July 25-26, 2026
The Colorful World of Spalting: Adding Pigments to Naturally Color Wood
with Seri Robinson
$550
$150 material fee payable to
Agriculture Research Foundation
With a notation in check memo to say:
for Seri’s research
Students should bring
their checks to the workshop
Workshop Description
Spalted wood isn’t just black lines and rot. A host of fungi create spalted wood, and they do so in a rainbow of colors, from blue-green to pink to orange and everything in between. And while colorful spalted wood can be hard to find in nature (especially in usable form), it is very easy to create at home. Join Dr. Spalting (Dr. Seri Robinson) for a fun weekend adventure into DIY spalting. Students will harvest their own fungal pigments, then apply them to create complex, durable colors on any material they choose. Students are encouraged to bring a host of materials to color, from fabrics to woodwork to woodturnings. Spalting isn’t just for wood!
Key Points
- Historic use of spalting pigments
- Modern use of spalting pigments, from art to science
- How to extract fungal pigments from nature
- How to grow and harvest your own fungal pigments
- How to apply spalting pigments to a wide range of materials, including fabrics, leathers, glass, regular woods, and spalted woods
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$550.00
The Colorful World of Spalting: Adding Pigments to Naturally Color Wood with Seri Robinson July 25-26, 2026
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