Thomas Turnbull – His faults were few

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Thomas Turnbull, a dyer from Caerlee Mill in Innerleithen, was the first to use Woad and Indigo in the dying process.  As Artist in Residence at Robert Smail’s Printing Works, a Scottish National Trust property in 2016, I created a series of Broadsides & Chap Books inspired by the wealth of material held in the archive at Smail’s.  Inscribed on Thomas Turnbull’s head stone, ‘His faults were few and accidental’,  I was intrigued by this man who discovered how to dye wool blue, what did he use?  How did he discover it?  What was the impact for the mill industry?

 

 

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Theresa Easton is a printmaker and Fine Art Lecturer at Newcastle University working with letterpress and zines. Printmaking provides a platform for Easton’s interpretation of social history and cultural commentary. As an artist with a socially engaged practice, Easton enjoys a collaborative approach to making artwork and developing ideas alongside participants. Community participation features as a driving force in her work. An active members of Artists’ Union England (AUE), Easton’s practice is steeped in her activism and community values.

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