Saturday night crafts at Weyden and Brewster

STAR // Dennae Taylor

Seawolves painting their art work.

Saturday night craft event at Weyden and Brewster got messy as students filled the tables to paint free canvas bags. REACH and Student Involvement put on the event and is a weekly occurrence with different crafts. It went from 7-8 p.m. and had a big turnout. There were about 12 students to begin with but more trickled in as time went on, some even coming towards the end of the event to get in a quick paint session. Most students came in groups or pairs and some came by themselves.

On the tables lay a white covering along with the white canvas bags, different stations of various acrylic paints, paint brushes, cups of water, plates, and paper towels. The colors were purple, yellow, white, green, red, blue, orange, and black. Someone mentioned how there was no dark green color but were able to make it themselves with the green and black paints.

Music was put on in the background a few minutes into the event, starting with “Hey Ya!” by Outkast, a very energetic song to start out the evening. The next song played was “Dancing Queen” by Abba and similar songs of that type. Students sang along to the music as they painted.

Many students decided to paint flowers on their bags to fit in with the theme of Spring. Some did freehand and others looked for inspiration online. One student painted a scene with trees, birds, and a sunset. “This is me at the GMC watching the sunset.” Eduardo Avila, a first-year psychology major, says that you can find him spending his evenings on the Green Music Center lawn, watching the sunset. His friends attest to this statement.

Another student was painting a lily. Olivia Alamillo, a first year in human development came to this event with three of her friends. They were having a contest to see who could paint the best picture. Alamillo used orange and green for her lilies. Cristal Martinez, a first-year in liberal studies, was painting her name in bold letters and putting some decorations along the sides. Martinez and Alamillo were both sketching their design in pencil before painting over it.

The W&B center was filled with talking and laughter among friends. One student who came in a little late to the event said that she was already messy and she just got there. A couple of other students were discussing how to draw a strawberry, and one mentioned starting out by drawing a heart. Many students made mistakes when painting, but there was an abundance of canvas bags to go around for this very reason. Everyone shared the paints and would go over to another table to borrow a color they did not have.

Alamillo and her friends held the final decisions of the contest towards the end of the event. Alamillo got first place, Avila came in second, and Martinez came in third. Makayla Bea, a first-year liberal Studies major, got fourth place with her painting of polka dots.