Maggie McCaffrey set out to paint sheep.
Using a bamboo brush dipped in water, 13-year-old McCaffrey’s zen-like artwork started to drip and morph. So she pivoted and recast her picture as rain clouds.
The 10th grader from Hempfield was among those who participated Saturday in the Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library’s latest Family Maker Day event. She spent time at one of two Buddha Boards set up by staff that uses special paper and physics to craft artwork before they evaporate and disappear after about 10 minutes.
“I’ve used one of these at the school library, but I don’t really know the science behind it,” McCaffrey said.
Maker Day has been a monthly event at the library since September and will continue through June. It’s funded by a grant from the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania that is split between libraries in Greensburg and Delmont.
Jessica Kiefer, the…
