Scratchboard Artist Kathy Conroy Demonstrates at Kentucky Artisan Center

Kathy Conroy, of Pleasureville, will demonstrate her intricate scratchboard techniques from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.

Conroy creates realistic images from her drawings and photographs on scratchboard. Scratchboard is a form of direct engraving where the artist starts with a Masonite panel coated with white clay. This clay layer is covered with a thin layer of black India ink leaving the artist a solid black panel as a starting point. Lines are then cut or scratched through the ink to the clay surface and color is added with a brush onto the exposed clay areas.