Faculty Fellow Hope Leeson | Colors of the Land

Authors

Hope Leeson, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
History, Philosophy, + the Social Sciences Department, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
RISD Color Lab, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

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Description

April 4, 2023 virtual presentation accompanying an installation by Hope Leeson (botanist and part-time faculty for Liberal Arts Science and Landscape Design and Architecture), funded by a Color Lab Faculty Fellowship. The body of work represents a year-long investigation into natural dye colors given by plants indigenous to South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The color palette is an expression of the land’s changing seasons, the terroir, and presents the visual dialect of the land to viewers.

View the Colors of the Land exhibition here.

Event Date

Spring 4-4-2023

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Providence

Keywords

Color Lab, faculty fellowship, event, recording, plant-based dyes, South Kingston, RI, indigenous dyes, textiles, botany

Disciplines

Botany | Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts | Indigenous Education

Recommended Citation

Leeson, Hope; Department, History, Philosophy, + the Social Sciences; and RISD Color Lab, "Faculty Fellow Hope Leeson | Colors of the Land" (2023). Event Recordings. 4.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/colorlab_events_recordings/4