Saturday October 24th, 2009
11:00 - 11:20 Batiking with Adirondack Inks: Learn how to combine these acid-free, fast drying inks to produce beautiful batik and hand-dyed effects.
11:30 - 12:00 Embossing: Use these beautiful powders to add dimension and vibrancy to gourd art.
12:30 - 1:00 Memory Inks: Demo on how to use these beautiful fade-resistant inks for solid colour and blending effects, plus how to add inks to Generation Green gel mediums and varnishes.
2:00 - 2:30 Gourd Luster Pigments: Looking at ways of adding these pure mica powders to Generation Green products to add luster colors to your gourd art.
2:30 - 3:00 Apoxie Sculpt: Discussion and examples on how to use this wonderful versatile air-drying sculpting material not only for sculpting on gourds but for other uses from leveling unbalanced gourds to attaching embellishments.
3:30 - 4:00 Metallic Leafing: This demonstration is for anyone who has previously tried leafing with traditional glues. We will be introducing our new heat-activated glue which will make this technique simple for everyone from the first timer to the more experienced gourders.
Sunday October 25th, 2009
11:00 - 11:20 Apoxie Sculpt
11:30 - 12:00 Easy Rim with Danish Coil: Learning this easy stitch for rimming with Danish Coil will allow artists to experiment with many different rimming materials like pine needles or reed.
12:15 - 12:45 Memories Ink
1:00 - 1:20 Metal Leafing
1:30 - 1:55 Gourd Luster Pigments