Description of workshop sessions
- Small groups (no larger than 8 in the multi day sessions) so everyone gets individual attention.
- All encaustic materials (ie. paints and medium) are supplied
- All encaustic tools and equipment are supplied
- Encaustic materials and equipment available for purchase during the workshop period
- Lunch provided
- Slides and examples of encaustic works and discussion period introduces many inspirational ideas for the beginning encaustic painter
What you can expect:
- A solid working knowlege of the unique techniques of layering, image transfer, mixed media and texturing inherent with encaustic painting
- How to set up a safe and healthy studio for encaustics, how to work safely with encaustics
- At least 5 finished works
You are required to bring supports adequate for encaustics such as:
- wood panels or blocks (eg. birch veneer panel)
- untempered masonite
- raw canvas, handmade paper, 300lb. watercolour paper, rice paper, natural fibers or cloth, string, cheesecloth, door skin (luan) plaster, unglazed ceramic (eg. tiles or even sculpture pieces)
- graphite drawings, photographs and/or xeroxed images
- any material that is natural (ie. not synthetic), any support with an absorbant surface (clayboard and boards prepped for egg tempera also work)
NO SUPPORT TO BE LARGER THAN 11 X 14, PLEASE