This Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 from 9pm (ish) to 12 (ish or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: Black Magic
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In the words of Prince “It’s time we all reach out 4 something new, That means u 2.” And no, when I say “Black Magic” I’m not referring to the dark arts or some kind of sorcery or spirit possession (this week.) I’m talking about our specialized adaption of the sgraffito process known since Renaissance times, whereby a surface is scratched or scraped revealing another colored surface below. Woo!
It all started when I was talking about crayon etching last week, and a crafter exclaimed “OOOOH! I haven’t done that since the Reagan administration!” Thus, we bring this time-honored practice to CraftNight ASAP, no delay shall be permitted!
You’ll use good ol’ fashioned crayon to color the entire surface of your cardstock background. You will then cover the color motif with “black magic” black paint, wait for it to dry and then busy yourself scraping/etching a design into the dark surface, revealing the color below. It’s an utterly easy process, and it offers up quite a soul-satisfying feeling! No matter what design you end up creating, it looks supernatural-colorific, and it makes anyone who sees it want to make one of their own.
As usual, I’ll be there with the supplies: black paint and crayons and what-not. Please note – don’t wear the white organza taffeta, as black paint is SUPER CHARCOAL-TASTIC, meaning it will get on your clothing, and it will want to stay there. Paint with care!
See you at the Craft Table!
JP Craft Captain
PS – February 10th is going to be VALENTINE SQUARE-DANCING, get ready…
