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Dyer's notebook with drawings | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Cotati, California, United States

Added on March 6, 2026

Artist: Dorothy Beebee

Medium: Pen and ink drawings, dye experiments, paper

Mushrooms: Various

Colors: black, brown, grey, orange, pink, red, yellow

Size: 9 x 12 inches

Year: 2025

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Reindeer flower from IMDI Archive | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Added on February 21, 2026

Artist: Please help us identify this artist so we can learn more about this piece.

Medium: Lichen-dyed reindeer fur and feathers

Mushrooms: Lichen

Colors: lavender

Size: 6 inches

Year: Early 2000s

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Breathmarks in the Redwoods | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

200 East Chestnut Street, Fort Bragg, California 95437, United States

Added on January 25, 2026

Artist: Erika J Gottl

Medium: Mushroom dyed silk/wool scarf

Mushrooms: Cortinarius smithii

Colors: red

Size: 62″ x 13″

Year: 2025

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Spine Of The Woods | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

200 East Chestnut Street, Fort Bragg, California 95437, United States

Added on January 25, 2026

Artist: Erika J Gottl

Medium: Mushroom dyed silk scarf

Mushrooms: Cortinarius smithii

Colors: red

Size: 57″ x 10″

Year: 2025

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Shibori mushroom-dyed scarf I | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Davis, California, United States

Added on January 31, 2026

Artist: Tanya Lieberman

Medium: Mushroom-dyed silk/wool blend

Mushrooms: Pisolithus arhizus

Colors: brown, cream/beige

Size: 15″x60″

Year: 2026

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Shibori Mushroom Scarf III | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Davis, California, United States

Added on January 31, 2026

Artist: Tanya Lieberman

Medium: Mushroom-dyed silk/wool blend

Mushrooms: Pisolithus arhizus

Colors: brown, cream/beige

Size: 8″x50″

Year: 2025

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Sun Kiss Of The Woods | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

200 East Chestnut Street, Fort Bragg, California 95437, United States

Added on January 25, 2026

Artist: Erika J Gottl

Medium: Mushroom dyed silk scarf

Mushrooms: Phaelous hispidodis

Colors: yellow

Size: 57″ x 10″

Year: 2025

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Scarf from IMDI Archive | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Mendocino, California, United States

Added on December 31, 2024

Artist: Unknown

Medium: Mushroom-dyed silk

Mushrooms: Unknown

Colors: lavender

Size: 24 x 36 inches

Year: 2000s

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Color samples from past IFFF Symposia | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Denmark

Added on January 2, 2025

Artist: Symposia dyers

Medium: Mushroom-dyed wool

Mushrooms: Various

Colors: black, brown, cream/beige, green, lavender, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow

Size: 24 inches long

Year: 2005 in Denmark

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Shibori mushroom-dyed scarf II | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Davis, California, United States

Added on January 31, 2026

Artist: Tanya Lieberman

Medium: Mushroom-dyed silk/wool blend

Mushrooms: Pisolithus arhizus

Colors: brown, cream/beige

Size: 15″x60″

Year: 2026

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Color samples from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Teror, Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain

Added on March 5, 2026

Artist: Katharina Krieglsteiner

Medium: Mushroom-dyed cloth

Mushrooms: Tapinella atrotomentosa, Cortinarius spp, Hapalopilus nudilans, Inonotus hispidus, Phaeolus schweinitzii

Colors: brown, green, grey, orange, yellow

Size: 9 x 12

Year: 2025

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Embroidered hanging from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Teror, Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain

Added on March 5, 2026

Artist: Annie Lens

Medium: Mushroom-dyed thread

Mushrooms: Various, many identified in piece

Colors: black, brown, green, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow

Size: 20 x 30 inches

Year: 2018

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Pillowcase from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Teror, Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain

Added on March 5, 2026

Artist: Please help us identify this artist so we can learn more about this piece.

Medium: Mushroom-dyed pillowcase with embroidery

Mushrooms: Various

Colors: brown, green, orange, red

Size: 15 x 30 inches

Year: 2025

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Scarf from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Teror, Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain

Added on March 4, 2026

Artist: Please help us identify this artist so we can learn more about this piece.

Medium: Mushroom-dyed silk

Mushrooms: Various

Colors: cream/beige

Size: 9 x 72 inches

Year: 2025

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Skirt and cape from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Teror, Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain

Added on March 4, 2026

Artist: Rocio Ramírez

Medium: Mushroom-dyed silk

Mushrooms: Pisolithus

Colors: brown, cream/beige, yellow

Size: Large

Year: 2025

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Knitting/felting/dyeing from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Teror, Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain

Added on March 3, 2026

Artist: Katharina Krieglsteiner

Medium: Mushroom-dyed wool and silk

Mushrooms: Various

Colors: brown, cream/beige, grey, lavender, orange, pink, red, yellow

Size: Various

Year: 2025

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Dress and cowl from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Teror, Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain

Added on March 3, 2026

Artist: Julie Beeler

Medium: Mushroom-dyed cotton and wool

Mushrooms: Various

Colors: yellow

Size: Full size woman’s dress and cowl

Year: 2025

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Color samples from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Teror, Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain

Added on February 24, 2026

Artist: Symposia participants in dyeing workshops

Medium: Mushroom-dyed wool

Mushrooms: Pisolithus arhizus, Inonotus rickii, Inonotus hispidus, Phaeolus schweinitzii, Schleroderma spp., Gymnopilus junonius, Boletopsis mediterraheensis, Usnea spp., Ramalina spp., Rosella tinctoria

Colors: brown, cream/beige, green, pink, yellow

Size: 12″ samples on ring

Year: 2025

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Pilzgefärbter Seidenschal / Mushroom-dyed silk scarf

Germany

Added on February 19, 2026

Artist: Tanja Major

Medium: Mushroom-dyed silk

Mushrooms: Cortinarius demisanguineus

Colors: red

Size: 85 x 160 cm / 5.5 x 33 inches

Year: 2022

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Mushroom-dyed fabric jewelry

Davis, California, United States

Added on January 28, 2026

Artist: Tanya Lieberman

Medium: Mushroom and lichen-dyed silk under glass

Mushrooms: Phaeolus schweinitzii, Cortinarius sanguineus, Pisolithus arhizus, Flavopunctelia flaventior, Usnea spp, Hygrocybe conica

Colors: brown, green, grey, pink, yellow

Size: 4″x1″; 2″x1″

Year: 2025

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Mushroom Cordage Necklace

Davis, California, United States

Added on January 28, 2026

Artist: Tanya Lieberman

Medium: Mushroom-dyed silk

Mushrooms: Phaeolus schweinitzii, Cortinarius sanguineus, Pisolithus arhizus, Flavopunctelia flaventior, Hygrocybe conica

Colors: brown, grey, orange, pink

Size: 18″x2″

Year: 2025

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Hard candy and jelly gum – dyed with L. sulphureus mycelium

Germany

Added on July 30, 2025

Artist: Pia Bergmann

Medium: Food, Confectionery, Jelly gum, Hard candy

Mushrooms: Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)

Colors: orange, red

Size: 2 cm

Year: 2021

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A DIALOGUE WITH NATURE

Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Added on June 24, 2025

Artist: Tessa Stetter

Medium: linen fabric inoculated with mushroom cultures

Mushrooms: Pycnoporus Sanguineus

Colors: brown

Size: M

Year: 2025

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Shibori mushroom-dyed jewelry

Davis, California, United States

Added on March 12, 2025

Artist: Tanya Lieberman

Medium: Mushroom and lichen dyed-silk

Mushrooms: Phaeolus schweinitzii, Cortinarius sanguineus, Pisolithus arhizus, Flavopunctelia flaventior

Colors: brown, lavender, pink, purple, yellow

Size: 1.5 x 1.5″

Year: 2024

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Color samples from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Denmark

Added on January 16, 2025

Artist: Kirsten Fink

Medium: Mushroom-dyed wool

Mushrooms: Tapinella atrotomentosa, Boletoses grisea, Cortinarius semi-sanguineus, Cortinarius sanguineus, Hapalopilus rutilans, Inonotus hispidus, Tapinella atromentosa, Dermocybe cinnamomea, Thelephora palmata

Colors: black, blue, brown, cream/beige, green, grey, lavender, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow

Size: 35 x 35 cm

Year: 2024

Dyer's notebook with drawings | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Reindeer flower from IMDI Archive | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Breathmarks in the Redwoods | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Spine Of The Woods | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Shibori mushroom-dyed scarf I | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Shibori Mushroom Scarf III | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Sun Kiss Of The Woods | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Scarf from IMDI Archive | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Color samples from past IFFF Symposia | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Shibori mushroom-dyed scarf II | Mushrooms & Color exhibit

Color samples from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Embroidered hanging from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Pillowcase from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Scarf from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Skirt and cape from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Knitting/felting/dyeing from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Dress and cowl from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Color samples from IFFS 2025 exhibit

Pilzgefärbter Seidenschal / Mushroom-dyed silk scarf

Mushroom-dyed fabric jewelry

Mushroom Cordage Necklace

Hard candy and jelly gum – dyed with L. sulphureus mycelium

A DIALOGUE WITH NATURE

Shibori mushroom-dyed jewelry

Color samples from IFFS 2025 exhibit

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