sharpie monotypes

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 hello friends!! 
today I am teaching a class where we'll make abstract designs with sharpies and isopropyl alcohol. after I made my samples, I got an idea 💡 
ive made monotypes with plexiglass and ink, but really all you'd need is a shiny surface and something to draw/paint with. 
so I was like "wouldn't a plastic sandwich bag work??" ..... and there was only one way to find out.
welcome to monotyping adventures with grace
first I put a lil sheet of cardstock in a plastic sandwich bag. I did this because otherwise it'd be super flimsy and hard to work with.
then, I started scribbling with sharpie on the bag (I also threw some paper behind the bag to protect my coffee table lol) 
(it probably wouldve worked best if I stuck with all warm or all cool colors but. im crazy and I love crazy color schemes so....)
now the fun part!! I brushed on some isopropyl alcohol, then I kinda splattered/dripped it on in big drops to make those big circular shapes!!!!
I then grabbed some index cards and put them facedown on the bag and pulled them off ....
and the results were cute!!! I did a bunch of them too
if you try this, please take pictures / comment your experiences with it!!! I had a lot of fun and now I have some cool surfaces I can draw or paint on or collage with 
have an excellent wednesday every1!



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