Catharine Ellis

 
 

Catharine Ellis

Studio Location:: Waynesville, North Carolina

Title of Piece: Shades of Indigo

Materials Used: Cotton, linen, indigofera tinctoria/persicaria tinctoria from Stony Creek Colors

Price: NFS

Primary Techniques: Woven shibori resist

Type of Vat: Fermentation vat

Other Applications: contact print with black walnut leaves

Artist Bio: Catharine Ellis has been making textiles for over 40 years. Her work most often combines both weaving and dyeing. For the last 16 years her focus has been primarily on natural dyeing. She continues to research and develop new applications for the use of natural colorants in her own textiles and for her teaching. Catharine is the author of Woven Shibori, (Interweave Press, 2005, 2015) andThe Art and Science of Natural Dyes (Schiffer Press, 2019) with co-author Joy Boutrup. Her work has been exhibited in venues worldwide and she teaches internationally. Catharine’s current “Garden Series” utilizes plant dyes harvested from her garden.

Artist Statement about Piece: "Shades of Indigo" is a small sampling of my long term, in-depth study of indigo and the range of colors that are possible from the vat.