Concrete Leaf Casting/Garden Art
with
Dara Chappie
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category
Arts & DIY
Event Overview
Learn how to make a concrete leaf casting from a burdock, hosta, rhubarb or any other leaf of your choice. This leaf will be an interesting addition to your garden or home.
We will discuss a bit about materials and concrete mixture, but in 2 hours we will primarily focus on the actual sculpture process of building a sand base under the leaf, and then applying the concrete to the leaf. The leaf must dry overnight and then they can be picked up any time the following week and your convenience. There is no need for any prior art or sculpture experience. You can bring a fresh leaf of your choice, but I will supply some leaves.
This class will be a hands on (with gloves, supplied) experience of molding and sculpting with sand and a wet concrete mixture. You will be preserving the beauty of one leaf for all of posterity!
Minimum age
All ages welcome
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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST
Dara Chappie is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and studied art at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and at UW Milwaukee from which she received a BFA in painting and drawing. She has been using found objects and natural materials in her assemblage art since art school. Dara also exhibits concrete sculpture and concrete leaf castings, and mosaic sculpture. She is a member of Wisconsin Visual Artists professional division and exhibits her work in various shows around the Milwaukee area. She has also exhibited in Chicago and Budapest, Hungary.
