CAROLA JONES, TEACHING ARTIST INDIGENOUS FASHION ARTS

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Carola Jones, Teaching Artist

Multi-media Land Artist creating Indigenous fashion using natural land-based dyes, earth pigments, hand embroidery and collage.
5th Generation Indigenous Geechee Indigo & Natural Dye Practitioner (Toisnot Tuscarora, Florida Seminole & Johns Island Geechee)
Volunteer STEAM Teaching Artist @YGIG After School for Middle Schoolers
Fabric Designer & Indigenous Garment Maker
Writer & Digital Storyteller
Pow Wow Dancer (Southern Cloth)
Kokum & Indigenous Knowledge Keeper
Small business consultant & social media teaching artist

Online & In-Person Natural Dye Workshops

Learn the art and spiritual significance of Indigenous Gullah Geechee plant-based indigo dyeing practiced by my family on Johns Island in South Carolina. Discover the "survivance" technique of "Binding Up The Blues" to create unique resist design patterns that tell stories about who we are and how we survived.

Online pay workshops and free webinars enable you to work in the comfort of your home from any where in the world. Pay workshops include two hours of live guided instruction each week via Zoom which are recorded so that you can play them back. Also, included are downloadable instructional PDFs, dye recipes, and a weekly Q&A to address any learner concerns. Webinars are free but require registration.

In-person classes happen in Eastern North Carolina, Virginia and on Johns Island, South Carolina. I also teach community classes as part of art residences on Treaty Lands in Canada, and in New Orleans.