Creative Aging: The Art of Decoupage

Mon, Dec 18 2023
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Virtual

arts and crafts creative aging Virtual Programming

Discover the art of decoupage and learn how to take an ordinary object, such as a ceramic container, a glass bottle, or a clear glass plate, and turn it into an extraordinary work of art. Learn creative ways of designing papers which will include painting, cutting, tearing, texturing, and adhering your papers to your container. Your newly created decoupage art will make an excellent art piece for the home or as a gift to someone special.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

1. Ceramic containers, glass bottles, clear glass plates, and even plastic bottles

2. Acrylic paints and markers (assorted colors, including metallic colors)

3. Deli papers, aluminum foil, magazine paper, fabric, yarn, paper towels, tissue paper

4. Foam brushes & Paint brushes

5. Mod Podge 

6. Scissors 

7. Paper Towels for cleanup 

8. Plastic for the work surface.

Registration Required. Zoom link will be sent by 10am the morning of the program.

  

Creative Aging programs at BPL are made possible with support from The Sills Family Foundation; the Laura B. Vogler Foundation; Lifetime Arts with a grant from The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; Apple Bank, celebrating over 25 years in Brooklyn and over 155 years of neighborhood banking in greater New York (Visit applebank.com for more information); and several BPL Friends Groups, Private Funders, and Volunteers.

Add to My Calendar 12/18/2023 11:00 am 12/18/2023 12:30 pm America/New_York Creative Aging: The Art of Decoupage <p>Discover the art of decoupage and learn how to take an ordinary object, such as a ceramic container, a glass bottle, or a clear glass plate, and turn it into an extraordinary work of art. Learn creative ways of designing papers which will include painting, cutting, tearing, texturing, and adhering your papers to your container. Your newly created decoupage art will make an excellent art piece for the home or as a gift to someone special.</p> <p>SUPPLIES NEEDED:</p> <p>1. Ceramic containers, glass bottles, clear glass plates, and even plastic bottles</p> <p>2. Acrylic paints and markers (assorted colors, including metallic colors)</p> <p>3. Deli papers, aluminum foil, magazine paper, fabric, yarn, paper towels, tissue paper</p> <p>4. Foam brushes &amp; Paint brushes</p> <p>5. Mod Podge&nbsp;</p> <p>6. Scissors&nbsp;</p> <p>7. Paper Towels for cleanup&nbsp;</p> <p>8. Plastic for the work surface.</p> <p>Registration Required. Zoom link will be sent by 10am the morning of the program.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Virtual MM/DD/YYYY 60