Description
Participants will design and paint two scarves using Habotai Silk, paints made for silk, and a resist to keep the paints from spreading throughout the fabric. One scarf will be free-form using special effects using, salt, sponges, and other devices. The second scarf will be designed on paper and then transformed to the silk and painted.
Students should bring a soft pencil, paper towels, hair dryer, and iron (if possible). Students should also bring a lunch or snacks as desired.
Materials fee: $20
Ellen Davison began painting in watercolors in 1969 and has been painting, learning, and teaching ever since. In 2002, she took a silk painting workshop and fell in love with another but similar form of artistic expression. Along the way, she learned to felt. Again, a whole new door opened. She calls felting – painting with wool. She loves its tactile qualities, and like watercolors and painting on silk, it’s full of surprises. Her watercolors are shown at Islesford Artist Gallery, Islesford, Maine. Her silk scarves and felted scarves are displayed at Winters Work, a gifts and crafts shop, at the Islesford Dock, Islesford, Maine.
