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Enter an immersive world created by Montreal-based artist Karine Giboulo, brought to life by over 500 miniature polymer clay figures that tell stories about our most urgent social issues, from the pandemic to the climate crisis. It will delight visitors of all ages!
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Participants will learn how to hand build and water etch their pieces. Water etching is a decorating technique where a resist design is painted onto clay and wiped away with a damp sponge to create a relief effect.
Participants will learn how to hand build and water etch their pieces. Water etching is a decorating technique where a resist design is painted onto clay and wiped away with a damp sponge to create a relief effect....
Instructor: Mona Patel