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Create fibre art using earth pigments and soya milk. 

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Rethink your approach to colour and bring earth into your fibre art practice.

What Claire’s’s students say:
I love that this valuable information is accessible to me anytime and forever! I was really stimulated by Out of this Earth. I already tell all my creative friends about it! Claire is a terrific teacher with an engaging personality, I miss her in my life! - Deborah C.
Ann M.
This course freed me up to explore and play with a new medium, tapping into my long dormant creative side and my fascination with using natural materials. - Carol T.
Susan C.
A new field of possibilities opened up for me with the use of earth pigment and soy milk. In the Spanish mountain area where I live, the colours of the earth are amazing and I just had to dive into this natural way of creating. Claire Benn showed us a whole new world of art making. - Marjet M.
Lucy D.
Claire had such a deep understanding of the material and yet encouraged experimentation. I loved her straight forward approach and generosity of sharing. - Kathy L.
Kathy L.

Rethink your approach to colour and surface design with Claire Benn’s eco-friendly method of creating abstract contemporary fibre artwork.

The world needs more sustainable art practices, but you shouldn’t have to compromise on quality and colour.

There’s a reason many artists stick with acrylics and synthetic binders: they’re consistent and easy to access.


But for many artists those benefits stop being enough, especially if you want to:
Feel connected to your materials. 
Reduce waste. 


Avoid harsh chemicals. 


Create fibre artwork that reflects your values. 
The good news? There’s a way to work sustainably without sacrificing quality, depth, or control.

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Learn colour and surface design using Claire Benn’s eco-friendly approach.
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Practise a creative process that’s kind to your cloth and the planet. No more acrylic binders or messy clean-up procedures.
Claire Benn creating her own pigments
Process your own collected soil into dry and wet pigments, grounding your work in materials drawn directly from the earth.
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Learn how to apply both liquid and thickened soya paint to cloth using tools like brushes, stencils, calligraphy pens and even your hands!
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Gain a deep understanding into Claire Benn’s creative thinking, decision-making, and surface development.
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Develop a process-led practice rooted in material exploration, slow making, and personal expression.
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Join a global community of like-minded artists and share your work in a curated online exhibition.
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Working with earth pigments is a direct connection back to the land. I believe that by spending time with your work to sit and look to sit and contemplate and you get more considered work, and I think you actually put more of yourself into it and somehow that shows up in your artwork.

- Claire Benn

 

Based in the beautiful region of Surrey in the United Kingdom, Claire Benn has been a professional tutor and artist for over 20 years. Having travelled globally, teaching and working with fibre-reactive dyes and complex cloth for many years, it wasn’t till Claire discovered the work and writings of artist Agnes Martin that she began to truly make the work that she wanted to make.

The work that made her heart sing, and she’s never looked back.

Taking inspiration from the wild and remote landscape she visits, Claire’s work is quiet, distilled and potent. Claire is one of the few artists today who have dedicated their entire creative practice to working with raw earth pigments, soya and cloth.
For Claire, working with earth pigments is a direct connection back to the land and comes with many environmentally friendly benefits.

Stitch is the slowest process she uses. The finishing touch that helps express her reverence for her adored wild landscapes through added subtle colour and texture.
She looks forward to sharing her in-depth explorations and process with you and seeing what you create with a medium that is literally, Out of This Earth!

Your Take Two experience includes...
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Direct interaction with Claire for up to 10 weeks.

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12+ hours of cinematic video lessons.

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Unlimited learning with lifetime access.

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A worldwide community of artists.

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Have your questions answered in 2 live Q&As.

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Comprehensive workbooks to reinforce your learning.

… plus the community and resources to keep the conversation flowing long after the course ends.

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