times. 

Apart from dyeing white pieces, existing pieces can also be over-dyed to give them new life. In this workshop we will do both applications: a white scarf and a piece of clothing that you bring from your closet/home.

NATURAL DYEING                                              with native trees
Saturday, April 5
10 am to 3:30 pm
Guaynabo

In this introductory workshop on natural dyeing we will use several native trees: button mangrove, star apple and/or mahogany, with some indigo dips. We will work with itajime shibori to preserve previous colos and create new layers of color and shapes.

We will demonstrate the mordanting and color extraction method, make a sample piece on cotton and dye a silk scarf sized        11″ x 60″.

Left: Natural dye and mineral print on silk

Bottom: Botanical print and screenprint