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Paint your own silk scarf with PCC non-credit class
Photos and story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. – Let this spring’s wardrobe include a fashionable scarf you designed yourself. Portland Community College will show you how with a non-credit class.Silk Painting will lead students to create a beautiful silk scarf in a one-day workshop. Instructor Marie Caruso will teach you to master the basic silk painting tools – alcohol, salt and other resistance techniques – so you can continue to experiment with this art form even after class ends.The one-day class will meet from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 5, in Room 133 of Mt. Tabor Hall at PCC’s Southeast Center, 2305 S.E. 82nd Ave. Cost is $39, plus $17 for materials paid to instructor at class. Students should bring a hair dryer and design ideas.For more information, contact PCC Community Education at 503-788-6265.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »