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Barn Quilt Painting (1 day workshop)

$203

with Vyvyan Rundgren

Calendar Jun 22, 2024 at 9 am

Class Description: In rural areas, the art of barn quilt painting has become a popular way to celebrate America’s agricultural and cultural past while adding cheery pops of color to outdoor structures. Create your own 24” x 24” barn quilt painting- the perfect size for mounting on your shed, home, or business! Using a quilt block design that you bring from home for inspiration, you will learn how to transfer the pattern onto a prepared wooden board, then you will be guided through the process of taping, painting, and sealing it. Most complete projects will have one or more coats of protective sealant by the end of the class; students will be given enough sealant to complete the process at home. If time allows, a smaller 12” x 12” painting can be started for an additional fee.

Class Date and Time: This one-day workshop is hosted on Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Total teachable hours are 7 hours.

Materials Fee (included in total class fee): $28, covers 24”x24” board (prepared on both sides and sealed on the back side. The front side is prepped for the design and will be sealed afterwards. All board designs will have a white background.) Yard sticks/rulers, pencils, scissors, erasers, wall paper rollers, samples of border designs, white paint for sealing the design tape, sponges to make textured designs, and protective Spar varnish to seal the design. Additional 12”x12” prepared boards if a student finishes early ($10)

Items Students should bring

  • A printed, hard copy of their design. Student may not work from a cell phone image.
  • ½” masking tape is best, but 1” will work.
  • Exterior paint for each color in your design, and another for the background color if you want a color other than white. Exterior samples from Home Depot are fine. Lowe’s only has interior samples. Michaels and JoAnn’s also have small containers, but be sure they are exterior paint. “Craft paint” is not appropriate for this project, as it will fade.
  • 1” foam brushes. Try to get the ones that are 1” wide and 1” long.
  • Wear old clothes or bring an apron. Rubber gloves are not effective because the tape sticks to them.
  • Lazy Susan (optional, but makes painting easier).

Lunch: Lunch is included in the class fee. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note them when you register.

Instructor Bio: Vyvyan Rundgren has lived in Virginia for over thirty years. Her interest in art began as a child and stretched from watercolor to oil to painted floor cloths and then to barn quilts.   For eight years she was an instructor at the John C. Campbell Folk School in NC.   Her book, Floor Cloths, Quilts & Pages was released in 2015.  She is also an avid gourd artisan using only pyrography and carving to enhance each gourd.  Her gourds saved her emotionally for two years while her second husband battled cancer (passing away recently).   She serves as an officer on the Board of Directors for the Art Guild of Greene County and with the support of the Greene County Economic Development & Tourism she founded the Blue Ridge Barn Quilt project which has grown to be the largest barn quilt trail in Virginia, now having over 150 on display in Greene County.  She not only paints many of the barn quilts, she also conducts workshops each month to teach others how to create their own.

Payment plan available: $100 deposit plus 2 payments of $51.50, paid every four weeks.

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