Painting Crepe Silk Scarves with Shirley Hobbs
March 23, Saturday, 9am- 4:30pm
Jax Member $76 / General Public $94 / Deposit $10
Class Description:
Learn and practice 5 basic techniques and paint three 11 X 60 inch beautiful silk scarves to wear or give as gifts. Class includes everything you will need. If you want to use your own water color brushes, please bring them.
Class schedule:
9:00: introduction to the techniques, mixing color, creating resist lines, using resist for painting, using salt and sugar for design, using water and/or alcohol to add detail
10:30: paint one scarf; Lunch together: we’ll either bring a sack lunch or all go out together
Afternoon: paint 2 more scarves.--a $20/scarf fee will be charged if additional scarves are painted
3:30: finish and pack up. Silk paintings sit for 24 hours before they are steam set for at least an hour in 200 degrees steam. I take them home to do this and mail them to each student within 2 days.
Materials Fee: $60
Minimum Enrollment, 4: Maximum Enrollment, 9
Minimum Age: Responsible Young Adult
For more information go to jacksonvillecenter.org or call 540-745-2784.
http://jacksonvillecenter.org/2010-classes/03-march/painting-crepe-silk-scarves-fib032313/
The Jacksonville Center for the Arts
220 Parkway Lane South
Floyd, VA 24091
info@jacksonvillecenter.org
http://jacksonvillecenter.org/
540-745-2784
