| Stenciling
with color pencils on gourds |
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Cleaned Gourd |
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Tagboard |
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Scissors |
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Xacto knife |
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Pencil |
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Colored Pencils |
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Bring Above items or purchase materials for $8.00 |
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| Large
gourds and small gourds have been used by every culture as
utilitarian objects embellished in many ways.
We will make and explore the use of stencils with a single
design motif to create an original, one of a kind, decorative gourd
with color pencils.
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will be guided step-by-step through the process of: |
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Preparing
and dyeing the gourd and beads |
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Choosing
a single design motif. |
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Making
stencils in 3 different sizes. |
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Using
basic elements of design including Positive and Negative
Space. |
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Using
color pencil techniques to decorate the gourd. |
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Taking
home a beautifully finished gourd. |
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Developed
by:
Patricia
Pak
Estes |