
Textile Art and Experimentation
Celebrating Natural Dyes and Pigments Worldwide

Celebrating Natural Dyes and Pigments Worldwide

I'm Janet Day, founder of Around the World in 80 Dyes. A passionate textile artist and color explorer, inspired by global traditions and historic dyes.

Discovering colors from nature—using waste, plants, and soil to craft sustainable dyes. Join the journey through travels, blog stories and projects.

Inspired by years of experimenting with flowers, soils, and dyes, I share my discoveries to invite others into the colorful world of natural dyeing.
My finished Travel Quilt about my time in Buenos Aires includes much of the fabric dyed there
I created this piece using the small pieces I dyed and printed in North Carolina, and then donated it to Wild Acres to inspire others to explore the colors around them while there
My quilted memory of all I loved about Tangier, incorporating fabrics I dyed there with some commercial prints and embellishments
CURRENT
2026
May - July One of my naturally dyed fabric food pieces is displayed in the Colorado Springs Airport's new art gallery on the second level next to the TSA check-in entry.
Check back for more information and details about travels, arts fairs, fiber festivals, gallery shows and other events.
FUTURE
July 2027 Solo show at Cottonwood Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs, Colorado
PAST EXHIBITS, SHOWS and RESIDENCIES:
2025 Proyecto 'Ace artist residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to continue The Yellow Project work using native yellow-producing dyes of Argentina, including Fustic and Quebracho. https://www.proyectoace.org/artistas/janet-day/
2025 Artist in Residence at Wildacres Retreat in North Carolina, USA
Around the World in 80 Dyes naturally dyed textile art has been exhibited at the following galleries:
Not Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, California.
Old Walls Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Lab on Santa Fe experimental art gallery, Denver, Colorado
Liminal Space Gallery, Pueblo, Colorado
Paquette Gallery, Steam Plant Event Center, Salida, Colorado
PACE arts center, Parker, Colorado
Dharma Trading Company featured artist
https://www.dharmatrading.com/Featured-Artist-Janet-Day

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