Serah Hedin is a Fibre artist and a natural dyer, from Vancouver, British Columbia. She has recently relocated to Calgary, Alberta. Her work explores the pursuit of natural colour from locally wildcrafted plants to historical dye extracts.

She is currently focused on discovering and documenting natural dye plants of the Pacific Northwest. 

Serah Hedin

1977 Born in British Columbia, Canada

Education

2022

The Science and Art of Herbalism with Rosemary Gladstar

Certified Traditional Herbalist

2020

“Eucalyptographia” with India Flint

6 month online study of dyeing with Eucalyptus

2019

Weaving Oaxaca

7 day Weaving and Natural Dye Workshop/Oaxaca, MX

2017

3 day Studio Exploration and Workshop with Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors/Seattle, WA

2000-2002

Kootenay School of the Arts: Centre of Craft and Design//Nelson,BC

Fibre Arts

2000

University College of the Fraser Valley//Abbotsford, BC

Weaving

1996-1998

University of British Columbia//Vancouver, BC

Creative Writing//English

Instructor

2023

Weaving and Natural Dye workshops at local venues, group and private events in Calgary, Alberta.

2022

October 16-22 2022 19th International Fungi and Fiber Symposium in Port Townsend, WA

• Weaving basics with a mushroom design

January 22 2022 Knit City Virtual

• Discovering Natural Colour in the Pacific Northwest

2021

March 21 2021 Vogue Knitting Live/Virtual

• Ombre Effects with Natural Dyes

2020

Weaving and Natural Dye workshops at local venues, group and private events in Vancouver.

December 13 2020 Vogue Knitting Live/Virtual

• Discovering Natural Colour in the Pacific Northwest

October 3-4 2020 Knit City Virtual

• Discovering Natural Colour in the Pacific Northwest

November 17-18 2018 Knit City Creatives Retreat on Galiano Island, BC

• Weaving 101

Installation Work

April 2019 Icebreaker - Sun Run Booth

• Cloud like lettering and giant cloud forms

Group Exhibitions

November 2023 Ritual Arts Endeavor: The Cycles of Birth, Life, and Death - A Performance and Visual Art Exhibition// Cspace//Calgary, AB

• The Veil of the Nornir

• Night Messengers: Intuition, Clarity, Transformation, Change

August 2023 Mush Love//Nvrld Boutique//Calgary, AB

• Muscimol

October 2019 Identity//Crescent Beach Pop Up Gallery//White Rock, BC

• Lineages

• Lost In the Waves

• This Way

• Bind

• Ruffled

• Dreaming

• Ring

• Up, Up, Up

April 2016 Eat Your Veggies//Studio 126//Vancouver, BC

• Layers

January 2016 Ideas of Breath//Ayden Gallery//Vancouver, BC

• Beat Series:

  • Jack + Allen

  • Burn, Burn, Burn

  • Old Bull Lee

  • 29 Russell Street

Publications

‘Swatch What Happens Live’ hosted by knitwear designer Josh Bennett - Meet the maker chat

March 2021//Vogue Knitting Live/Virtual event

'Eat Your Veggies' explores the natural world at studio 126

April 2016//Vancouver Observer 

https://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/eat-your-veggies-explores-natural-world-studio-126