Hands-on Flower Pound – Botanical Printing Class – art class in the Book Arts studio! Use local native flowers and greenery to express natural dye compounds found in the petals and stems of flowering plants and vines as a bridge between natural dyes and printmaking. Students will participate in a flower pound session using a variety of different surfaces that include both papers and pre-mordanted fabric to create sampler prints that can be used in book making, mixed media or embellished for future use. An exploration of force and color! Things to note: • Makers of all skill levels are welcome. This class is suitable for ages teen+. • All necessary tools to participate are provided. Any questions about the class please email curious@wnybookarts.org TAMI FULLER Tami Fuller is a second-generation fiber artist and works as an educator and working artist out of East Aurora. Her work integrates the traditional foundations of hand-constructed processes with modern technique. Her workshops are designed with an eye toward revitalizing and modernizing fiber, ensuring the continuation of these skill sets by exposing the art form to new people within new contexts. She was trained in ebru marbling on fabric in her youth and has refined her process on paper and on silk. She teaches retreats and workshops throughout the North East and the Pacific Northwest, where her family has a large sheep farm that specializes in breed conservation for rare or at-risk breeds of sheep. Her work has received awards from NY Sheep and Wool and the Carnegie Art Center. In 2022, she was defined as a WNY artist culture-maker and a recipient of the NY Council on the Arts “Creatives Rebuild NY” grant, tasked with rebuilding arts access post-COVID. She has shown in several solo and group shows locally and her work can be found in collections in the United States and Australia. Website / Facebook / Instagram / Classes
