$30 Non-Member / $24 Member

Capacity 20

Join local natural dyer and fine artist Elana Bloom for a special dye class for youth ages 9-13.  Adults are welcome to join their kiddos or drop them off for this opportunity to work with two dyes made from pomegranates grown at Tucson Botanical Gardens and naturally reduced indigo which will turn into three colors: yellow, green and blue.  Kids will fold cotton into shapes to make prints on provided bandanas to take home to discover the ways that plants make unexpected colors.

Participants Will:

• Build an indigo vat using mashed date fruits

• Learn how pomegranates begin as edible pink fruit and end up as yellow dye.

• Learn simple folding techniques using clothespins, rubber-bands, and string to make fun prints

and patterns on fabric.

• Take home two bandanas

Artist - Elana Bloom

Elana Bloom is an artist and natural dyer who runs a small Tucson-based natural dye studio and fine art practice. A forager, she enjoys ethically gathering natural resources to make her own dyes and art supplies and regularly dyes collections of vibrant silk scarves. Bloom began her natural dye practice in 2019 and has enjoyed teaching the art and science of dyeing to both public and private audiences for five years. To learn more about her art, visit Elana Bloom at her website.

Refund & Cancellation Policy

No refund will be issued less than 15 days prior to any Community Class. A $10 cancellation fee will be applied to all refunds. No refunds will be issued for special events. We reserve the right to cancel Community Classes due to insufficient registration, garden closure, or inclement weather, in which case, participants will receive a full refund. People with disabilities should make requests for accommodation as early as possible to allow time to make appropriate arrangements.