Start Date:  26th of January 2026
Duration: 4 weeks (4 x 2h evening sessions) Time: 6-8pm (Dublin time)
Format: Weekly live sessions + supporting resources
Tutor: Kari Cahill (Visual Artist, Producer & Mentor)

Build the confidence and skills you need to sustain your creative career. This 4-week online programme offers practical tools in organisation, finances, marketing and applying for opportunities ~ giving you a toolkit to support your practice with clarity and confidence.

Once you have booked your place, we will guide you through to the Academy and provide course access.

What’s Included

• 4 x 2-hour live evening workshops (6:00–8:00pm)
• Practical templates & tools for workflow & finances
• Guidance on documenting & presenting your work professionally
• Marketing strategies beyond social media
• Support on applications, artist statements & proposals
• Space for Q&A and tailored advice

You’ll Learn

• How to organise, document & contextualise your work
• Tools for budgeting, tracking income & planning finances
• Ways to share your work with confidence & authenticity
• How to apply for funding, residencies & exhibitions
• Professional skills to sustain your creative journey

About the Tutor

Kari Cahill is an artist and mentor with extensive experience producing exhibitions, residencies, and public art projects in Ireland and internationally. She co-founded Lay of the Land and Basic Space, has secured multiple Arts Council awards, and supports artists through mentorship in professional practice, workflow, and sustainable creative living.

Who This Is For

• Emerging and mid-career artists
• Makers ready to professionalise their practice
• Creatives looking to improve workflow & admin systems
• Anyone preparing for proposals, residencies, or funding

In a nutshell
• 🗂️ 4-week professional toolkit
• 💻 Weekly live evening workshops
• 📑 Templates & resources included
• 🎯 Practical, confidence-building skills
• 🧑🎨 Tutor: Kari Cahill

🌞 INTRODUCTION TO THE ALCHEMY OF CYANOTYPE PRINTING

Start Date: Thursday 7th of May 2026
Duration: 4 weeks
Format: Live Zoom teaching, recordings of Lives, downloadable PDFs
Tutor: Ashleigh Ellis

A playful introduction to the alchemy of cyanotype printing! This 4-week course is open to both beginners and experienced creatives who want to explore richly detailed textures and natural colours with cyanotype printing on paper. Guided by an expert, you’ll learn to work confidently with botanicals, wet ingredients, and natural dyes to create unique, environmentally conscious works of art.

You don’t need a studio or specialist equipment—just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.

Once you have booked your place, we will guide you through to the Academy and provide course access.

What’s Included

• 3 live Zoom calls with Ashleigh and fellow learners
• Create Together session included in Live 2
• Recordings of Lives if you can’t make them
• Dedicated course chat to share and discuss work
• Printable PDF guides and resources
• No specialist tools needed
• 6 months Co~Lab Room membership for ongoing community access
• 6 months access to all course material after the course ends

You’ll Learn

• Simple ways to set up at home
• What papers to choose and why
• How to work with wet ingredients for effects
• What natural dyes work best and why
• How to use natural dyes as a wet technique
• Double exposures for layered effects
• pH modifying ink
• After care and gallery-standard finishing
• How to safely work with cyanotype before, during and after printing

About the Tutor

Ashleigh Ellis is an award-winning eco artist based in Cork, Ireland. Her practice explores life-affirming reflection and creative processes to deepen the relationship between people and the more-than-human world. Plants, natural pigments, textiles, painting and music are her joy, and she brings a deep knowledge of environmentally conscious art and well-being practices. She works at Helium Arts with young people with life-long health conditions, and teaches as a guest lecturer on the Eco Art module, Masters in Arts & Engagement, at Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland.

Who This Is For

• Beginners and experienced creatives and artists
• Artists wanting to introduce natural colour to cyanotype printing
• Creatives and artists interested in environmentally conscious practices
• Anyone curious about alternative photography, plants, textures, and natural dyes

In a nutshell

• 🌿 4-week live course with Zoom sessions
• 📎 PDF guides & rewatchable lessons
• 🧺 No specialist tools needed
• 🌈 Learn from home
• 🧶 Starts: Thursday 7th of May 2026

🌿 INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL DYEING ONLINE COURSE WITH MALÚ COLORÍN

Start Date: Monday 25th of May 2026
Duration: 5 weeks
Format: Weekly video lessons, downloadable PDFs, live Zoom calls
Tutor: Malú Colorín (Talú / Founder of Fibreshed Ireland)

Whether you’ve never dyed before or want to refresh your natural colour basics, this 5-week online course is the perfect way to begin. Learn how to extract lasting colour from plants, kitchen waste, and seasonal garden materials using simple methods that are safe, accessible, and even family-friendly.

You don’t need a studio or fancy equipment—just a kitchen and curiosity.

Once you have booked your place, we will guide you through to the Academy and provide course access.

What’s Included

• 5 weeks of video lessons covering scouring, mordanting & dyeing
• Printable PDF guides for every step
• 6 live Zoom calls with Malú for guidance and connection
• Kid-friendly projects – perfect for the summer holidays
• Designed for kitchen dyeing – no specialist tools needed
• 6 months Co~Lab Room membership for ongoing community access
• 6 months access to all course material after the course ends

You’ll Learn

• How to prepare and mordant natural fibres
• How to safely extract dye from plants and food waste
• What fibres, tannins and mordants work best
• Simple ways to set up at home, even in a small space
• How to make your colours last and avoid fading
• Fun, creative ways to involve children in natural dyeing

About the Tutor

Malú Colorín is a Mexican natural dyer living in West Wicklow, Ireland. She’s the founder of Talú, co-founder of Fibreshed Ireland, and a passionate teacher blending tradition, activism, and hands-on craft. Her work draws on both Mexican heritage and Irish traditions and her workshops reflect a deep commitment to connection—with nature, place, and self.

Who This Is For

• Complete beginners to natural dyeing
• Fibre crafters looking to explore colour
• Parents & caregivers seeking creative activities for summer
• Artists and educators interested in sustainable colour
• Anyone curious about plant dyes and making in rhythm with the seasons

In a nutshell

• 🌿 5-week video & live course
• 📎 PDF guides & rewatchable lessons
• 🧺 Child-friendly, no specialist tools needed
• 🌈 Learn from your kitchen
• 🧶 Starts: Monday 25th of May 2026

🌿 MASTERING BOTANICAL PRINTS ON CELLULOSE – ONLINE COURSE WITH ELISABETH VIGUIE-CULSHAW

Start Date: Monday 27th of April 2026
Duration: 8 weeks
Format: Weekly video lessons, downloadable PDFs, live Zoom support
Tutor: Elisabeth Viguie-Culshaw (The Indigo Plot / UK Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers)

Ready to take your plant printing to the next level? Whether you're new to natural dyeing or want to deepen your practice, this immersive 8-week course offers the tools, techniques and confidence to master crisp, lasting botanical prints on cellulose fibres.

With Elisabeth’s expert guidance, you’ll explore the process of selecting local plants, understanding fibre and mordant interactions, creating controlled outcomes, and developing your own seasonal print sampler. No studio required - just curiosity and a willingness to learn.

Once you book your place, we’ll guide you into the Natural Dyers & Growers Academy and give you full access to your course.

What’s Included

• 8 weeks of lessons with video content covering all stages of botanical monoprinting
• Printable PDF guides for each step
• 6 live Zoom Q&As with Elisabeth for support and community
• Techniques tailored for home setups - no specialist tools needed
• A guided final project to apply your learning
• 6 months access to course materials after the course ends
• 6 months Co~Lab Room membership for ongoing community connection

You’ll Learn

• How to select, scour and mordant cellulose fibres for optimal results
• How to identify, test, and work with local plants and dyes
• How to set up a safe, effective studio space at home
• How to build your own test sampler and analyse print outcomes
• How to move from “happy accidents” to intentional, repeatable prints
• Creative ways to connect with your environment, family and friends through printing

About the Tutor

Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw is a textile artist trained academically in Decorative Arts by Christies, she runs a sustainable dye studio in Glasgow in Scotland and grows an Indigo plant garden on the grounds of the Glasgow Botanic called #theindigoplot. She regularly travels to Asia to train with professional dyers.

She started working with Botanical printing in 2015 after being inspired by India Flint the Australian artist. During the Covid crisis she initiated “The True Colour of the Cotinus” a global online botanical printing project using the Cotinus plant leaves for blue print. She has gathered a large global community of eco artists around her digital studio.

She shares her knowledge locally from her studio, in regular international retreats in France and Thailand and online in live classes.

Who This Is For

• Fibre artists and crafters wanting to master plant prints
• Beginners to natural dyeing curious about controlled outcomes
• Students of the Academy ready for applied learning
• Gardeners, eco printers, and creatives inspired by seasonal making
• Anyone looking to map the plant world through their textile work

In a Nutshell

• 🍂 8-week tuition with video content & live course
• 📎 PDF guides & rewatchable lessons
• 🧺 Home-friendly, no fancy tools needed
• 🌿 Make beautiful prints with your local leaves
• 🎨 Starts: Monday 27th of April 2026

NDG Academy Co~Lab Rooms | 1-Year Membership

✨ Gather · Exchange · Reflect · Grow 🌿

Join our Co~Lab Rooms — the members-only area within the Natural Dyers & Growers Academy for ongoing exchange, reflection and collaboration.
A year-round membership for natural dyers who want to stay connected, inspired and in conversation all through the seasons.

💫 Please note: The current membership rate is our 2025 price — it will increase in 2026.
Join now to lock in your access at this year’s rate.

🌾 What are the Co~Lab Rooms?

Part studio chat, part round-table, part creative lab — the Co~Lab Rooms are where real conversations happen.
Together, we explore the questions and practices behind natural colour: how we work, what we grow and how our studios evolve.

Your annual membership includes:

💬 Monthly live Co~Lab sessions on Zoom
🎥 Full access to recordings & discussion threads
🌱 Access to live events like Dyeworks: Real Conversations, Vat Clinics and Studio Talks
🤝 Breakout circles for smaller group discussions and peer-to-peer support
🌼 Invitations to guest talks and community events

🪶 How it works

After purchasing, you’ll receive a confirmation email with the steps to join the Natural Dyers & Growers Academy and Co~Lab rooms.
Once inside, you’ll have full access to the Co~Lab Rooms — including all upcoming events, recordings and conversation spaces.

🔗 Zoom links are shared directly in the Academy before each session.

⏳ Duration: 12 months from your purchase date
💻 Format: Online via the Natural Dyers & Growers Academy
📚 Access: All live events + full archive of recordings

✉️ Access & Delivery

Access instructions are sent by email within 24–48 hours.
Your membership remains active for one calendar year, giving you continued access to every Co~Lab Room event and archive.