Colorful Silk Scarves using Alcohol Inks

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February 20, 2021- 1 Session (Saturday)
Inclement weather date -February 27 (Saturday)
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Instructor: Joyce Clair
Class Fee:   $45.00 non-members + $20.00 Supply Fee
       $40.50 BRMAA members +$ 20.00 Supply Fee                    
This is a fun and easy class that does not require previous experience.  In this class, the Instructor will guide you as you drip alcohol inks onto silk scarf with a geometric design and then a larger scarf with a floral design.  The Instructor demos how to prepare the scarf, apply inks, and set colors.  The student will learn two different alcohol ink painting technique, how to select color, scarf care and supply sources.  All supplies and a handout of instructions included to create 2 scarfs.  Suitable for adults and teens.  No painting experience required. Come make a great creative gift or make something special for yourself.  Sign up early, limited seating available.
  
Register for the class below
Alcohol Inks:Paint on Silk-2/20/21 Registration and Supply Fee
Call (706) 632-2144 for questions regarding this course and registration.  Payment is required to register for BRMAA courses. You may pay via PayPal above, over the phone, or visit The Art Center located at 420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 to pay in person. The Programming Coordinator is in the office from 10 am - 6pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

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Since retiring from her Nurse Practitioner career and moving to the Georgia Mountains, Joyce now shares her enthusiasm for painting and crafts by offering   group and private classes. Her classes are designed to be fun and easy for beginners, as you learn basic techniques. She strives to inspire students to continue painting and to enjoy the creative process by being fearless and playful.
Joyce is a landscape watercolor artist who loves to paint outdoors. She leads a local plein air painting group including artists of all media. Joyce paints with a representational impressionist style using transparent watercolors. Her works may be seen at ArtWorks Gallery in Hiawassee, the Murphy Art Center, and the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association. Classes are held at these locations also. 
Painting with alcohol inks and rag rug weaving are additional creative pursuits Joyce enjoys.  She applies colorful ink to a variety of surfaces such as Yupo paper, ceramic tile, glass, and silk. Her “evening craft” is up cycling fabric into mats and rugs using a method called “twinning” on a loom frame.  Visit her Facebook page “Joyce Clair Art” for notices of upcoming classes and plein air painting outings.      
Joyce has been painting watercolors for 30 years. She first took drawing and photography classes at the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.  Then she began weekly watercolor classes for two years with Dr. Morris Green, Maryland College of Art & Design. Joyce attended workshops with well-known watercolor artists Frank Webb, Zoltan Szabo, Skip Lawrence, and Tom Lynch.  Her watercolor works are influenced by the watercolor master, Ed Whitney (1891-1987).
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