arts – Sophy S. Wong, MD

Avocado natural dye: how to get red from a green fruit

June 29, 2026

Avocados are delicious, healthy… and produce a red dye! Yes, you can use this amazing green fruit to dye natural […]

November 20, 2025

This fall my friend Ly invited me to join the “draw 100 birds in 100 days” challenge. I love that

October 30, 2025

Enchanted by toucans and their huge colorful beaks, our family decided to be toucans for Halloween. In this post, I

June 28, 2025

This year I gave myself the ultimate indigo challenge: create and maintain an indigo vat with plant-based indigo and fruit

May 28, 2025

Nature’s magic is in full force when we watch plant-based indigo turn from clear yellow to light green to a

April 30, 2025

Indigo has enchanted humans with its dazzling range of blues for over 6,000 years. When we pull on a pair

October 31, 2024

This is the Chinese zodiac year of the Azure Dragon (青龍), and I was born in a dragon year. It

December 14, 2022

Shibori combines two of my craft loves: origami and fabric dyeing. You fold and press fabric like origami, create resist

December 14, 2022

Indigo dyeing (藍染, lán rǎn), is a plant-based fabric dyeing process used for the past 5,000 years in Asia and