Mesh Painting

Whether for the exploration of process art or to create the appearance of texture for collage making, this is a great activity in that it relies on items within your recycle box to create the fun!

Materials

Mesh-like items (such as the bag from onions, lemons, avocados)
Items with holes from packaging etc.
Paper (we used watercolour and/or cardstock)
Craft tray
Paint
Paint brushes (with stiff bristles)
Tape

We always find a smock helpful too:

Directions

Don your smock. Lay your paper in your craft tray. Tape down your mesh.

This process works best with a dry brush dipped in the paint, dabbing in an up an down motion, rather than painting across.

We then carefully removed our mesh bags and taped on the plastic piece with the holes, creating a layered effect. You could wait in between in between layers allowing drying time.