Dafuskie Blues Leanne McJunkin Coulter
Workshop at Daufuskie Blues
Overview: Seven years ago, what began as a 2-year hobby for Leanne McJunkin Coulter and Rhonda Davis, blossomed into Daufuskie Blues. Their quaint studio is located in the historic Mary Field School on Daufuskie Island, one nautical mile from Hilton Head, SC. Both Leanne and Rhonda are native to the Island. They have continued their study of natural dyes and textile embellishment, inspired by the history of indigo on their island and in South Carolina. Leanne and Rhonda have attended studio workshops and lectures by international textile artists including Catherine Ellis, Gaseli Adeyemo, Michael Garcia, Jane Callender, Brian Whitehead, and John Marshell.
An exponent of sustainable textile practices, the love the process of indigo dying, the creativity of shibori handwork, as well as the connection to history, ancient and foreign cultures, and the mythology and mystique that surrounds the indigo plant and it’s color. They have plans to cultivate and their own dye garden which will include indigo and other dye plants.
Look for their work as Daufuskieblues on Instagram and Facebook, and at their website daufuskieblues.com.
Workshop description:
The class will offer students several advanced shibori techniques, including Katano shibori, a very ingenious stitching technique that combines
manipulating fabric to create vertical pleating and then stitching through thelayers of pleated fabric. Other techniques will include multiple resist, binding, folding, stitching and combined methods that create many beautiful and unique options for pattern and design. Samples of each technique will be shared at the guild’s March 5th meeting. Please visit https://kathleengoddu.com/shibori/katano/ to see examples of Katano Shibori.
Details: We meet from Bull River Marina at 830 am. We will take a private water taxi to Daufuskie. Our workshop is at Daufuskie Blues.
Please bring a lunch and drink
Return to Dock at 400 and return to Bull River Marina at 445.
Cost is $85.00 This amount includes water taxi and workshop
Supply cost is $10 and paid to Leanne at the workshop or March meeting. (see following paragraph)
Note: Leanne Coulter will speak at our March meeting. She will bring samples of our workshop. Leanne will have available to purchase the fabric (supply cost for the 4-24 workshop) She will demonstrate and show us the stitching techniques we will use in the workshop. We will have a month to stitch our samples and bring them with us on the day of the workshop. I plan to offer a meeting during the month of February that we can stitch together! Other options of folding and clamping are available to those not interested in stitching will be demonstrated during the workshop. Please bring $10 to March meeting.
Please note this is a rain or shine event. Bull River Marina will cancel if the weather conditions are not good. Registration is not refundable but can be transferred. I will open the registration to nonmembers if we do not have 20 members registered after March 11th deadline.
Registration is encouraged on our website. Nonmembers who are interested should contact Janet Shaw to be added to a list of interest. Jshaw234@gmail.com
Feel free to contact Janet Shaw with any questions. More details to come as we get closer to the date!