088: Textile Art with Mariana Frochtengarten

The SweetGeorgia Show

This week, Felicia is joined on the show by Mariana Frochtengarten: a textile artist and art educator with an extensive background in dyeing. Specifically, she's had more than 20 years of experience in resists dyeing techniques like batik and shibori. A few years ago, Mariana worked at SweetGeorgia as one of the dyers in our dye team but now has begun teaching art. This past summer, Mariana has once again been reunited with us as we recorded a course for The School of SweetGeorgia all about shibori dyeing techniques. Join Felicia and Mariana as they chat about textile arts and it's many different values in our society.

"...focusing on technique, teaching technique but also just... approaching textiles as a language, as a form of expression, as a way of doing something that... is in a way... is so present in every culture and in everybody's life so that was really a way for me to... link with community, link with people..." - Mariana on why she enjoys being an art educator

In this episode, we talk about:

• 1:24 Mariana chats about her background in dyeing
• 4:23 Mariana and Felicia discusses the struggles of making a living off of your craft without feeling you are losing the personal, handcrafted quality of the product
• 9:45 Mariana chats about how her production dyeing turned more towards community work and teaching people about textiles
• 12:58 Felicia asks Mariana about her experience in art therapy and using art therapy to help new immigrants to Canada adjust to their new life
• 20:19 Chatting about the importance of the process of creation
• 23:08 Felicia asks Mariana about how her values have changed over time
• 26:01 Felicia and Mariana chat about the loneliness of dyeing and how to make it a more social process
• 29:16 Discussing Mariana's Shibori Dyeing Basics course on The School of SweetGeorgia and the element of surprise that goes with resist dyeing
• 32:20 Where you can find Mariana online
• 35:26 Felicia's Final Notes and Giveaway!

Here's Where You Can Find Mariana:

Instagram: @nanafro

Email: [e-mail]

Shibori Dyeing Basics Course Forum Page: www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com/community/forum/shibori-dyeing-basics

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Music Credits:

Playbook of Happiness – by RimskyMusic

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