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CAROL SODERLUND
Carol began dyeing fabric in 1988 when she couldn't find the colors she needed to bring the "vision" of a quilt to life. With her hand-dyed fabric she was able to create the quilt, which subsequently won Best of Show at the 1989 International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. Since then, dyeing and surface design processes have become an enduring interest for her. As a quilt artist, Carol is known for her use of color to create transparent, luminous, and dimensional effects of great subtlety. Her work incorporates hand-dyed, stamped, stenciled, and discharged fabric in combination with commercial fabrics and many decorative threads. She continues to make quilts, and exhibits them nationally and internationally. Carol is in demand as a teacher of color, fabric dyeing, and machine quilting techniques. She lives in Geneva, New York with her husband, two sons, three boats, and a fabric stash.
• Class review by Janet Steadman of Washington State:
"Everything about Carol Soderlund's Color Mixing for Dyers is positive. I can't think of a single thing that wasn't great. Carol is an excellent instructor. Every aspect of the class was well thought out and presented in a very professional manner. The workshop includes color theory as well as hands-on dyeing experience. The end product of the class is a great book of over 1000 color swatches and the knowledge of how to reproduce the 1000 colors on your own. I would encourage anyone who is interested in dyeing fabric to take this class."
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DESCRIPTION
For the dyer, the many choices of dye colors available can lead to confusion and disappointment in color outcomes. This class will help you choose the pure color that will suit you in developing your own personal palette. Carol has dyed over 80 individual palettes, which she will share with you through slide presentations, discussions, and hands-on dyeing. Brilliant yellows, passionate purples, rich reds, astounding blues and soothing greens as well as necessary neutrals will be yours to mix using Procion MX dyes.
This class will focus on
• developing skill in intuitive color mixing using pure MX dyes, based primarily on training the eye
• an understanding of the relationship between colors, with an emphasis on chromatic and achromatic scales
• mixing black by eye, and practical approaches to using your own black mixes in in both liquid and thickened dye
• how to dye saturated, brilliant colors, whether using immersion or thickened techniques
• how to create interesting complex neutrals
• the incredible possibilities of discharge (color removal) with personal color mixing (Optional, for those who are interested)
Students will dye up from 10 to 15 yards of cotton using both thickened dye and low water immersion techniques. On the first day, we will develop concepts through lecture and discussion, and do some exercises to get familiar with the pure hues. On the days following, we will dye and print yardage, resulting in your choice of solid-colored or multi-colored cloth. Techniques will include monoprinting, silkscreening, mark-making with a variety of tools, as well as low water immersion. Attention will be paid to approaches for layering color, both through overdyeing and through numerous printmaking techniques.
In this special extended version of True Colors: Developing Your Personal Palette, those who choose to will also explore the fascinating world of neutral colors and their relationship to pure hues in a very hand-on way, using Procion MX dye. Pure vibrant hues shine their brightest when they are in contrast to subdued neutrals. We will learn techniques of color mixing by eye, comparing and contrasting the delicious edge where vibrant hues become grayed or muddied, and eventually achromatic. We will examine the how variations in choice of primary hues to make our mixes will lead to exciting differences in discharge (removal of color).
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