Alcohol Inks Workshop: Blossoming Florals

Our Art in the Garden Series continues with “Blossoming” – an Alcohol Ink Florals workshop!

Our next Alcohol Inks workshop will focus on florals! What a perfect way to enjoy the beauty of North Haven Gardens by creating your own flowers with Alcohol Ink.

For those new to the medium, Alcohol Ink is a highly pigmented dye that is an alcohol-based. Once applied to a non-porous surface like ceramic tile or plastic paper, they’re manipulated using isopropyl alcohol. Because of this, there are a variety of techniques that are unique to this unusual, expressive medium, that yields beautiful results! No drawing ability is required!

This time, you will learn how to use a variety of techniques to create beautiful floral paintings such as hydrangeas, irises, mums, and poppies. We will use simple tools such as q-tips, drinking straws, paint brushes and cotton pads to create our floral paintings and to highlight the diversity of this medium. Because of the chemical make-up of the inks, “surprises” sometimes happen that utilize the unique properties of alcohol ink allowing you to add interesting design elements unavailable with other mediums. After class, you will take home 4 to 5 finished, original pieces and you will have learned more about the amazing capabilities of Alcohol Ink.

$95. All supplies are included. Gloves are provided. An apron is recommended and not included. To have the best in one-on-one instruction, our workshop is limited to 15 attendees. Arrive early to be best prepared. Come earlier for a snack and glass of wine from our Cafe before you create, and we’ll see you in the classroom. Our workshop begins promptly at 1:30pm.

Watch our calendar for additional Art in the Garden Workshops, coming soon to NHG!

Carolyn Campbell is a recently retired IT Executive who has been working with alcohol inks for years and has pushed this medium to new heights. Carolyn teaches classes locally and offers private sessions. She has shown her work in local exhibitions with her alcohol ink pieces being featured in prominent Dallas homes. Her artwork is available for sale at Mila Delfin’s Boutique in historic downtown McKinney, TX located at 118 E. Louisiana Street.