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Catherine Owens

Published in

The Natural Dye Chronicles

On Living Color

I’ve been fixated on color lately: my eyes comb every tree for bulging bits of neon green, fallen cottonwood catkins have stained our…

Apr 26

On Living Color

Apr 26

Published in

The Natural Dye Chronicles

Woad, Part III

Woad and the Picts: Tattoo or Taboo?

Apr 9

Woad, Part III

Apr 9

Published in

The Natural Dye Chronicles

Woad, Part II

The unlikely alchemy of indigo, and the ancient pioneers who gave us blue.

Mar 11

Woad, Part II

Mar 11

Published in

The Natural Dye Chronicles

Woad, Part I

A brief history of how Britain got its name, and what it has to do with natural dyes.

Feb 3

Woad, Part I

Feb 3

5 Uncommon Ways to Green your Kitchen Routine

In order of increasing effort

Jul 28, 2021

5 Uncommon Ways to Green your Kitchen Routine

Jul 28, 2021

If you’ve shopped the yogurt aisle at your local grocer lately — I mean really shopped it, not just…

Well, yes and no.

Jul 23, 2021

If you’ve shopped the yogurt aisle at your local grocer lately — I mean really shopped it, not just…

Jul 23, 2021

Catherine Owens

Catherine Owens

I'm a textile artist who works with natural dyes. Here, I share stories behind the dye plants & insects that have fostered human expression for millennia.

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