Painted Furniture

Adding an oversize vegetable image on a simple piece of furniture creates a unique conversation piece that's also functional. Figure A Figure B Figure C

Kathi Cardinalli's fertile imagination turns toward thoughts of oversize vegetables and painted-on furniture, and she demonstrates how easy it is to bring together that combination.

Materials:

craft paper
tracing wheel
tape
pouch of charcoal or graphite dust
medium flat artists' brush
acrylic paints (colors appropriate for the chosen vegetable)
black paint pen

Steps:

1. Draw a large vegetable--host Cardinalli used an artichoke--on craft paper and trace it with a tracing wheel (figure A). Be sure to put another piece of paper under it.

2. Place the perforated paper on the piece of furniture and tape in place.

3. Take a pouch of charcoal or graphite dust and pounce the design onto the furniture (figure B).

4. Begin to paint in the individual vegetable leaves, using a brush with a thin point (figure C). Use other colors as necessary to highlight.

5. Use a paint pen to add shadows or highlights. Another option is to use a small pointed brush with black paint.

Also in this Episode

Our Place : Episode OPL-111
•	Kitchen Armoire
•	Vegetable Art
•	Painted Furniture
•	Trade Secrets