True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments

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True Colors is about artists who create color from natural materials and about the historical importance and environmental sustainability of this practice. All new content in this revised edition features Heartwear, a collaborative of artists and fashion designers who have created and supported indigo-dyeing projects from Benin to Morocco to India and beyond. True Colors features deep conversations with twenty-eight artisans from every part of the globe who reveal their wisdom, traditions, and know-how—and suggest that we ignore what they know at our peril. Traditional approaches to making color offer sustainable options to a fashion system badly in need of them and memorable cultural narratives to a world hungry for beauty and spirituality. Front Cover About the book Title Page Half Title Copyright Acknowledgments Table of Contents Foreword Lidewidj Edelkoort Engaging With Color: An Introduction Chapter 1: A Point of Silence Chapter 2: Tradition and Progress Chapter 3: A Piece of Sky Chapter 4: Wandering Into the Blue Chapter 5: Blue Revival Chapter 6: Indigo Genie Chapter 7: Layer Upon Layer Chapter 8: Nevertheless Woad Persisted Chapter 9: The Last Purple Chapter 10: Serious Symbols Chapter 11: Authentic Voices Chapter 12: Bukhara Red Chapter 13: Red Rises Again Chapter 14: In The Water Chapter 15: Stalking Wild Color Chapter 16: Old Ways, New Techniques Chapter 17: In The Beginning Chapter 18: Precontact Colors Chapter 19: Earthy Rainbow Chapter 20: Like a Prayer Chapter 21: Golden Girls Chapter 22: Precise Yellows Chapter 23: Invasive Color Chapter 24: Fresh Greens Chapter 25: Mineral Signatures Chapter 26: Back To The Garden Notes Bibliography Index Photography Credits About the Author Back Cover