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RoSa CHaNG




Rosa Chang


My Indigo World


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Rosa Chang (b. Seoul)is an artist based in Baltimore and New York whose work is deeply rooted in fostering a harmonious relationship between humans and nature. Drawing inspiration from natural materials and environments, Rosa creates art in various forms, mediums, and scales. Her current focus is on sharing the cultural significance of Korean and Asian traditional indigo and natural dye processes through community engagement and exchanges. Rosa is an adjunct faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art and serves as the Executive Director of Hand Papermaking, Inc., a nonprofit publication dedicated to advancing both traditional and contemporary practices in the art of hand papermaking. 
In May 2023, Rosa released her debut picture book, My Indigo World, which she both authored and illustrated. The book has garnered widespread acclaim, being named a 2023 New York Public Library Best Book and a 2024 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book. It has also earned places on the Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List and the 2024 CCBC Choices list. Additionally, "My Indigo World" was selected as one of the best children's books of 2024 by the Bank Street College of Education and Maryland's 2024 "Great Reads from Great Places" Library of Congress Children’s Book Selection for the National Book Festival.


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︎ Rosafulgarden@gmail.com




Natural Indigo Dye


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This page shows various textile work and pigment making processes mainly with natural indigo and some other dye plants between 2016 and present.

Like the River

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Video/Performance and Textile, 2022

Length: 6 minutes

Like the River is a short documentary film created to honor and remember Fletcher Mackey, a cherished mentor, teacher, and adopted family member, who passed away in July 2021. This film captures the entire process of creating his portrait on a cotton handkerchief, serving as both a memorial to Fletcher and a healing journey for me in the wake of this loss. Indigo dyeing, a practice deeply rooted in spiritual and restorative qualities, guides this artistic tribute. The portrait-making process incorporates soy paste resist and natural indigo dyeing techniques at Blue Light Junction in Baltimore, Maryland. I used indigo pigment in paste form, extracted from fresh Polygonum tinctorium leaves grown by urban farmers in Baltimore. For this work, I relied on a naturally fermented indigo vat enriched with madder root.

 This short documentary film is currently available for viewing on the Indigo Shade Map YouTube Channel here. For exhibitions, I can submit a file of the film. It requires a sound system for optimal presentation.

Greenhouse

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Site-specific natural-dyed fiber installation in the greenhouse. 2022
Oak spring Garden Foundation, VA

An Indigo Dyer

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A portrait of a Korean female indigo dyer, 2020
12"x16", Gold pigment on natural indigo-dyed linen, stretched on wood panel A private commissioned work