Create, Connect, Age Well – Alcohol Ink Flowers

Learn how to paint beautiful and ethereal flowers using alcohol ink! Alcohol ink is colorful, accessible, and abstract, giving you the freedom to paint without rules. Beware – it is an addictive art form!

Although there are many ways of painting with alcohol ink, this class will focus on blowing flower petals with canned air. After an introduction to the medium, your instructor Kay Anderson will demo how to blow petals. Each student will get to practice on a white 6” x 6” white tile, which can be wiped clear using isopropyl alcohol. Once you feel comfortable creating petals, you will create a flower on the tile using the colors of your choice. The instructor will also demo how to make basic flower pistils and centers. You will then create abstract flower paintings on both white and black plastic paper.

Your instructor will provide the following: All painting materials, including: alcohol inks, brushes, 99% alcohol, markers, gloves, tiles, and 3 painting surfaces (6” x 6” tile, 6” x 9” white paper, 6” x 9” black paper).

Students are asked to bring: Apron or wear clothes that can get messy

Skill Level: 

No experience required

Age Requirement:

Students ages 60 and older. Do you want to participate but are not quite 60? Contact us at info@marinemillsfolkschool.org or 612-440-6295.

Location Details:  

Christ Lutheran Church

150 5th Street

Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047

Cost Details

Tuition: $30 

Materials Fee: $20 

Total Cost: $50

NOTE: Be aware we may cancel class if a minimum number of registrations is not reached. We work to balance teachers’ need to plan for a class with students’ busy schedules — not an easy task. Please register as early as possible! If interested, you can find our cancellation policy HERE.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.