Garden Leadership
Current Members
Aislinn Hird is a Communications Design major with an Illustration emphasis and a minor in Creative Writing. She loves plant symbolism, apothecary, and the medicinal uses of plants. These contexts often inform the content and illuminated aspects of her paintings and writing. Her favorite dye plants are bachelor buttons: their blue flower is so joyous, and they symbolize new home blessings, new beginnings, and friendship!
Alumni
Ela Segrave-Daly is a sculpture major who transferred to Pratt this year. This is her first semester working in the Dye Garden, however, she spent the past two summers working on vegetables and flower farms. She is looking forward to learning more about natural dye processes and her favorite flower is the Icelandic Poppy.
Sarina Greene is a writing major who has been working for the Dye Garden since the summer of 2023. Besides essential gardening duties, she acts as head social media manager @PrattDyeGarden on TikTok and Instagram. Her favorite flower is the Black-eyed Susan because of the poetic folktales that stem from them!
Georgia Davidson is a film major sophomore who has been working at the garden since Fall of 2023. They love every kind of art form and being able to use natural materials makes it all the more special to them. Their favorite flower is the red rose because of its fragrance, witchy properties, and they love the color red.
Erin Benard is a senior Printmaking major and double minor in Textiles and Art and Design Education. Her main practice involves working with recycled materials in order to create textile prints for new use.
Ife Oluwamuyide is a senior Printmaking major with a double minor in Art and Design Education and History of Art and Design. Her practice involves creating pattern-based work with dyes. She is interested in delving deeper into the world of natural dyeing.