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Meet one of our happiest Art Café, DIY projects: The Happy Chicken!
Hand carved from wood by Shelly Drews and made especially for our Art Café, this charming chicken cut out is easy to paint and perfect for all ages and skill levels. Whether you keep it classic farmhouse style or go bold and colorful, every chicken turns out completely unique.
Painting our Art Café projects are a great way to unplug, get creative, and enjoy quality time together (or alone!), all while supporting a small, family run art gallery in the Grand Traverse Commons.
If you plan to paint here in person - we will supply paint and brushes for you to complete this project.
Recommended Paint:
Acrylic paint works best for our wood Art Café Projects.
We love Folk Art Multi Surface Paints as well as Apple Barrel Multi Surface Paints
Tips:
Start with a neutral base coat on your project first. The wood absorbs a lot of paint, so laying down one solid layer helps the other colors glide on more smoothly and look more vibrant.
If you really wanna go all the way, give your project a light sanding after your base coat dries. Focus on the edges and sand off any rough bits of wood left by the band saw.
We love to see your finished projects! Send us pictures of your creation here: laughingfishmi@gmail.com
Meet one of our happiest Art Café, DIY projects: The Happy Chicken!
Hand carved from wood by Shelly Drews and made especially for our Art Café, this charming chicken cut out is easy to paint and perfect for all ages and skill levels. Whether you keep it classic farmhouse style or go bold and colorful, every chicken turns out completely unique.
Painting our Art Café projects are a great way to unplug, get creative, and enjoy quality time together (or alone!), all while supporting a small, family run art gallery in the Grand Traverse Commons.
If you plan to paint here in person - we will supply paint and brushes for you to complete this project.
Recommended Paint:
Acrylic paint works best for our wood Art Café Projects.
We love Folk Art Multi Surface Paints as well as Apple Barrel Multi Surface Paints
Tips:
Start with a neutral base coat on your project first. The wood absorbs a lot of paint, so laying down one solid layer helps the other colors glide on more smoothly and look more vibrant.
If you really wanna go all the way, give your project a light sanding after your base coat dries. Focus on the edges and sand off any rough bits of wood left by the band saw.
We love to see your finished projects! Send us pictures of your creation here: laughingfishmi@gmail.com
