Adam Prudhomme
Beaver Staff
Budding artists of all ages will have the opportunity to try out a new medium this Saturday as the Museum of Lennox and Addington hosts a pair of glass pouring workshop for kids and adults.
Presented by Glocca Morra Farms, the day will start with a free Museum Kids event beginning at 10 a.m.
Later that day at 1:30 p.m. there will be a Heritage Arts Workshop, geared towards those 14 and up and will be a little more detailed than the kids event. The adult workshop required pre-registration by calling 613-354-3027 and is $35 per person.
The end result of each workshop will be a colourful painting made of liquid glass.
“The children’s one will be a smaller board,” explains Adele Webster, who will be leading the workshops. “The paint we’re using is called liquid glass. It’s an acrylic pouring medium made in Kingston.”
The method is fairly straight forward and no previous experience is required.
“The process is called a dirty pour,” said Webster. “You’re loading all your paint colours into one cup. Then you dump it on your board. The paint is self-levelling and all the pigments have different weights. Depending on how the paints feel that day, they go down in different layers, so they sort of flow across each other and then you get these wild cells appearing. They usually look sort of like a galaxy or something like that.”
Webster says the technique is only about three years old. She’s experimented with a few different methods and has settled on the one she’ll teach on Saturday as the best and easiest way. Those that enjoy the technique could explore further workshops through Glocca Morra Farms, located in Kingston. Webster says they offer programs for both beginners and the more advanced. Liquid glass pouring has quickly become one of their most popular workshops.
Those who attend the workshops are encouraged to bring an apron and clothes they don’t mind getting dirty.
Guests at Saturday’s workshop will get to take their creations home, though they will need to sit for about 24 hours to dry before they’re able to be transported home. An empty cereal box will make for a good carrying case when taking it home.
The Lennox and Addington Museum and Archives is located at 97 Thomas Street E in Napanee.