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URL:https://whatcomartcenter.org/events/rough-around-the-edges/
SUMMARY:Rough Around the Edges - How to Make Texture Wall Art
DESCRIPTION:Texture – Lets You Get All Touchy-Feelie!\nTexture is its own
  visual language — and once you can speak it\, flat art starts to feel l
 ike it’s missing something.\n\nYou don’t need to be “good at art” 
 to make texture wall art that stops people mid-scroll. Whether it’s a de
 sign carved into paste that dries hard\, or layers of paper and paint buil
 ding rough edges next to smooth ones\, this class teaches you the how.\n\
 nI’ve been obsessed with texture for years. This class exists so you can
  experience it for yourself and come to your own conclusions.\n\nNot every
  piece needs to rely on color to say something. Add texture\, and you get 
 art that reads from across the room and rewards someone standing close e
 nough to touch it.\nWhat You’ll Walk Away With\nA hands-on Texture Reci
 pe Masterboard — your personal reference guide for every large-scale te
 xtured piece you make from now on. You’ll mix your own ultra-flexible DI
 Y chalk paste (about 70% cheaper than store-bought mediums)\, then test\, 
 layer\, and build with 12 distinct techniques to create tactile and vi
 sual depth.\n\nNote: you’ll leave with a sample board of techniques\, no
 t a finished framed piece — think of it as your cheat sheet for every pr
 oject after this one.\nThe 12 Techniques\nWe’ll start with the paste rec
 ipe itself\, then move through tools\, additions\, and removal methods —
  the building blocks of texture. You’ll also get a live demo of the most
  popular commercial texture products\, so you’ll know exactly when DIY b
 eats store-bought\, and when it’s worth just buying the tube.\n\nCome re
 ady to get your hands dirty (wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy) 
 and spend a few hours with others who also find blank walls boring. By the
  end\, you’ll have played through all 12 techniques and have a board you
 ’ll actually reach for the next time you’re staring at a canvas wonder
 ing where to start.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nInstructor: Harmony Thiessen\n\nCost: $4
 5\n\nClass Size: 16\n\nRegistration: Register here to sign up and pay for 
 this class: Rough Around the Edges. Seats are limited!\n\nAge groups: 13+\
 n\nExperience level: No experience required - everyone welcome!\n\nMateria
 ls provided: All materials provided\n\nMaterials to bring: Old clothing or
  painting shirt\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nInstructor Bio and links\n\nHarmony Thiessen
  is a multidisciplinary artist and creativity educator with over 25 years 
 of experience teaching in communities around the world. Her work invites p
 eople to reconnect with creativity as a natural\, everyday way of seeing
 —offering simple\, hands-on experiences that bring both beauty and a fre
 sh perspective into daily life.\n\n 	Website: https://harmonythiessenart.c
 om/\n 	YouTube: Harmony Thiessen Art - YouTube\n 	Instagram: @Harmony.Thie
 ssen\n 	FaceBook: HarmonyTheissenArt\n\n\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;
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LOCATION:Whatcom Art Center\, 1105 11St\, Bellingham\, Washington\, 98225\,
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