Directions and Details for the September 20 Meeting

Colored Pencil Workshop for PAGS Sept. 20th, 2008 11 a.m.
 

What the participants should bring-

Colored pencils
Prepared gourd or gourd piece
Food to share
Folding Chair
Place setting for eating
Pygrography tool
 

More details-

Bring any colored pencils that you have….do not go out and buy any for this workshop… if you have none, there will be some you can use at the workshop
A small gourd such as a banana or minibottle or a piece of a gourd such as a 4”x 4” tile or smaller (any shape) for a magnet or pin. This gourd or piece of a gourd should have a simple drawing on it that you have pyroengraved before the workshop. The pyro. work should be simple with no shading… nothing intricate because you have to re-pryro over the lines after applying the colored pencil. Your effort should be something like a simple drawing in a primary child’s coloring book.

Something to share for lunch

A folding chair… there will be some extra available
A large plastic zip locked bag with an inexpensive dinner plate, knife, fork and spoon, small bowl and or dessert plate and cup. You’ll carry this in, use it, rinse it and carry it home again to reduce trash. If you forget something will be provided but you will get a few going-green demerits. Beverages will be provided.

At the workshop you will be given some additional gourd pieces and basic instruction and practice. After that you can apply what you have learned to the gourd or gourd piece that you brought. If time permits, you can repyro. over the lines to finish your piece and if you want to make an ornament, a hook will be provided. If you want to make a pin or magnet the pin back or magnet will be provided. However, to completely finish by re-burning the basic lines would require you to bring your own pygrography tool. Polyurethane sealant will be available for you to use.

Directions to Helen’s: Use your favorite PA state road map to get to the intersection of Rt. 222 and Rt. 568. This intersection is only two miles from my gourd farm and is near Adamstown, PA along the Berks/Lancaster County line just north of the Ephrata Turnpike interchange about midway between Philadelphia and Harrisburg.

From this intersection go east toward Knauers but only about 100 yards from Rt 222 you need to turn onto Deer Creek Road…. It is well marked and there is only one way to turn onto it. Go along Deer Creek Rd.(you can still see 222 from here) until you can make the first right (9/10ths of a mile) onto Blimline Road. This is also marked.

Go along Blimline for about one mile and watch on the right for the large black mailbox that says Olena. There is a post near the mailbox that has gourds on it. Come all the way back the gravel driveway about 600’.
 

For you Internet and GPS savvy folks the exact address is:
284 Blimline Road
Mohnton, PA 19540
610-775-0526