Magic Shrink Plastic
January 2017
Part of the MakerMaker series at the Owens Art Gallery
An evening workshop to explore the magic of shrink plastic aka “Shrinky Dinks” at the Owens Art Gallery at Mount Allison University.
At this workshop, participants learnt tips and tricks for working with shrink plastic. Drawing and cutting out their own designs before their creations shrunk to half their original size in a toaster oven. Tiny plastic creations were then turned into charms, pendants, pins or even miniature sculptures.
MAKER MAKER is a monthly program of seriously small after-hours art workshops. Led by diverse Maker Mentors, each workshop introduces a pocket-sized art project that can be made in two hours or less. Designed for accomplished and aspiring makers alike, MAKER MAKER is for anyone interested in making small things by hand with friends and fellow makers. This informal workshop series explores how working small can be practical, portable and playful, economical, sharable and even wearable.
