This past Sunday we welcomed Dorthea Barrick to teach our latest class, Oil of Wintergreen Printmaking. Dorthea is a wonderful painter and printmaker from Fairfield, PA who I had the opportunity to take a workshop from a few years ago. When she expressed an interest in teaching for The Muse, I knew people would enjoy this rewarding craft.
Dorthea did a demonstration and showed samples of various past projects. Some were from colored photographs and some were black and white. I think the hardest part was choosing the pictures that we all brought to class...
The technique for the printmaking was easy and I overheard some of the students say they liked it because it was instant gratification. We like those kinds of crafts! Kim Grinev from Art Tree ( a craft supply store on Patrick Street) was also at the class and we all encouraged her to carry the oil of wintergreen because we want to do more!
After some of the prints dried, we experimented with adding colored pencils and watercolor crayons to embellish the print. Here are some of the finished samples!
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