Katie Browne
Textile Artist • Printmaker • Natural Dye Educator
Based in Carbondale, Colorado
Katie Browne is a Colorado-based textile artist, printmaker, and natural dye educator whose work celebrates the quiet intelligence of nature. Through a meditative process of hand-dyeing and printing, she transforms natural fibers into richly layered works of art—each piece steeped in color, texture, and time.
Art That Grows From the Ground Up
Working primarily with botanicals foraged from the landscapes around her home in Carbondale, CO, Katie creates one-of-a-kind textiles that reflect the rhythms of the earth and the human hand. Her practice combines traditional block printing with the evolving art of natural dyeing—bridging ancient craft with contemporary design.
Every pigment, every print, every stitch tells a story of place and presence. Whether it's fabric dyed with marigolds grown in her own dye garden, or a hand-printed wall hanging using carved floral motifs, Katie’s work invites you to slow down, to notice, and to reconnect with what’s beautiful and real.
Offerings
Custom Textile Commissions
Katie collaborates with individuals, interior designers, and fellow artists to create bespoke textile pieces—from large-scale botanical wall art and naturally dyed fabric yardage to small batch garments and heirloom-quality home goods. Each commission is rooted in Katie’s signature process: slow, sustainable, and story-driven.
Interested in collaborating on a one-of-a-kind textile? Katie offers seasonal availability for custom projects and would love to hear your vision.
Natural Dye Workshops & Events
Katie also teaches immersive botanical dye workshops in Colorado and beyond—offering both public and private experiences that are tactile, grounding, and creatively nourishing.
Workshop participants learn how to extract color from local plants, explore the basics of fiber preparation and dye techniques, and leave with their own naturally dyed textiles. Whether you’re planning an outdoor summer event, a community art offering, or a private creative gathering, Katie brings her knowledge, warmth, and materials to guide the experience.
She has taught throughout Hawai’i and Colorado, and currently hosts seasonal workshops in Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Valley.
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Katie Browne has been working with fabric and print since her teens. She studied Fashion Technology at the University of Hawai’i and has continued her education in natural dyeing through mentorships and intensive programs, including those at Maiwa School of Textiles and The Dogwood Dyer. Her artistic training is matched by a strong background in education—making her a beloved instructor as much as a skilled maker. Her work has been featured in numerous group shows across Colorado and Hawai’i, including the Valley Visual Art Show and Art Maui. She was awarded the Alleghany Meadows Fellowship in 2022 and continues to contribute to the creative ecology of the Roaring Fork Valley.
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In 2009, Katie founded BOX ELEVEN, a slow-made textile studio that honors sustainability, tradition, and color. Through BOX ELEVEN, she sells hand-printed, botanically dyed pieces—often made with upcycled or thrifted fabrics—and shares her work at exhibitions, workshops, and community events.
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Outside of her studio, Katie is most often found with her tiny, snoozing sidekick Chico—a senior Chihuahua who keeps watch from a sunny patch of floor while she works. Together, they tend to a backyard dye garden, sew tiny jackets (mostly for him), and find inspiration on hikes through the Colorado wilderness.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 15
Venue
New York, NY
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sounds like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest.
February 15
Venue
New York, NY
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sounds like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest.
March 15
Venue
New York, NY
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sounds like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest.
Katie’s art is about process, place, and presence. Drawing on both craft and ecology, she creates with reverence for nature and with a belief that art-making can be deeply healing and accessible.
From wildflowers to walnut hulls, marigolds to madder root, the materials she uses are part of a living world—and that world leaves its imprint. Her textiles are not just visually striking but alive with seasonal shifts, plant stories, and a palpable sense of care.
Her mission is simple: to reconnect people with their innate creativity and with the beauty that already surrounds them.