Biography

ash began facilitating workshops and classes in 2005 at manitoba theatre for young people. in the years since, they have taught toddlers through adults, with the first 10 years focused on theatre creation and then since 2015 focused primarily on textiles, becoming known across canada and into the states as a natural dyer specializing in local colour palette exploration and the ethics and considerations that go into that. ash is currently developing natural dyeing curriculum for schools for grades K-12. see more on their website.
ash is a member of the queer community and approaches all of their workshops and classes through an intersectional feminist lens and with a focus on harm reduction and maintaining safe spaces for all students, regardless of age.
ash has taught across canada and in the uk. ash has a BA with honours from dalhousie university and an MA from royal central school of speech & drama in london, uk.