Ages 6 to 12. Create a bandana while exploring both art and science through playful experimentation. Discover how colour dye can be made from natural materials by painting and stamping onto fabric.
Registration opens on Saturday, May 30 at 12:00 pm.
Using dyes created from berries, plants, and simple kitchen ingredients, participants will experiment with pattern and texture using brushes, sponges, and leaves. Some mixtures will include baking soda or vinegar, allowing colours to shift and react in surprising ways. Please dress for a messy activity.
Bio: Instructor Sara McCreary is a Métis textile artist and a second-year graduate student in Visual Arts at the University of Regina. She has a strong background in sewing and patternmaking, and blends both traditional and modern techniques in her work, drawing inspiration from Métis visual culture. Her art includes embroidery, quilting, natural dyeing, beadwork, and leatherwork, and she explores how Métis material culture changes over time through creative and collaborative design. Sara’s family and community stories, movements, and styles shape her work. She often uses reclaimed materials and references to family heirlooms, highlighting resourcefulness and adaptability.
AGE GROUP: | Children |
EVENT TYPE: | School Support | Learn and Personal Interest | Art and Creation |
TAGS: | STEAM | Games and Hobbies |
Prince of Wales is the newest Branch of Regina Public Library. The 3,400 square-foot space spans one level, and was designed with some innovative special features, including two (2) self-check machines.
This cozy inner-city Branch also offers a variety of services and resources.
Patrons can borrow the most popular, up-to-date reading and listening materials at Prince of Wales. There is a sizable collection of fiction and non-fiction paperbacks and popular items for children, such as board books, picture books, and comics. Visitors can also expect to find an impressive DVD collection, popular magazines and newspapers.
