Workshops
Encaustic One Day Workshop
W/ Mona Brody* & Catherine LeCleire
Sunday June 14th 10-5 pm
Whether you’re a beginner or have experience, this workshop is designed to guide you step-by-step through the creative possibilities of painting with wax. The workshop will begin with a brief overview of encaustic history and its unique characteristics, followed by safety tips to ensure a comfortable and secure environment. Participants will learn about encaustic materials; wax, pigments, tools, and explore fundamental techniques such as layering, fusing, and creating texture.
After the initial instruction, everyone will have the opportunity to experiment and create their own work during guided studio time. The workshop encourages creativity and exploration, feel free to bring your own ideas and inspirations. By the end of the day, you will have gained practical skills and produced several finished paintings, along with newfound confidence in working with wax.
Whether you’re a beginner or have experience, this workshop is designed to guide you step-by-step through the creative possibilities of painting with wax. The workshop will begin with a brief overview of encaustic history and its unique characteristics, followed by safety tips to ensure a comfortable and secure environment. Participants will learn about encaustic materials; wax, pigments, tools, and explore fundamental techniques such as layering, fusing, and creating texture.
After the initial instruction, everyone will have the opportunity to experiment and create their own work during guided studio time. The workshop encourages creativity and exploration, feel free to bring your own ideas and inspirations. By the end of the day, you will have gained practical skills and produced several finished paintings, along with newfound confidence in working with wax.
$210
The Pair by Mona Brody Oil, encaustic, charcoal on cradled panel 48 x 42 inches
Includes all materials and supplies.
Class size limited to 8
* Mona Brody and Cathy LeCleire are both master teachers with extensive experience in using encaustic, serving as professors at Pratt Institute and practicing the medium in their own work. Should Mona Brody be unavailable due to her husband awaiting a kidney transplant, Cathy LeCleire will step in to conduct the workshop.
For those considering the Encaustic Paint Making Workshop on July 19th, this will be a valuable addition (but not a requirement) to better understand the potential of this unique wax painting medium.
Encaustic with Clay and Mixed Media
Encaustic paint can be applied to fired clay to create textured, matte-to-sheen surfaces, often used for non-functional decorative art. The porous surface of bisque allows the molten wax to penetrate and adhere well. It is applied using heat, often with a torch or heat gun to fuse layers, allowing for techniques like sgraffito, carving, or incorporating mixed media.
Eco Printing
w/ Kathleen Lang
Sunday October 4th
10-2:30 pm
Join instructor Kathleen Lang in this unique and intriguing Masterclass Workshop. Create a silk scarf while exploring the textile designing and dyeing technique called eco printing. Eco printing employs the use of botanical items such as leaves, flower blossoms, and other natural elements directly on the fabric producing dye prints from the plant design. The workshop will begin with a demonstration, discussion about plant items and the colors they produce, followed by guidance through designing and processing the colors into the scarf. Participants will take home their newly created one-of-a-kind scarf. Upon registration students will receive a materials list and other information in preparation for the workshop. Silk scarf included in workshop fee.
Includes 8" x 72” silk scarf and all other workshop supplies except plant material.* Students will be sent a list of what plants are best to design with.
Minimum 4, maximum 8 students.
$170
* From time to time participants are unable to collect items. Please email Kathleen 2 weeks before if you cannot bring botanicals to the workshop. She can prepare materials for an additional $20, payable in cash day of the workshop.
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All workshops take place at the New Hope Makers Studio in New Hope, PA. Exact location and directions sent upon registration.
Refunds provided only if space can be filled prior to workshop. E-mail Elizabeth with extenuating circumstances, as we aim to be fair and accommodating whenever possible.