Plant dyes & Eco colour

I love the full spectrum of saturated colour that can be achieved with Procion dyes but I am also fascinated by the subtle nuances that arise from plant dyes. Accordingly, I am looking forward to purchasing Eco Colour, a “botanical alchemy of ecologically sustainable plant dyeing for textiles” by internationally renowned dyer, costumier and artist India Flint:

A short paragraph in the weekend paper about the Adelaide Festival and the watermarks exhibition (22 March – 13 April) first alerted me to the textile art of India Flint. Judging from this image gallery, I’m disappointed that I missed the exhibition when it was on in Sydney recently. I see the exhibition also opens at the Ecocity World Summit in San Francisco, USA, on 22 April.