Ornaments & Baubles: Tooling Foil & Alcohol Inks

In this fun art class students will explore the ancient craft of tooled metal paired with the contemporary use of alcohol inks to create fun and flashy holiday ornaments and baubles such as pendants and brooches. Students will use a variety of tools and textures to create a raised surface in soft tin. Alcohol inks applied to this surface flow and blend to create lovely translucent color arrays.

Class minimum: 4

Class maximum: 8

About the Instructor:

Kari Wilson is an artist and art educator working primarily in watercolors and acrylic. While based in West Michigan she exhibits her work throughout the state. Kari holds a BFA from San Francisco State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. Her work can be viewed at kariwilsonart.com or on Facebook: Kari Wilson Art

COVID-19 Considerations:

Since this class is following the Thanksgiving holiday and the current COVID numbers in Michigan are quite high, we are asking that students bring/be able to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask throughout the class. We will also crack the door and have a fan running to help with air circulation.

ACWL-Nuveen classes are supported in part by grants from the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nuveen Benevolent Trust.