For those who couldn’t make our first kelp-dying workshop, join us this Saturday for a second round of site-specific dying and printmaking.

(1) Location: We will meet at 11am at Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse, 3800 Stephen M White Dr, San Pedro, CA 90731. (See attached map of Cabrillo Beach, showing bath house and adjacent parking.) 

(2) Parking: Parking is metered and costs $1 per hour. There is usually an attendant at the entrance who will take your card, ask you how many hours you are staying, and run it for you. You can park right in front of the bathhouse, or if those spots are full, there will be plenty in front of the aquarium, a short distance away.) 

(3) Weather: We will be meeting outside beside the Pacific Ocean. The weather should be incredibly beautiful, but do come prepared for the elements. I recommend a sun hat, sun glasses, sunscreen, water, and comfortable walking shoes. There are picnic tables where we can sit, but also feel free to bring a blanket or towel for seating. 

(4) Agenda: Kelp dying, botanical printmaking, and site-specific cyanotyping

We will begin our session gathering site-specific materials (seaweed, rust, shells, rope, palm fronds, leaves, rocks, etc), which we will sound together in a short material-driven improvisation. Then, we will bind these materials up in provided textiles and dropping them into the dye pot. After that, we will use additional gathered materials and participant-provided objects and bodies to expose imagery over the kelp dyed textile with ocean-developed cyanotype.