I’m Charlie Ryrie, and I collaborate with nature to make textiles coloured and printed with plants. Since rural childhood I have always felt a strong affinity with the land, and every piece I create comes out of that relationship. Leaves, bark, flowers, and roots are my working palette.

Each textile emerges from a unique interaction between the dye plants and the chemical properties of the leaves used in printing. Many of my dyes and all of my printing material come from my own garden and nearby woodlands, some from further afield. No two pieces are ever the same as colours and patterns shift with the seasons, with the time and place of gathering, and with the character of each plant. I treasure that unpredictability and the way that nature will always have the last word. It also encourages a constant drive to further experimentation.

I am a member of the Gloucestershire Guild (of Craftsmen).