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October 31, 2022 6:00–8:00 pm
Arts Annex
Special Topics

Stress Relief with Shrinkydinks!

Partnership with Duke Arts Create & DuWell

Taught by Hyewon Grigoni
Shrinkydink Hyewon Grigoni

About the Workshop

Looking for a trick or treat alternative?  Allow life stressors to shrink away while you design and create your own shrinkydink art. Shrinkydinks were popularized in the 70s and 80s and sold as kits to color and bake. Local artist Hyewon Grigoni will demo and guide you through drawing out your own images and designs (no drawing experience needed!) on plastic film, and shrinking them in her traveling oven. Watch the magic as your shrinkydink becomes three times as small, and nine times as thick as the original film. Your creations can be enjoyed on their own, or fastened to earring backs, magnets, wearable art, key chains and more. You will delight in the condensed colorization and miniature size of your tiny art piece. Remember, anyone can make shrinkydinks, no matter their artistic level! Come willing to have fun and enjoy your personal creations by the end of the workshop. All supplies will be provided, but funky materials to showcase final pieces are highly encouraged.

Wearing costumes to the workshop is encouraged!

About the Instructor

Hyewon Grigoni’s paintings will be on exhibit at Joe Van Gogh, 1104 Broad St., through December 2022. She worked as an artist and art teacher for many years before rediscovering her childhood love of shrinkydinks in 2017. She enjoys elevating low brow art forms into exquisite yet accessible pieces, and believes it’s never too late to nurture one’s creative needs or become an artist.

About the Location

About the Location
This workshop will meet in the Duke Arts Annex: get directions.

Address: 404 Gattis St, Durham, NC 27701

About Duke Arts Create

Duke Arts Create is a series of free, hands-on arts workshops designed to help all Duke students including undergraduates, graduates, and professionals (including health professionals), faculty, and staff develop a variety of creative skills in the visual arts, dance and movement, creative writing and more. Workshops are open to all skill levels and backgrounds. Most workshops are held in the Duke Arts Annex, the Rubenstein Arts Center or the Duke Arts Office 2101 and are typically held weeknights from 6-8 p.m.

Registration for the following week’s Duke Arts Create workshops go live on Friday morning at 9 a.m. – sign up in advance to guarantee your spot. Didn’t get a spot? No problem! We always reserve space for walk-ins and waitlist registers. Email DukeCreate@duke.edu if you have any questions. Sign up for the monthly newsletter here, which includes the full list of classes offered during the following month.

Duke Arts Create is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts (Duke Arts).