Studio 88 is partnering with visiting artists Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw and Pornpimon (Mew) Mingmitmee to organise a side event with Walking Artisan during Chiang Mai Design Week 2022.
The project is a collaboration between Elisabeth, a textile artist based in Glasgow (Scotland), and Mew, a natural colour maker from Thailand. They will present the Nature Colour exhibition at Walking Artisan Souvenir Shop, 3–31 December 2022, as well as two workshops: a Floral Art Therapy workshop with Mew and a True Colour of the Cotinus sharing session and workshop with Elisabeth.
Nature Colour exhibition
For the exhibition, Elisabeth shows her work using Cotinus leaves and natural dyes from Scotland. The pieces were treated and botanically printed with Cotinus leaves and are part of “The True Colour of the Cotinus” project, a Global Online Eco-Printing project which offers online workshop to participants. It started during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to connect isolated Eco-printers from all over the world with a communal simple technique to follow.
Elisabeth’s work is complimented by the natural colours made by Mew. For the exhibition, Mew will showcase the lake pigments from plants around Thailand to make organic watercolour and explore the earth pigments to make watercolour.
Date: 3–31 December 2022
Venue: Walking Artisan Souvenir Shop, 2nd floor, Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre
Free admission
Floral Art Therapy workshop
In this workshop, Pornpimon Mingmitmee will guide participants over 3 hours to make 12 watercolour paints. The workshop is a process of watercolour making and mixing colours. While painting, the participants will observe their mind and listen to their inner voices. The chosen colours and tones reflect each person’s identity, represent feelings, sooth and revitalise the spirit.
Price THB 2,500.
Date: 3 December 2022, 9am – 12pm
Venue: Khum Café
True Colour of the Cotinus sharing session and workshop
In this 2-hour workshop, participants will create some unique Botanical prints under the guidance of Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw, botanical print artist from Scotland, using her “True Colour of the Cotinus” method. Participants will print local Chiangmai leaves onto handmade paper and Cotinus leaves on a ribbon of silk. During steaming time Elisabeth will introduce her eco work and will discuss the technique with participants. Each participant will go home with a unique artwork and some new knowledge.
Price: Free of charge, donation welcome
Date: 6 December 2022, 10am – 12pm
Venue: Walking Artisan Souvenir Shop, 2nd floor, Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre
About the artists
Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw is a textile artist based in Glasgow (Scotland). She was a conservation stencil artist for 20 years before turning her hands to eco techniques. She works with natural dyes and botanical prints, using a sustainable process and growing natural dyes in the Glasgow Botanic garden. Elisabeth had been visiting Thailand most years since 2005 and her “The True Colour of the Cotinus” project has had over 600 participants since it began in 2021.
Pornpimon (Mew) Mingmitmee is a natural colour maker from Thailand. Pornpimon is an artist who has gained knowledge in science, art and archaeology, which she applies to her conservation work, where she preserves and repairs Thai painting and ancient murals. She has combined her knowledge with the local practices of dyeing to develop tourism in the Ban Nong San Community, Phu Phan District, Sakon Nakhon Province, to help preserve and develop the livelihood of north-eastern Thai artists.
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