February Project

Meeting Project – Hands-on & Demos

MEETING PROJECT – HANDS ON & DEMOS

WHEN?

  • February 8, 2025

WHERE?

HOW MUCH?

  • $15

RSVP

  • Please RSVP by January 28, 2025 (So we can have enough supplies for everyone attending)

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

We will do some fun hands-on and demos highlighting several fun techniques.

  • Embossing powder
  • Gesso texture technique
  • Tissue paper texture
  • Patina (green and blue)
  • Gold Leaf

All these techniques can be used to enhance your gourds.

CLASS SUPPLIES NEEDED

Image of Soft-Bristled Brush
  • Several shards to try the different techniques.
  • Paint brushes
    • Flat paintbrush (my favorite flat and angled), small and large (bring several paintbrushes)
    • Soft-bristled paintbrush.
  • Heat gun – We will bring several, which you can borrow.
  • Bring a box to take your shards/gourds home in.
    • The patina, the gesso, and the tissue paper will not be dry. I set my gourds to dry on a tall paint bottle or something similar to dry. Then, don’t hit any bumps in the road while driving home.
  • REMEMBER to bring your “Always have with you items.”

CLASS SUPPLIES NMGS WILL PROVIDE

  • Embossing powder and adhesive
  • Foil – 4 different colors and adhesive
  • Gesso
  • Tissue paper/glue
  • Patina – 2 part and copper paint

PROJECT IDEAS

See the sample above: I have wood-burned a design (zigzag) on a shard to put the foil on. (feel free to do the same) I have put the gesso on the bottom of a gourd that has a design on the top. Feel Free to do the same. (What I’m saying is if you want to bring a gourd that you have wood-burned a horizontal line on that, you will design the top of) (rather than a shard) See Sample above.

FEBRUARY RAFFLE

  • The Raffle Winner gets a Foil Kit, which includes adhesive, two soft bristled brushes, and variegated foil, valued at $30.
  • Tickets are $5 Each or 5 for $20.

See you on Sunday!

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