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rigid surface to create a design. Keep in mind that if you want to spell words you must glue them down backward! Cover your completed design with one thin layer of glue or mod podge and let it dry for a hour or so (depending on how thick the layers of glue are).
If you are interested in seeing local artists work and/or would like to make some of your own art, please consider coming to Share Love, a benefit for Roots and Wings School of Art. The school is striving to create more accessible opportunities for those in the Asheville community to engage and participate in the arts. Share Love is Feb. 12 at Pink Dog Creative, and is focused on raising money for the school’s general scholarship fund, our visiting artist fund, and the Asheville Community Design Lab program. For more information, visit www.rootsandwingsarts.com.
folded card or other surface you would like to print onto. Using your fingers and fist, push down on the plate, rubbing it evenly for about one minute.
2. Once dry, you will use printmaking ink or paint mixed with glue (to thicken it up) for your printing color(s). You can either use a small paintbrush to paint sections of the plate with different colors or you can paint or roll the entire plate with one color. 4. While holding a corner of the paper with one hand, gently peel the plate off the paper with the other hand. Your print is complete! Once this print dries, you can add fabric, more paint, pen, etc., to high light or add emphasis to particular areas of the card. 3. Once the plate has the colors of choice on it, turn it over onto your paper,
Ginger Huebner is the director of Roots + Wings School of Art, which offers visual art classes for all ages. Contact her at info@rootsandwingsarts.com or visit www.rootsandwingsarts.com.
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