Overview: Join us for a creative day in the beautiful formal garden as we explore the timeless arts of cyanotype and embroidery. The session will begin with a peek at some of Mrs. Mellon's blue and white textiles. Participants will learn the basics of both techniques, using botanical materials gathered from the garden to create striking cyanotype prints on fabric. These blue-and-white textiles will then be embellished with simple embroidery stitches and transformed into fragrant lavender sachets. Inspired by Mrs. Mellon’s well-known love of blue and white in her interiors and textile collection, this workshop celebrates the beauty of botanical design, handcraft, and the garden as a source of artistic inspiration.
This session will conclude with time to view 'Curious Allies' and 'When Bunny Met Snowy,' two temporary exhibitions on display in the Oak Spring Gallery. The gift shop will also be open.
About Oak Spring Garden Foundation: The Oak Spring Garden Foundation (OSGF) is a philanthropic foundation based at the former primary estate of the late Paul and Rachel Mellon, who were major philanthropists in the U.S. of the arts, humanities, and sciences in the second half of the twentieth century. OSGF is located in the northern Virginia Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountains region (ca. one-hour drive from Washington, D.C.). Led by Sir Peter Crane, the Foundation’s inaugural President, OSGF provides workshops, short courses and supports residencies for artists and scholars. Its celebrated Library comprises rare books, manuscripts and works of art relating to horticulture, landscape design, botany and natural history. It is becoming a new center of stimulation of all things botanical, from fundamental research in plant evolution and conservation, to horticultural and plant conservation practice, to the history and art of plants, gardens and landscapes.
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Availability: This workshop will be capped at 12 participants. Registrations will be accepted on a rolling basis through Zeffy until full.
