Gourd Guts Paper and Clay
Cora Raiford
$11.00
4 Hours - All Levels
Saturday Morning 8 - Noon
Using gourd seed membrane (gourd guts) and other ingredients to make a coarse paper for use as a liner, decoupage or as the first step in making an air dry clay. The possibilities are endless! Your project won't be dry by the end of the class, so be prepared to protect it for about 24 hours. It's worth it.
The photo above is one example of what CAN be done with gourd guts - not the finished project for this class. It was done by Nancy Kirkpatrick, one of my students two years ago.
INSTRUCTOR PROVIDES
Each student will receive a kit containing a tutorial and tools needed for the class. Student keeps tutorial, tools remain with Instructor.
STUDENT SHOULD BRING
An apron, a clean gourd 6" - 10" diameter, a plastic grocery bag of cleaned, seed-free gourd membrane. Choose light colored, softer membrane when possible. Instructor will have a small amount of cleaned membrane if student runs short.
For convenience, students may bring a power strip and an iron for drying the sheets of paper.
Walk-ins welcome if class is not full (bring a clean gourd)
Minimum # Students: 2
Maximum # Students: 10
Maximum # Students: 10