Messing with Mixed Media
Joy is well-known for her love of anything that involves heat guns and paint so introduced members to a technique for creating leaves from Lutradur. She had pre-prepared the Lutradur with a machine-stitched length of wire for a central vein, so after an introductory talk everyone was soon able to make a start on cutting out leaves then zapping them with a heat gun. A fine balancing act between too little zap and not enough! Then, it was on to the paint and summer, autumn or frosty leaves were soon drying. A very informative and productive couple of hours. Thank you, Joy.
Those members not joining the workshop made some progress with their current stitching.
In the afternoon, Pam made a brief presentation about the four short-listed candidates for our next Artist of the Year. Will it be Gaudi, Kandinsky, Mackintosh or the Memphis Movement? Can't wait to find out in June!
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