Earlier this week, we set aside a few hours for a staff retreat. Though one goal was to discuss work-related topics, we also wanted to get outside of the Museum and spend time doing something different.
Luckily, our retreat coincided perfectly with the opening of Oil and Cotton. Business and creative partners Shannon Driscoll and Kayli House graciously opened their doors to us, despite the fact that they had just moved into their new space days before. During the first half of our retreat, Shannon and Kayli helped us personalize small books by screenprinting the cover with designs of our choice.
Some of us brought designs to use for their covers, while others drew their cover designs. First, we traced our designs onto a piece of mesh fabric held taut by an embroidery loop. Next, we painted all areas of our design that we did not want to print with regular school glue. The glue was mixed with blue paint so we could see which areas had been covered. Last, we used a small piece of matboard to push acrylic paint through the areas of fabric not coated with glue.
Melissa Nelson
Manager of Teaching in the Community
