I plan to use flowers, berries, concentrated vegetables, and other plants to tie-dye fabrics. The flowers that I will use will be native to Hawaii, for this will be more specific and teach me about relationships with the land close to home. I plan to start off with simple, absorbent fabrics like cotton. I will experiment tie-dye with samples, then tie-dye shirts, scarves, and possibly tote bags. I hope to tie-dye these things because they will be useful and sustainable. It will also possibly prevent me from buying unnecessary clothing with artificial coloring.
This project will be important to me because I want to better understand how and why over time, humans have moved away from natural processes and adapted artificial processes that involve chemicals that are detrimental to our health. I also want to explore a symbiotic relationship with the land. Without taking excess, I will be utilizing certain plants/flowers' properties and aesthetic traits. The Hawaiians lived off the land while still treating it with care and respect. I hope to do the same with this project. I also hope to learn some valuable characteristics of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
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