The first day will be spent exploring stitching/darning/mending, itajime, marbling, eco-printing, mordants, resists, drawn and painted marks, and creating beautiful surfaces on cotton and linen fabric and paper. (Bring lots of samples to play with!). The second day will be spent exploring a wide variety of single folio folds, combined bindings, collaged and “repaired” and reconstructed forms, and exploring sculptural possibilities with the created materials. Alternative processes to promote sustainable field inquiry in nature, touching and recording, and promoting your artistic and mediation practice will be discussed at length. We will only use Alabama materials from the workshop location to talk about dyes and bio diversity and sustainability. Doug will provide materials from the UAB Dye Garden.