Grain Painting at Wilton Historical Society
Sunday, March 28th
2pm-4pm
The practice of imitative
painting techniques, including graining, marbleizing
and fantasy finishes, was widespread in America,
initially among the colonists and reaching its
heyday in the first half of the nineteenth century.
The fine woods used by city cabinetmakers were too
expensive for the majority of people, and faux
painting offered an economical way of visually
transforming common pine and maple into finer woods,
such as mahogany and rosewood, which were used in
high-style furniture.
In this workshop, Kate Gluckin will share her
knowledge of grain painting, and using some common
items found in a kitchen pantry, every participant
will try his or her hand at grain painting a wooden
box or small picture frame. Please wear painting
clothes or an old apron!
The Wilton Historical Society is located at 224 Danbury Road, in Wilton, CT.
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Ages: Adults Fee: $25
(non-member);
$20 (Ambler/Historical Society members) |
Ambler Farm and the Wilton Historical Society are co-sponsoring a Rural Craft Series in February and March 2010. Each workshop will feature a different craft that might have been employed at the Farm in its heyday. Discount if you register for all five workshops: click here.
Sun February 21: Knitted Felting at Ambler Farm
Sun February 28: Historical Scrapbooking at Ambler
Farm
Sun March 7:
YoYos at Wilton Historical Society
Sun March 14: Soap-Making at Ambler Farm
Sun March 28: Grain Painting at Wilton Historical
Society
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