Batik Dyeing Workshop

On May 3rd and 10th, artist Michella Perera will be running a batik workshop at Pallas Projects/Studios. This 2 day workshop (2.5 hours long) is FREE and open to adults over 18 who have connections to a country with a history of Batik dying or Batik print fabrics. Participants do not need previous experience. They are encouraged to share their associations with this cultural dying process during the workshop. We will explore local urban flora and use them to create batik dyed patterns.

The workshop is free and art materials will be provided. No prior experience in Batik dying is necessary. Basic conversational English is needed for communication with peers. Please email to book one of 10 available places on this workshop.

Bio

Michella Perera is a Sri Lankan-Irish artist who graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2017 with an MFA. Her practice incorporates participatory events which function as a research tool, allowing her to explore the impact of cultural practices on communities, and integrate in the shared storytelling of neighbourhoods. Having moved from Sri Lanka, she explores the sensorial story of movement, cultural taboo, and the solidarity/empowerment of women. Her work draws on Ayurvedic practices which use plants, herbs and spices as tools for healing in the Indian subcontinent highlighting indigenous culinary knowledge, medical practices & ethnobotany. Recently she took part in the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa, India and the TEST Space residency at the Limerick City Gallery of Art.