Silk Marbling Workshop by Pietro Accardi at Nevada Artists Association July 30
Please join Professional Marbler, Pietro Accardi as he shares his Marbling skills:
Date & Time: Sunday, July 30th from 1pm-5pm
Location: Brewery Arts Center, The Painting Studio, 449 W. King Street, Carson City. Ages 13+
Description: In this workshop, Pietro Accardi will show you the tools, tips, and tricks to create beautiful, marbleized silk scarves. Pietro will demonstrate how to prepare the bath, apply colors and use rakes and combs to form original designs. Each participant will make one silk scarf.
Workshop price: NAA Members – $65.00 (materials included)
Non-members – $75.00 (materials included)
Pietro Accardi owned a Bookbindery in Turin, Italy for 12 years. He worked for Turin’s Municipal Archives and University Libraries restoring and binding documents and books.
He currently runs his own paper marbling and decorative book-making business as well as doing restoration work for the University of Reno and teaching classes.
To Register: Visit www.nevadaartists.org and click on the “Classes” tab to register online or stop by the
Gallery at 449 W. King Street, Carson City Tuesday – Friday 12pm-4pm
For questions call the gallery at 775-882-6411. This workshop is sponsored by the Nevada Artists Association.